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Parks staff report: promotion, Beaver View acquisition moving forward, Owen Park and ADA playground in early stages

Buncombe County Parks & Recreation Advisory Board · January 14, 2026
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Summary

Staff announced Joseph Guzman's promotion to parks division manager, said commissioners support acquisition work for Beaver View Mountain Park with early 2026 activity planned, and updated the board on Owen Park design and an ADA playground concept at Buncombe County Sports Park.

Buncombe County parks staff used the advisory-board meeting to summarize recent department activity, staffing changes and capital-project progress.

Joseph Guzman was promoted from project manager to parks division manager; staff said the project manager role is being restructured and will be posted soon. "We're getting very close," Guzman said of the Beaver View Mountain Park acquisition, adding county commissioners are in…

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