HENDERSON
COUNTY
2020
COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
Prepared
for the
Henderson
County
Board
of Commissioners
Adopted
July 06, 2004
Credit for the development and adoption of this
Henderson County 2020 Comprehensive Plan goes to…
…The Citizens of Henderson County, whose love for Henderson County and
hopes for the future form the basis of this document…
…The following individuals and organizations, whose wisdom and dedication
made this document possible…
Board of Commissioners
Comprehensive Plan Joint Committee
Walter C. Carpenter, Vice-Chairman
Leon Allison
Vivian Armstrong
J. Michael Cooper
Cindy Dabaibeh
Boyce Thomas Laughter
Todd Thompson
Jack Lynch, Chairman
Larry Blair
Wayne Carland
Tedd Pearce
Paul Prosky
Hall Waddell
Henderson County 2020 Comprehensive Plan Community Committee
City of Hendersonville
Town of Fletcher
Town of Laurel Park
Village of Flat Rock
Town of Mills
River
Chamber of Commerce
Designing our Future
Alliance for Human Services
Affordable Housing Coalition
Habitat for Humanity
Home Aid
Apple Country Greenways
Agriculture Advisory Committee
Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy
Cooperative Extension Service Advisory Board & Staff
Recreation Advisory Committee
Library Board of Trustees
Travel & Tourism Committee
Transportation Advisory Committee
Fire Advisory Committee
Cane Creek Advisory Board (Water & Sewer)
Mud Creek Advisory Board (Sewer)
Board of Health
Department of Social Services
Board of Education
Sheriff’s Office
U.S. Forest Service
Environmental Advisory Committee
N.C. Department of Transportation
Henderson County Board of Education
Henderson County Staff
David E. Nicholson,
County Manager
Principal Author
Joshua Sage Freeman, A.I.C.P.,
Project Manager
County Comprehensive Plan
Technical Team & County Staff
Karen Collins Smith, A.I.C.P.,
Planning Director
Selena Coffey,
Budget & Management Director
Nippy Page,
Planner III
Anthony Prinz,
Planner I
Autumn Radcliff,
Planner I
Brad Burton,
Zoning Administrator
Derrick Cook,
Subdivision Administrator
Kathleen Scanlan,
Administrative Assistant
Henderson County Staff (cont.)
Justin Hembree
Assistant County Manager
Tim Hopkins
Henderson County Parks &
Recreation
Bob Carter
Henderson County Soil &
Water Conservation District
Marvin Owings
Henderson County Cooperative
Extension Service
Rocky Hyder
Henderson County Fire Marshal
Gary Tweed
Henderson County Engineer
Seth Swift
Henderson County Environmental
Health
Chris Coulson
Henderson County Public
Information Officer
The Following County Departments & Offices,
& Affiliated Organizations
Geographic Information Systems
Information Technology
Henderson County Soil & Water Conservation District
Henderson County Cooperative Extension Service
Fire Marshal / Emergency Management
Land Records
Assessor
Property Addressing
Clerk to the Board
Environmental Health
Budget & Finance
Recreation
Engineer / Utilities
Inspections
Legal
Public Information
Henderson County Public Schools
The Following Individuals & Organizations
Bill Blalock
Past Comprehensive Plan Advisory Committee Chairman
Dennie Martin
Martin - McGill Associates
Tollie Mitchell
Insight Research, Inc.
Kate Stockman, Jan Woolsen
& other Staff & Volunteers
Dispute Settlement Center of Henderson County
Patrick Tapia
Latino Advocacy Coalition
Tom Elmore, Linda Giltz,
Kate O’Hara, Karen Kiehna,
Jim Stoke & other Staff
Land-of-Sky Regional Council
Geoffrey Willett & Jeff Fischbach
North Carolina Division of Community Assistance
United States Department of Agriculture
Sustainable Agriculture Research & Education Program
Melissa Peagler
Planner
Dianne May
Alex Marquez
Jenny Campbell
The Culture Connection
Blue Ridge Literacy Council