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Swannanoa steering committee narrows village center boundaries, debates higher density and affordable‑housing linkage
Summary
Steering committee members backed expanding the Village Center boundaries near US 70 to New Salem and asked staff to study raising the upper density limit (including an option to 40 units/acre) tied to affordable‑housing incentives; staff will review feasibility, parking, and flood/stormwater constraints.
The Swannanoa Steering Committee in Buncombe County agreed in principle to expand the proposed Village Center at the US 70/Warren Wilson Road area and asked staff to study higher density options tied to affordable‑housing incentives.
At the meeting facilitator S1 presented draft map changes informed by recent design workshops and said, “We are now shooting for a September adoption date instead of August,” then reviewed the Village Center proposal and where staff had highlighted proposed expansions.
Committee members described parcel boundaries and local…
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