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Tryon Daily Bulletin
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Vol. 86 / No. 9
Tryon, N.C. 28782
Tuesday, February 12, 2013
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Chocolate Drop discussion stirs debate Developer said regulation was the problem Friends of the Band at Polk County High will meet on Tuesday, Feb. 12 at 7 p.m. in the band room at the high school. This is a very important meeting to elect new officers, discuss the budget for the next year, and firm up plans for our upcoming Ms. Mamerica Pageant in March. Any parents, students or band supporters are welcome and encouraged to attend.
Here’s a list of upcoming meetings and events for area nonprofit community and governmental organizations:
Today
Polk County Mobile Recycling Unit, Tuesdays, Ozone Drive and Hwy. 176, Saluda. Polk County Transportation Authority, makes a regular trip to Hendersonville on the first and third Tuesday of each month. 894-8203. The Meeting Place Senior Center, beginner/intermediate pilates, 8:30 a.m.; ceramics, 9:30 a.m.; devotions and art (Continued on page 2)
by Leah Justice
A developer and residents debated during the county commissioners meeting Feb. 4 what caused the Chocolate Drop development to fail. Chocolate Drop has been a heated topic of discussion since 2007 when the mountain was cleared for a subdivision and erosion problems occurred. Some say Chocolate Drop is the reason local leaders enacted new ordinances for the county’s mountains. Commissioner Keith Holbert invited Mitch Stott to the meeting to give the county the other side of the story. Stott, who was the local developer of the property, said he has made a number of attempts over the years to state his case but it seemed to always fall on deaf ears. He said he is a lifelong resident (Continued on page 5)
Chocolate Drop Mountain. (image source: www.learnnc.org/lp/ multimedia/9869)
Tryon fires second manager in just over a year by Leah Justice
Tryon Town Manager Caitlin Martin was terminated on Friday, Feb. 8 after working with the town for five months. Council met Friday morning in
a special closed session and made the decision to terminate Martin. Mayor Pro-tem Roy Miller said the town decided to go in a different direction. At the time the vote occurred
Serving Polk County and Upper Spartanburg and Greenville Counties
in open session, commissioners Miller, Doug Arbogast and Wim Woody were the only ones present and the vote to terminate was (Continued on page 4)