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Hendersonville council approves letter backing Western North Carolina passenger rail funding
Summary
Mayor pro tem Jennifer Hensley requested a letter asking the governor’s office for $28 million toward a proposed Salisbury–Asheville passenger rail corridor; the council voted to approve the letter of support. Supporters told the council the corridor could generate about $1 billion in regional economic impact, a claim not corroborated in the meeting record.
Mayor pro tem Jennifer Hensley asked the Hendersonville City Council on June 4 to approve a letter of support seeking $28,000,000 from the governor’s office to advance a proposed passenger rail service connecting Salisbury and Asheville.
Supporters of the corridor presented an economic-impact estimate during the discussion, saying the rail project could generate approximately 1,000,000,000 in economic activity for the region; the transcript records this as a supporters' estimate without accompanying supporting analysis. Following the request, the council approved the letter of support as presented; the meeting summary does not include a roll-call vote or individual vote tallies.
The funding request is intended to advance planning and potential project development for the Salisbury–Asheville corridor. The transcript does not record additional specifics about required matching funds, a grant application timeline, or subsequent county or regional approvals.
