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In a proposed park swap, the city would give up about half of the 60-acre Berkeley Park, which Kimberly Clark donated to the city in 2008 on the condition that it would be used for public recreation. In return, the School Board would cede Edwards Park to the city. On the surface, the deal seemed to tilt in favor of the county: The School Board would get around 25 acres while shedding two acres it didn’t need. But for a variety of reasons — location, location, location among them — the deal worked in the city’s long-range interest too. In negotiations, School Board representatives and...

Junko Kazukawa is widely known both for her ultrarunning athleticism and for encouraging others’ fitness goals. In 2016, I was new to trail running—and really, running as a sport—when we first crossed paths. I was eager to spend more time on trails in the mountains, so I signed up for a race that inspired me, the Leadville Trail Marathon. An email from the race organizer included an announcement for Junko Mountain Training, a training plan and group provided by coach and personal trainer Kazukawa to help prepare for the event. I showed up to the first gathering, excited and nervous, ou...

Hendersonville Times-News Hendersonville City Council is confident, with only a couple of concerns and suggestions voiced, in moving forward with trading a portion of Berkeley Mills Park to Henderson County Public Schools in exchange for Edwards Park. City Manager John Connet presented a conceptual plan to council at a meeting Wednesday that shows HCPS' plans for its future portion of Berkeley Park, which would be nearly 26 acres, if the trade is approved. Council and the School Board have to approve the trade. HCPS wants to renovate the baseball field already in Berkeley Park and add a so...

Proposed changes to Berkeley Mills, Edwards and Boyd parks in Hendersonville would lead to an improved baseball field; new softball field, tennis courts and fire station.

City Council members Jeff Miller and Jerry Smith, City Manager John Connet met with School Board chair Blair Craven and vice chair Amy Lynn Holt and schools Superintendent John Bryant to negotiate the details of the park swap during a meeting Jan. 4. The City Council will discuss the agreement at a work session at 5:45 Wednesday. The deal also would enable the city to relocate the Laura E. Corn Mini Golf course from Boyd Park to Edwards Park. Under the agreement, the School Board would develop Berkeley Park for use by HHS varsity athletics and the public, adding the ballfield and lighted tenn...