Growth is an issue throughout most of Western North Carolina. But it ranks especially high on residents’ minds in Weaverville.
The town of about 5,000 people in Buncombe County has seen its population double in the last 25 years — and it’s expected to double again in the next three years. That’s largely because of the construction of a new AdventHealth hospital and other related development.
Next week’s municipal election marks a key moment for the town as it faces some big decisions about its future…