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Spring 2008 Newsletter:
Greetings from the mountains of North Carolina
It's full-bore spring in the mountains, and my spirits are high. Adding to the inspiration of our setting here in Western North Carolina is the weekend I just spent at the 16th annual gathering of the Congress for the New Urbanism. It was my third CNU conference (www.cnu.org), marking almost exactly the time I've spent on one of the steepest and most thrilling learning curves in community development. More...
From Town Paper:
"Walkability Steps into the Mainstream"
By Ruth Walker
As the generation whose view of urban life was shaped by "Seinfeld" and "Friends" rather than police dramas moves into their prime home-buying years, walkable neighborhoods may be in demand as never before. Will the supply be there? More...
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Winter 2008 Newsletter:
- Construction is under way at The Sanctuary Village!
- The Sanctuary Village, a Model for Planned Development
- Reaching Beyond The Sanctuary Communities
- Fun at Mountain Grove
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February, 2008:
The Sanctuary Village, a successful model for planned development
See Asheville Citizen Times Article. More...
October, 2007:
Fall greetings from the mountains of North Carolina
We hope your autumn has been a glorious as ours (though we have a hard time imagining that). Because of the dry summer, experts predicted the fall color show in our region wouldn’t be nearly as spectacular as it usually is.
But nature frustrated the predictions with a delightful display of color especially at the higher elevations, where our Sanctuary at Mountain Grove is located. More...
September, 2007:
Happy fall from the mountains of North Carolina
The change of season is especially welcome this year, isn’t it?
For most of the Southeast, the summer of 2007 was a scorcher. Our mountains suffered, as well, though not as much as the lowlands. The local organic farmers at Franklin’s weekly tailgate market talked about coping with the dry weather, but the tomato crop seemed as spectacular as usual. And we still heard the annual jokes about squash being so plentiful that you have to keep your car windows rolled up when you park anywhere in town if you don’t want farmers off-loading surplus squash to your back seat. More...
August, 2007:
Summer Days in Franklin, NC
These last two months of summer mark the peak of our traditional family tourist season in Western North Carolina. And this has been a special season in lots of ways.
First of all, it's been heartening for those of us who've tied our futures to these mountains that so many others feel the same way. Despite high gas prices, a jittery housing economy, and the kind of news that might tempt folks to stay home and cover their heads, we're working on a record summer of visitors. More...
June, 2007:
A Summer of New Beginnings
We’re in full-bore summer in the mountains now, hoping, like the rest of the South, for a little more rain but mostly settling into the seasonal routines that are part of the rewards of living in Western North Carolina’s high country. More...
April, 2007:
Letting Go of the Need for Certainty
Since a river outing a week or so ago, I’ve been thinking about how often in life we over-analyze decisions. We seem to crave the assurance of knowing how things are going to turn out before we commit to a new direction. More...
March, 2007:
Regulatory barriers cleared, site planning begins
We’re on our way
After a year of planning, the design of our new in-town community has sailed through all the Town of Franklin approval processes. More...
February, 2007:
The paths we walk lead home
For as long as I can remember, I have always gone for long walks. Whenever I need to find some answers or shed some stress, I head to open ground and fresh air. More...
January, 2007:
From this side of the ridge
Our memories make us who we are
Looking back over the three years since our family moved to Franklin from Florida, I am struck by how the memories we are crea-ting now are so different from those that defined us not so long ago. More...
December 14, 2006:
As we come to the close of 2006,
we can hardly wait to continue our momentum into the new year.
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October 31,
2006:
Town planning board approves zoning
proposal
By Colin McCandless.
Staff writer The Franklin Press
The Town of Franklin planning board held a
special called meeting Thursday to review a set of proposed
Traditional Neighborhood Development (TND) overlay regulations.
Developer Tim Ryan presented them to the town in conjunction
with his plans for a community called The Sanctuary Village.
Complete
story
August 29, 2006:
Sanctuary Village Master Plan book completed, including:
master plan concepts, residential architecture and architectural
guidelines.
August 1, 2006:
Construction of the first home begins at The Sanctuary at
Mountain Grove.
Click here to view photos.
July 13, 2006:
Master plan created for The Sanctuary Village.
May, 2006:
The Sanctuary Communities hires the firm of Allison
Ramsey Architects to design a traditional neighborhood
development in Franklin, NC.
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