Thursday, March 27, 2008
EPA declares Asheville's drinking water safe
4:28 PM
Asheville released its yearly report on drinking water safety. The report is required of the City by the Environmental Protection Agency. Water samples that were provided to the EPA were analyzed, and the agency found that Asheville's water is well above quality standards for municipal drinking water. The report is available on the water department website.
The report highlights details about the drinking water that comes out of Asheville Residents' taps as well as the city's water treatment programs and water sources. Locals will be getting a copy of the report with their next water bill. To get extra copies, you can call the city's customer service department at (828) 251-1122.
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Wednesday, March 26, 2008
New Hotels On the Way for Downtown Asheville?
12:00 PM
Despite the recent downturn in the economy (or recession, depending on who you ask), real estate and hotel developers are turning a keen eye to downtown Asheville and are very eager to start putting up new hotels.
A plan was presented to City Council at the end of March that proposed the building of a luxury hotel with approximately 140 different rooms along with a parking garage. The plan also called for substantial space for offices and retail stores. If approved, the building would be constructed across from the Asheville Civic Center, on land owned by the city.
At last count, there were a total of five plans submitted to city council in the past several years. Other developers have submitted plans to renovate additional existing hotels.
With the recent uproar about downtown condos, these newly proposed hotels will surely meet with staunch opposition. One thing is certainly working on the side of the developers; even though Asheville is becoming evermore popular with tourists, the amount of available rooms in downtown hotels has been stagnant for the past two decades.
Local leaders will review the plans for the hotel across from the Civic Center this coming Spring.
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