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  “The progress is a little slower than we would like,” park owner Tim J. Manson IV said recently. “I think a lot of residents were stuck in a pretty bad situation with the septic system going on for almost a decade. They seemed to be thrilled that someone is fixing this. I think it’s going to be a good thing.” Manson’s company, Spartanburg-based MVF Halfway Tree, bought the 18-acre park for $3.3 million last May, agreeing to replace failing septic tanks with sewer service from the city of Hendersonville. “We’re excited about it,” Manson said on the new acquisition for his ...

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...

Hendersonville officials and police department officers gathered Wednesday for tours of the new police station that is being built on Ashe Street.