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By Rose Hooper
The next pocket of development in Jackson County may be at the
intersection of N.C. 107 and Old Settlement Road.
Just recently N.C. Department of Transportation personnel installed
a red light at the intersection near Ashe settlement.
At Tuckaseigee Water and Sewer Authority's Dec. 16 board meeting
Steven Brand told the board members of his development plans for18
acres at the intersection.
Brand, who plans to build a combination of commercial and residential
property, asked about the availability of water and sewer service.
TWSA vice chair Chuck Wooten said since sewer lines are already
in place, it would be a matter of requesting capacity allocation
and then paying an impact fee.
Due to limited capacity, development projects involving more than
10 single-family residential lots or commercial projects requiring
more than 3,600 gallons of wastewater capacity must be approved
by the board.
Water is a different matter, said TWSA director Hugh Montgomery.
"The Tuckaseigee River and N.C. 107 stand between this project
and water availability," Montgomery said.
Brand said he plans 22 buildings on the site, including 95 two-bedroom,
two-bath townhouses and apartment buildings.
"We are still in the conceptual stages, but we are planning
a nice development with permanent structures - one that will be
good for the community," he told the TWSA board. "We
want to build close to Western Carolina University to serve that
population as well."
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