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The Swannanoa Pride Community Coalition (SPCC) is
an all-volunteer nonprofit organization that seeks to bring the community
together to become actively involved in shaping Swannanoa's future, while
honoring its unique history, heritage, and character.
SPCC kicked off with an October
2006 community meeting attended by over 400 people. During and after
the October meeting, residents and business owners filled out surveys
to give their input on issues affecting the Swannanoa community.
Based on the survey results, SPCC formed four task forces to begin
working on the areas that the community identified as being of
particular interest or concern. Please click on the appropriate links
below to learn more about the work of each Task Force and to find out
how you can get involved.
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The organization welcomes and encourages participation from Swannanoa residents and businesss.
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Here
are just a few of the projects that SPCC has been involved in:
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Sponsored a Swannanoa
Community Picnic in May 2007
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Organized three
major Swannanoa cleanups - scores of volunteers collected thousands
of pounds of trash
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Represented
Swannanoa on various regional committees, task forces, and boards,
including the US 70 Corridor Study Steering Committee, the Flood
Damage Reduction Task Force, the Certified Entrepreneurial Community
Committee, and the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce
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Opened
the new Swannanoa Visitors Center at 101 Whitson Avenue (which operated from May 2007 thru May 2008), in
cooperation with the Black Mountain-Swannanoa Chamber of Commerce
and the Swannanoa Valley Museum
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Sponsored
the Mill Around the Village Festival, Swannanoa's first ever street
festival (attended by 1500 people), in September 2007
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Held
numerous community meetings on a variety of topics, including
commercial revitalization, soil erosion and landslide issues,
affordable housing, conservation easements, flood
issues, and community planning
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Established
ongoing relationships with local developers and with Buncombe County
planners and Commissioners to advocate for responsible development
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Launched
an SPCC website with news and information for Swannanoa residents, businesses
and visitors
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Worked
with Buncombe County to arrange for removal of abandoned mobile
homes in Swannanoa
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Partnered
with other groups in sponsoring the Beacon Oral History Project,
which will culminate in production of a documentary about life in
Swannanoa during Beacon's heyday
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Worked
in cooperation with representatives from Buncombe County and other
local governments and nonprofits to develop a proposal for a
greenway and park system in Swannanoa
For more information, please contact Carol Groben at 686-4417 or Linda Kinney at 337-7545
Or contact us via email by clicking HERE
This website is under construction...please check back frequently for more information. We welcome your input.
If you'd like to make a donation to support the ongoing work of the
Swannanoa Pride Community Coalition, please make your check payable to
SPCC and mail it to SPCC, P.O. Box 697, Swannanoa, NC 28778-0697.
Donations are non-deductible. Thanks!
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