Hi Everyone,
The message below is from Jim Barton. The event is THIS THURSDAY at 7pm at the ASHEVILLE UNITARIAN CHURCH on Charlotte Street.
~Chris Weaver
The Sierra Club meeting this month is co-sponsored by a growing number of local environmental and neighborhood groups- CAN (Coalition of Asheville Neighborhoods), PARC (People Aligned for Real Conservation), the WNC Alliance, Laurel Valley Watch and others. We hope to move the meeting from the smaller meeting hall to the larger sanctuary. The catalyst for this meeting is the rush by developers to build on steep slopes while it is still “legal”. But the real reason is the failure of city and county governments (planning staff and elected officials) to deal with the onslaught of irresponsible, inappropriate land development. Personally, I hope this leads to a long-term coalition.
The website for the event is http://mvalliance.net/
The mission statement is short and sweet:
“Mountain Voices Alliance (mvalliance.net) is committed to preserving the natural beauty, abundant resources, and quality of life in our communities. We will accomplish this by working together with local governments, developers, and individuals to encourage responsible and sustainable development that is in the best interest of citizens, visitors, and future generations.”
PARC is circulating a petition calling for a moratorium on development. To see the specific wording and sign it, visit http://www.thepetitionsite.com/takeaction/911285147
Thanks,
– Jim
Laleah Adams said,
November 13, 2006 at 9:50 pm
I attended a Save Our Slopes event last week at UNCA. I believe a Ms. Rayborn (sp?) spoke of the importance of reporting apparant irresponsible development. I believe one such sight is at the end of Cisco Rd. which is off Haw Creek Rd. It is called Falcon Ridge. Steep slopes are being denuded, habitat lost…all the bad things. Developers from out of state are coming in and destroying our environment to line their own pockets.
Mark Norwood said,
August 28, 2007 at 7:17 pm
I was wondering if your organization would help the Laurel Valley Watch people with their current fight with the Madison county developers. It seems that the commissioners have ruled that only people with expertise in geology, hydrology, engineering, waste treatment etc can address those concerns during the meetings. This ruling has silenced the local folk that are fighting to slow and stop the Wolf Ridge development when they try to reason with them on building mountaintop airports and waste water treatment plants.
Please contact myself 828-206-1257 or Randy Cole 828-206-4725 if you can point us towards someone that may be able to help.
Thanks,
Mark Norwood