Here is our 2023 Adopt-a-Highway schedule: January 14 April 15 August 19 December 16 A few days prior to each event, we'll send an email reminder to everyone on our GET NOTIFIED email list. If you want reminders and you're not on there, sign up now. GET NOTIFIED Stay updated on the current status, next actions to take, and more. Your info is private and will not be shared. You can also check our Latest News page for updates. As part of NCDOT’s Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from [...]

Please join us Saturday, October 15, 2022 from 10:00 am until 1:00 pm for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street to the US 25 connector. ℹ️ Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and children 12-17 must be supervised by an adult who is at least 21 years old. NCDOT provides participants safety training, safety vests and trash bags. 👉🏻 OPTION FOR FAMILIES WITH CHILDREN: While [...]

Please join us Saturday, July 16, 2022 from 10 am until 1 pm for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into our county clean from litter and debri. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street to the US 25 connector. ℹ️ Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and children 12-17 must be supervised by an adult who is at least 21 years old. NCDOT provides participants safety training, safety vests and trash bags. 👉🏻 OPTION [...]

Please join us Saturday, April 16, 2022 from 10 am until 1 pm for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into our county clean from litter and debri. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street to the US 25 connector. ℹ️ Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and children 12-17 must be supervised by an adult who is at least 21 years old. NCDOT provides participants safety training, safety vests and trash bags. 👉🏻 OPTION [...]

Please join us Saturday, January 15, 2022 from 10 am until 1 pm to pick up trash along our Highway 176 corridor and keep one of the main gateways into our county clean from litter and debri. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street to the US 25 connector. Volunteers must be at least 12 years old and children 12-17 must be supervised by an adult who is at least 21 years old. NCDOT provides participants safety training, safety vests and trash bags. 📆 SAVE the 2022 dates [...]

Once again and just hours before the Special Called Meeting on Tuesday, June 1 at which the Board of Commissioners would make a final decision, Jeff Shipman of SE Asphalt withdrew his application to rezone a 6.5 acre portion of land located on the northeast corner of Highway 176 and US Highway 25 (Exit 7 on Highway 25) to a conditional district to construct a new asphalt drum plant. Without you, the future of East Flat Rock and Henderson County could look much different. We thank MountainTrue for being our fundraising partner and thank the 13,000+ members of Friends of East Flat Rock who signed the petition, displayed signs in [...]

Henderson County has scheduled a public hearing at 5:00 pm on Monday, May 17 to decide to approve or deny Jeff Shipman's rezoning application to build a hot mix asphalt plant on his property on the northeast corner of Highway 176 and US Highway 25 (Exit 7 on Highway 25). This public hearing is your best opportunity to say NO to SE Asphalt's plant and let the Commissioners know East Flat Rock does not want an asphalt plant built so close to hundreds of single family homes, small farms, the Green River Game Lands, and the Eastern Continental Divide. This meeting is open to the public and will take place [...]

The 9 members of the Henderson County Planning Board will review Jeff Shipman and SE Asphalt’s rezoning application tomorrow (Thursday, April 15, 2021) at 5:30 pm at the Blue Ridge Community College Thomas Auditorium (180 W Campus Drive, Flat Rock, NC 28731). Please attend IN PERSON and be ready to make your public comments about why you oppose building a hot mix asphalt plant East Flat Rock. HERE ARE A FEW REASONS WHY YOU SHOULD BE CONCERNED: Zoning Agreement The property is currently zoned Community Commercial, which allows for residential and commercial uses, such as office buildings and retail sales and services. By right, asphalt plants are not currently [...]

It looks as if 2021 will be a repeat of 2020. Jeff Shipman of SE Asphalt has reapplied for a conditional rezoning to build his hot mix asphalt drum plant on the northeast corner of Hwy 25 & Hwy 176 (exit 7) in East Flat Rock. The new application (Conditional Rezoning Request #R-2021-01-CD) is being submitted under the name of HS Shipman, LLC (a new LLC created by Jeff Shipman on August 26, 2020). According to an Air Dispersion Modeling Analysis conducted by Bunnell Lammons Engineering in Greenville, SC in August 2020, the proposed hot mix asphalt plant will have a baghouse approximately 3 and a half stories tall and [...]

On Wednesday, October 21, the Board of Commissioners will hold a public hearing on proposed changes to the Henderson County Land Development Code, three of which will make it easier to build and operate a hot mix asphalt plant on land not already zoned for industrial use. These three amendments, proposed by the Planning Department and found on pages 6-7 of the 2020 Annual LDC Text Amendments (TX-2020-01), would clarify resubmittal requirements for conditional rezoning applications, clarify the definition of a home school, and add a definition for separation setback. The Planning Board’s recommended changes are highlighted in red. Clarify Resubmittal Requirements for Conditional Rezoning Applications Summary: Conditional rezoning [...]