This article out of Waynesville, is interesting, because Haywood County kept out bidding for a piece of land that, ended up being having
a price tag of $1.1 million for the parcel. Now the county
doesn’t have the funds to build the planned recreation
facilities. Here is the discussion among commissioners:
?My attitude now is, we have the land, so I think we need to do whatever we can to develop it,? said Commissioner Bill Upton.
However, the county is currently short on funds to spend on extras like recreation.
?The problem is obviously that the economy is not real good right now
and neither is our budget ? it?s fairly tight,? said (Commissioner) Kirkpatrick.
?We?d have to start off with grants, to say the least,? said Upton. ?We don?t have any extra money to do anything.?
