During the hearings leading up to the approval of the 2008-2009 budget, there has been much talk among the Weaverville Town Council and concerned citizens about the town's bus service. Currently, a bus from the Asheville City Transit System travels from Weaverville to Woodfin before concluding its route in downtown Asheville five times daily.
Council member Dottie Sherrill said she rarely sees more than two people on the route. Other council members expressed concerns whether the route was worth the annual price tag of $10,000.
At Monday night's (June 19) council meeting, Hamburg Mountain Road residents Susan Stuart and Richard Keene said the reason for the low numbers of riders on the bus was its infrequent schedule. The bus currently stops in downtown Weaverville around 7 a.m., 12:30 p.m., 2 p.m., 3:30 p.m., and 7 p.m. Keene said a 30-minute doctor's appointment in Asheville would take six hours riding the bus.
Councilman Gene Knoefel said the bus service was a waste of tax dollars, while Councilman Don Hallingse said he wanted to wait for an origin and destination survey, which is scheduled to be released in September, before determining the fate of the bus service in Weaverville.
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I think once northridge commons comes and IF they start adding more times to the schedule it WILL increase.
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