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Published on: 9/25/2006
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One reason for the revolt, board Vice Chairman Mike Sobol said, is a growing frustration with the costs of large developments on rural infrastructure.
"I'm a developer, and I think we have to look at the unintended consequences, like extra traffic on the road that will then have to be widened, the extra pressure on schools and fire stations," he said."Yes, at this juncture it is good for MSD because it brings in more revenue, but we have to look at the big picture."
Sobol, Buncombe County Commissioner David Gantt, county planner John Creighton and Benjamin Pace voted against the pump station.
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Others, such as Sobol, say the issue comes down to the need to counterbalance to the development boom.
"Our rules say that unless there are extraordinary circumstances, no pump station," he said.
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Vice Chairman Mike Sobol, Black Mountain, vice mayor