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Broke, ISO Partner
Leaders in Lake Junaluska and the Town of Waynesville are wondering if they should try a fourth time to merge or just strike out. Presumably, both sets of leaders are…
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Ibbity Bibbity – What?
If you enjoy reading a lot of nitpicky excuses that don’t make a lot of sense, this article on the proposed merger of Lake Junaluska into Waynesville might interest you.
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Allo, Stop Your Florentine Political Machinations
For three years, the majority of residents, town leaders, and state senators have supported a merger of Lake Junaluska and Waynesville. House representatives have thus far stopped the measure. Possible…
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Government: So Other People Can Pay
Should Lake Junaluska be annexed into Waynesville? Those who want the nice homes with the crumbling infrastructure to be absorbed argue the repairs would cost less if the poor people…
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Flashbacks of Drowning in Excrement
Old hippies will remember taking ecology courses in which Malthusian limits to growth were discussed. In closed systems, predator-prey models illustrated life cycles in which species, if not individuals, co-existed…
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And Did It Mieee Waeee
Allegedly, a majority of residents in Lake Junaluska want to merge the community into the Town of Waynesville. Rather than going through the normal route of requesting voluntary annexation, they…
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
There is the impression that this year the General Assembly outlawed involuntary annexation. That is not quite the case. The ban is on municipalities, not the state legislature. As proof,…
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Junaluska to Merge
Lake Junaluska has given the go-ahead for a merger with Waynesville. While the lake, dam and Lake Junaluska Assembly properties will still retain their autonomy, the residential property around the…
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Getting Serious for Two Seconds
If you are a resident of Waynesville and care about whether or not Lake Junaluska is annexed, you may share your concerns at one of two public hearings to be…
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Lake Junaluska Must Change
Lake Junaluska has definitively decided it cannot continue as a homeowners’ association. With over 800 households, it can no longer afford to maintain its deteriorating sewer and water system without…
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Oh, Come On!
Lake Junaluska may merge with the Town of Waynesville. Advantages listed include “being a larger and possibly stronger town,” and disadvantages include “losing autonomy and identity.” This is according to…