Hendersonville Police Department Citizen Advisory Group – March 22

Police Chief Blair Myhand and the Hendersonville Police Department invite community members to get involved with their local police department by attending a Citizen Advisory Group meeting. This group periodically meets with police department staff to provide feedback and generate ideas and solutions.

The meeting will take place Tuesday, March 22, 2022, at 6:30 pm at the Hendersonville Police Department located at 630 Ashe Street. Any residents and community stakeholders with an interest in collaborating with the Hendersonville Police Department are invited to attend.

People who are interested may attend in-person or join the meeting via Zoom. Login details and additional information is available at www.hendersonvillenc.gov/police-department and on the City of Hendersonville’s event calendar.

 

Mulch and Compost Giveaway – Starting March 24

The City of Hendersonville has scheduled its seasonal mulch giveaway program to begin on Thursday, March 24, 2022. Mulch will be available for pick up on Thursdays and Fridays from 3:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. and on Saturdays from 8:00 a.m. to 12:00 noon. This schedule will continue until around May 7, or until the material is gone.

The mulch will be distributed at the old Wastewater Treatment Plant located at 80 Balfour Road in Hendersonville. The Public Works Department will have a staff member on-site to operate the backhoe and load the material.

In addition to the mulch, the City will be offering composted leaves as a separate material. These leaves were collected during the fall of 2020, ran through a grinder, and composted for a year. This material makes an excellent addition to vegetable and flower gardens.

More information on these programs is available at www.hendersonvillenc.gov or by contacting the Public Works Department at (828) 697-3084.

Hendersonville Police Department Hosts ‘March for Hendersonville’ Litter Cleanup – March 26

The Hendersonville Police Department invites the community to join them for a litter cleanup later this month. The ‘March for Hendersonville’ litter cleanup event will focus efforts on picking up trash in and around City of Hendersonville parks and the Oklawaha Greenway. Community members should gather at Patton Park near the picnic shed at 9:00 a.m. on Saturday, March 26, 2022, to participate.

Hendersonville Police Officers will divide participants into groups and accompany them to clean up various park and greenway sections. Participants younger than age eighteen should be accompanied by an adult. The cleanup event is expected to conclude by noon.

More information on the event is available at www.hvlnc.gov/march4hvl.

Public Input Requested on ‘Above the Mud’ Grant Project Proposal to Connect Ecusta Trail and Oklawaha Greenway – March 29

The City of Hendersonville is seeking public input on a grant project proposal that could connect the Ecusta Trail to the Oklawaha Greenway and 7th Avenue.

The public is invited to attend a drop-in public meeting on Tuesday, March 29th from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. at the City Operations Center at 305 Williams Street. The meeting will provide grant project details, allow participants to provide feedback, and show their local support for improving bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure.

The grant proposal titled ‘Above The Mud’ includes three improvements to bicycle and pedestrian infrastructure in the City:

• Construct a new greenway along Mud Creek to connect the Oklawaha Greenway to the Ecusta Trail
• Improve a frequently flooded section of the Oklawaha Greenway
• Construct streetscape improvements on 7th Avenue from the railroad to the Oklawaha Greenway

A virtual participation option will be provided; however, the community is encouraged to attend in-person to best view the project maps, interact with staff, and enjoy refreshments.

US Department of Transportation RAISE grants (Rebuilding American Infrastructure with Sustainability and Equity) help communities around the country carry out projects with significant local or regional impact. The City of Hendersonville wants to hear from the community to help inform the grant application process and plan for future infrastructure improvements.

Additional information on the proposed grant project, including virtual participation details, is available at www.hvlnc.gov/abovethemud.