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Swannanoa residents urge stronger enforcement, lighting and mixed‑use options at Buncombe Planning Board meeting
Summary
During public comment residents from Swannanoa pressed the board for better enforcement of floodplain rules and more street lighting, parking and mixed‑use building encouragement to support business resilience and safe pedestrian access.
Two Swannanoa residents used the Planning Board public‑comment period on Dec. 15 to press county officials on local safety and resilience concerns.
Dee Dee Styles criticized draft flood‑ordinance language for omitting runoff from steep, impervious slopes and urged the county to address the upland sources of floodwaters as well as in‑stream obstructions.…
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