Etowah Sewer System
At its September 19th meeting, the Board of Commissioners approved the Charter and Bylaws for the Etowah Sewer Advisory Committee. The Board of Commissioners are now asking residents to serve on the Etowah Sewer Advisory Committee. If you are interested in serving, please review the Committee Bylaws and fill out a committee application.
For more information about the county's purchase of the Etowah Sewer System and how this will affect its customers, click this link.
Community Meeting
The Etowah community meeting is scheduled for Thursday, October 3rd, at 7 PM at the Lions’ Den on Etowah School Road. Topics will include
the golf club
the sewer system
incorporation
Etowah Park
the Henderson County 2045 Comprehensive Plan.
Register to Vote
It is important that everyone vote in this fall’s election, but to do so, you need to register.
There are two ways to register to vote in North Carolina.
Register online at the North Carolina DMV following this link.
Or download the voter registration form at this link.
Deadlines for registering to vote are:
By mail (postmarked by): October 11
In person during early voting: October 17 - November 2
Online: October 11
EVPS will be sending questions to candidates running for the US House of Representatives, NC Senate, NC House of Representatives, and Henderson County Commissioner. We will publish their answers in our October 15th newsletter to help inform our community members who will best represent them. If you have questions you would like us to ask please email them to PreserveEtowahValley@gmail.com by September 27th.
Hazard Mitigation Survey
Henderson, Polk, Rutherford, and Transylvania Counties and the municipal governments within these counties are working together to update the South Mountains Hazard Mitigation Plan. The South Mountains area is vulnerable to a wide range of natural and human-caused disasters that threaten the life and safety of residents and have the potential to damage or destroy property, disrupt the local economy, and impact the overall quality of life of individuals who live, work and vacation in the region.
The purpose of this plan is to assess our community’s natural hazard risks and determine how to lessen our vulnerability in disasters. The Federal Emergency Management Agency, or FEMA, requires local governments to update the plan every five years to be eligible to receive federal funds to mitigate or clean up following a disaster. The current plan expires in 2025.
Public input is an essential part of this plan. All interested residents are invited to participate in a survey to help the local governments develop the most effective and beneficial plan possible. You can complete the survey here, or individuals may complete the survey form below and mail it to Henderson County Emergency Management Planner Victoria Cortes, 2529 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville NC 28791.
Etowah, NC Heritage
Are you familiar with the Etowah community history website? Check it out at this link to learn more about Etowah’s history.
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