Page 10 - Manager John Connet News Today : Breaking News, Live Updates & Top Stories | Vimarsana

Invited by the Bird scooter company to allow the electric vehicles downtown, the City Council demurred. “Our inclination just from a general consensus is the City Council and Downtown Advisory Committee don’t support the scooters," City Manager John Connet said last week. "We notified Bird that we just didn’t feel like it was good fit for our community.” Chris Stockwell, a senior manager for Bird, told council members on March 4 that the company wanted to bring around 50 scooters to the city. "The goal is to decrease car trips, decrease car emissions and (provide) a number of other tr...

City says no to hotel on Dogwood parking lot, considers park instead Lurah Lowery, Times-News staff writer Hendersonville City Council Thursday night agreed to cease negotiations for the construction of a hotel on the Dogwood parking lot in downtown. City Manager John Connet said staff members think its the best move since two new hotels have already been approved to be built in downtown. A park will likely be developed there instead, he said. Council members loved the idea that Councilman Jeff Miller floated to them last week of a "mini Central Park" on the lot.  The proposal for the Dog...

Work underway for new Green Meadows community sign Hendersonville is moving forward with plans to replace the Green Meadows community sign with a temporary one until a permanent sign can be designed, approved by City Council and built. City Manager John Connet told the council last week that COVID-19, among other reasons he said he wouldn't make excuses for, have delayed the project, which has been talked about for about a year.  The city's new police department building is being constructed in the Green Meadows area. Placing the permanent sign will take more time to develop due to utilit...

  “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...