WOODFIN, N.C. (WLOS) — Eighty-three acres of riverfront land beside Richmond Hill Park in Woodfin will be conserved rather than developed.
The Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy (SAHC) announced it purchased the land overlooking the French Broad River, ending a years-long legal battle over a permit for intensive real estate development on the property.
The land could eventually be added to Richmond Hill Park, increasing its size from 180 to 263 acres.
“This is a great outcome for this prominent forested bluff above a big bend in the French Broad River, especially in light of the shared desire among locals to support the river’s recovery from Hurricane Helene,” Carl Silverstein, SAHC’s executive director, said in a news release…