Happenings in the Forest - 10/6/23

Happy spooky season! Here's what's been going on in The Forest this week:

Town Hall

• Upcoming events:
  • The Running Club will be meeting at Town Hall Saturday, October 7th at 9:00am
• There will be a Board of Commissioners meeting on Tuesday, October 10th beginning at 4:30pm

Police Department

• Some big changes have happened at the Police Department! 
  • Kenny Merrit will move from Sergeant to Operations Lieutenant.
  • Patrick Ridgeway will move from Officer to Shift Sergeant.
  • Big congratulations to Lt. Merrit and to Sgt. Ridgeway!! Keep up the amazing work and thank you for all that you do for the Town of Biltmore Forest!

Public Works

• Collect garbage and recycling
• Mow and string trim
• Road Shoulders, Hemlock Pond, Town Hall Complex, Busbee Entrance, & Brookside
• Utility locates
• Tree Assessments
• Picked up trash along Hendersonville Road
• Daily water chlorine tests
• Completed monthly bacteriological water test
• Cleared segments of the following road shoulders:
• North Vanderbilt
• Service dog waste stations
• Begin removing vines from trees at Lower Vanderbilt Park
• Add topsoil and rototill bed at Lower Vanderbilt Park
• Striped Vanderbilt Road north of I-40 bridge
• Installed plant material, mulch and bench at Lower Vanderbilt Park
• Completed South brush route
• Cleaned up median at North Vanderbilt and Hendersonville Road
• Employee attended back-flow prevention class
• Blow Greenwood Place
• Shoulder repair at Forest Road and Busbee