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Buncombe County updates on Greenway projects: Woodfin segment realigned, Beaver Dam work to resume
Summary
County staff reported updates on multiple greenway projects paused after Hurricane Helene: a termini revision for the Woodfin/Highway 251 segment, a restarted Beaver Dam Creek segment with added budget needs, and stalled work on the Inka Heritage Trail.
Allison Daines, director of Buncombe County Parks and Recreation, told the Recreation Advisory Board on Sept. 9 that several major greenway projects paused after Hurricane Helene are restarting with revised scopes and schedules.
Daines said the Highway 251 segment of the Woodfin Greenway will be shortened after storm-driven stream bank erosion and ongoing negotiations with property owners, including the mill and MSD. The county plans to ask the Metropolitan Planning Organization and the N.C. Department of Transportation Board of Transportation to parcel out the northernmost portion so the remainder can move forward, Daines said.
"Because of that significant…
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