On Feb. 23, the City of Asheville accepted funds from two nonprofits that have raised a combined $37,000 to be used to conduct a feasibility study for the first segment of the Swannanoa River Greenway Corridor, otherwise known as the East Asheville Greenway.
The Asheville Parks and Greenways Foundation raised $22,000 from 5K races. The Friends of Connect Buncombe raised $15,000 from Brewers for Greenways events.
In the photo, from left are Oscar Wong of Highland Brewing Co., Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer, Linda Giltz of Friends of Connect Buncombe and Councilman Gordon Smith.