Brian Yablonski writes at National Review Online about the right and wrong ways for the Biden administration to pursue one of its priorities. One of the first tasks facing the…
It looks like Tuesday will be a rubber-stamp meeting for the Buncombe County Commissioners, aside from the mutual kudos and talk about the grandbabies to convince us our leaders are…
The Wee People in Henderson County are getting too big for their britches. A proposed outdoor festival ordinance upset people like the owners of Deerfields. They hired an attorney to…
That lawsuit about whether or not the “owner” of property in a conservation easement can build a horse riding course is now over. The loser, the property owner, will pay…
The impoverished state that can’t find enough resources to pay teachers has jingling money in its pockets burning a hole. It is therefore reaching out, begging people to put their…
Even though raising horses is among the precious, scarce agriculture land uses to be saved in perpetuity through conservation easements, the setting up of what amounts to an obesity-fighting horsey…
In the old days, people would advise if you want to control a piece of property, buy it. Now, folks have the option convincing the owner to put his holdings…
Buncombe County wishes to spend $69,000 to protect 121 acres. Were I wise and intelligent, I would be excited. It is a low price to pay for preserving a mountainside…
Sorry, folks. Something there is that doesn’t like a conservation easement – no less an insatiable appetite for more and more . . . and more. It is nice to…
Asheville currently owns 22,000 acres of pristine watershed, much of which is protected by a conservation easement. Some dufusi like me had supposed that the land and water were off-limits…
The Sylva Herald is but the latest in the parade (pronounced pah-ROD) of media outlets to celebrate the fad. It posted a gleeful announcement about another person’s decision to restrict…
The state is being pressured to buy more conservation easements, and yet it is trying to close parks – er, areas. The Mount Jefferson State Natural Area is “being considered”…