ASHEVILLE, N.C. (AP) - A Buncombe County government meeting ended with accusations and blame over a lost deal to lure an Oregon-based brewery offering 135 jobs.
The Asheville Citizen-Times (https://avlne.ws/1Sepl0J ) reports county commissioners who voted for a land deal blamed Republican Commissioner Miranda DeBruhl Tuesday for Deschutes Brewery’s March announcement that it had chosen Roanoke, Virginia, instead of Asheville, as the home for its new East Coast facility.
Democrats had supported buying a $6.8 million parcel to lure the brewery, while DeBruhl and other Republicans had opposed it, saying land purchase supporters were speculating with taxpayer money.
Democratic Chairman David Gantt says DeBruhl harmed negotiations publicly casting doubt on whether the land deal would work, calling it “a fairy tale.”
DeBruhl says Deschutes President Michael Lalonde said her statements hadn’t affected the company’s decision.
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Information from: The Asheville Citizen-Times, https://www.citizen-times.com
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