Concerned Citizens of Haywood** Haywood Greenway Advisory Council Meeting Tomorrow, Tuesday 5/23 from 2:00-3:30 PM, at the Lake Junaluska Welcome Center** Pat Parton's Story and the Haywood Greenway Council Meeting from March- Revisited** Recent Information and News on Greeways in Other Cities and Counties** Updated Speaker Schedule
REMINDER: We will begin our "Summer/Fall Session" of The Buttered Biscuit on Thursday 7/27/23; with Commissioners Kevin Ensley and Brandon Rogers speaking to us at 5:30 PM at The Buttered Biscuit, located at 1226 Dellwood Road Waynesville, NC.
** Haywood Greenway Advisory Council will have another public meeting, Tomorrow (Tuesday 5/23 from 2:00-3:30 PM), at the Lake Junaluska Welcome Center.
** If Haywood County is going to have such a vast Greenway (20+ Miles- linking Buncombe, Haywood, and Jackson Counties), what is the "Plan" to properly Patrol, Police, and maintain this Greenway? We encourage any and all Citizens interested, to please attend tomorrow's meeting and ask many questions.
https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/Documen ... aster-Plan (Haywood Greenway Masterplan)
https://www.haywoodtp.net/pubII/230519U ... eeting.pdf (Detailed Information on the Haywood Greenway Council Meeting from March 2023)
** Cyclist Pat Parton discovered that both the Town of Waynesville and Haywood County have not honored their contract to maintain the tiny few miles of the "Waynesville Greenway", since 2002. Please see the recent Mountaineer article below:
https://www.themountaineer.com/news/per ... d1f2b.html (Mountaineer Article about Pat Parton's battle for maintaining the Waynesville Greenway)
** At the March 28, 2023 Haywood Greenway Meeting, Elizabeth Teague said that the new 20+ miles of Greenway will be maintained by Volunteers and will be
Safe...even though the existing Waynesville Greenway is currently full of overgrowth, trash, needles, and has encampments. Also, One Committee member (Amy Russell) mentioned the new fence at the Clyde (Lynn’s) Park, on Main Street in Downtown Clyde, was installed recently due to vagrants wandering around and discarding drug needles. She said 5-one gallon buckets were filled with discarded drug needles when the tiny park was cleaned, to install the new fence. Again, how will they patrol and maintain 20+ miles of Greenways when they can't maintain a "postage stamp" sized park on Main Street in Downtown Clyde, or the few miles of existing Greenway? Please again study and share the links below:
https://www.citizen-times.com/story/new ... 034735002/ (French Broad Greenway in Asheville full of Homeless/Drug Encampments)
https://wpln.org/post/nashvilles-renewe ... eade-park/ (Brookmeade Park and Greenway in Nashville, TN overrun with Homeless/Drug Encampments)
https://www.reclaimbrookmeadepark.com/ (Citizens Group Tries to Clean Up Brookmeade Park and Greenway in Nashville, TN)
https://www.minnpost.com/metro/2019/09/ ... -greenway/ (Minneapolis Midtown Greenway full of Homeless/Drug Encampments)
** Recent Mass Shootings at Greenways in Charlotte and Raleigh:
https://spectrumlocalnews.com/nc/charlo ... st-raleigh (Mass Shooting in October 2022 at Raleigh Greenway)
https://www.qcnews.com/crime-and-public ... olice-say/ (Mass Shooting last Month (February) at Charlotte Greenway)
** Greenways, if not properly patrolled and maintained, will become a Blight on the Community.
https://www.carolinajournal.com/greenwa ... -property/ (Greenways can harm Private Property)
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=cJt_3rVYcFo (Neighbors concerned about growing Homeless Tent Encampments on Greenway/ Rails to Trails)
Haywood County Commissioners Meetings
1st Monday at 9 a.m. and the 3rd Monday at 5:30 p.m.
Haywood County Courthouse, Historic Courtroom
215 N Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/315/Boa ... missioners
Town of Waynesville Board of Alderman Meetings
2nd and 4th Tuesday of each month at 6:00 p.m. in Town Hall Boardroom:
9 South Main Street
Waynesville, NC 28786
https://www.waynesvillenc.gov/agendas-and-minutes
Town of Canton Board of Alderman Meetings
2nd and 4th Thursday of each month at 6:30 PM
58 Park Street
Canton, NC 28716
https://www.cantonnc.com/boards-commissions/
Town of Maggie Valley Board of Alderman Meetings
2nd Thursday of each month at 5:30 PM
Maggie Valley Town Hall Board Room
3987 Soco Road
Maggie Valley, NC 28751
https://maggievalleync.gov/government/m ... partments/
Town of Clyde Board of Alderman Meetings
2nd Thursday of each month at 5:00 PM
8437 Carolina Blvd.
Clyde, NC 28721
https://www.clydenc.us/newpage#:~:text= ... e%20public.
The Haywood County School Board Meetings
2nd Monday of each Month at The Education Center
3157 Broad Street
Clyde, NC 28721
https://www.haywood.k12.nc.us/board-of-education/
The Haywood County Health (HHS) Board Meetings
3rd Tuesday of each Month at 6:00 PM (except July and Dec.)
157 Paragon Parkway
Clyde, NC 28721
https://www.haywoodcountync.gov/298/Hea ... n-Services
Updated Speaker Schedule:
7/27 Kevin Ensley (Haywood County Commissioner Chairman)
Brandon Rogers (Haywood County Commissioner Vice Chairman)
