Mineral Springs NewsLocal news for Mineral Springs, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.1 race contested in Mineral Springs- October 23, 2007 With most elective seats uncontested, Mineral Springs races have been quiet so far, as the town of 2,300 works to manage residential growth while trying to create a mixed-use downtown center.Seeking three council seats are two incumbents -- Lundeen Cureton and Peggy Neill -- and Valerie Coffey, who was appointed to the council last year after Alice Mabe resigned.Planning board member Melody LaMonica is running unopposed to fill the unexpired term of former council member Woody Faulk, who has...http://www.topix.net/city/mineral-springs-nc/2007/10/1-race-contested-in-mineral-springs?f... Council to discuss proposal on subs- October 2, 2007 "Now, what we're seeing is just a budget-busting, traffic inducing problem like some of ... the worst we've seen around the county" The City Council on Tuesday will consider two of the largest subdivisions proposed since the city adopted modern zoning laws in the 1950s.The subdivisions, named Helmstead and Howey Farms, have drawn fire from the mayor of nearby Mineral Springs, which ceded the tracts of one of them to Monroe in January.The subdivisions would take a large part of the city's spare.http://www.topix.net/city/mineral-springs-nc/2007/10/council-to-discuss-proposal-on-subs?f... |