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Council approves transportation plan guidance after debate over eminent domain
Summary
The board approved a resolution giving staff guidance to pursue the city’s transportation capital improvement plan, prompting an extended debate over whether the board should require aldermanic sign‑off before staff pursues eminent domain.
The Board of Mayor and Aldermen on March 11 approved a resolution providing implementation guidance for the city’s transportation capital improvement plan (CIP), directing staff to pursue design, grants and right‑of‑way steps needed to advance projects across Hendersonville.
The resolution instructs staff to seek public and private funding, attempt to acquire needed rights‑of‑way by mutual agreement and — where necessary — “utilize other legal avenues of acquisition with strict adherence to state and federal law.” That language prompted a floor amendment and…
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