Parkside, a side note

Asheville’s Mountain Xpress has reported, “Judge Marlene Hyatt has ruled in favor of the Pack family’s lawsuit against the Parkside land sale, according to attorneys on both sides. However, further hearings may be necessary to determine the exact status of the property.”

With any luck this ruling will save the magnolia tree located on the property in question. Of course, developer Stewart Coleman “owns” the tree pending a final ruling and could chop it down for grins, but that seems pretty unlikely. After all, he will presumably have other projects to present to the city and county and doesn’t really need more bad press.

An interesting aside to this story: Judge Hyatt has probably saved a tree that has shaded and sheltered generations of blue grass and old-time pickers and grinners. Another Hyatt also figures in preservation of old timey music as recorded by my colleague Jason Sanford. Click here.

~ by bothwellsblog on August 29, 2008.