Job Vacancy: Police Officer The Town of Maggie Valley is currently accepting applications for the full-time position of Police Officer. This position performs intermediate protective service work enforcing laws, investigating criminal activity, ensuring safety of public, collecting evidence, testifying in court, maintaining files and records, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Applicants must have a valid N.C. Driver’s License, High School Diploma or GED and a Basic Law Enforcement Training Certification. Applications can be obtained in person at Maggie Valley Town Hall at 3987 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 or electronically at maggievalleync.gov. The position is open until filled; with first applicant review scheduled for Friday November 29, 2019.  Hiring Range DOQ/E. Salary Range: $30,218-$47,592. The Town of Maggie Valley is an equal opportunity employer and offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k) plan and membership in the North Carolina Local Government employees retirement system. Qualified candidates should submit a resume and town application to Nathan Clark, Town Manager at nclark@maggievalleync.gov.    

The Town of Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen will hold an Organizational Meeting and New Board Social on Monday, December 2nd at 6pm.  There will be swearing in of new Mayor and Aldermen, the Mayor Pro-Tem will be selected and Mayor and Aldermen will set the schedule for the regular Board meeting day and time for next year. On behalf of the Mayor and Board of Aldermen, The Town of Maggie Valley and the Maggie Valley Chamber of Commerce cordially invites the community to a light fare reception immediately following the organizational meeting.    

The Town of Maggie Valley’s phone network is undergoing a system wide update that affects all phone lines at both Town Hall and the Police Department. Beginning at 7:00PM on Thursday October 31 through 7:00PM on Friday November 1 you may experience some disruption in service while trying to reach Town affiliated phone numbers. If you are having trouble reaching the Town by phone you can always reach us by email (info@maggievalleync.gov) or you may simply try calling back at a later time. Our phone system upgrade will not impact your ability to call 911 for emergency situations. We apologize for this temporary inconvenience and appreciate your patience but our new phone system is designed to better serve you!  

The Town of Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen will be considering adopting a new Economic Development Incentive Policy at their regular Tuesday, October 8th meeting at 6:30pm. The policy under consideration can be viewed in its draft text below. EconIncentive Policy

As municipal elections approach, The Mountaineer will be hosting a candidate forum in Maggie Valley.  The forum will be held at Town Hall on Thursday, October 3rd at 6:30pm.  Candidates include Janet Banks and Mike Eveland, who both serve on the Town’s current Board of Aldermen and are both vying for Mayor.  Those seeking Aldermen positions include Allen Alsbrooks, Tammy Wight and Alderman Phillip Wight. The forum will be video taped and available through The Mountaineer.  The forum will also be shown on the Haywood County Government Access channel on both Charter Communications and Carolina Mountain Cablevision. After opening remarks, each candidate will have one minute to respond to questions posed by a moderator.  Readers of The Mountaineer are invited to submit questions for consideration to be posed at the forum.  Send question suggestions to news@themountaineer.com.  

Come join in this Saturday, September 14, 2019 at 9am to pick up litter in Maggie Valley.  Volunteers will meet at Town Hall and all supplies will be provided.  This “Maggie Valley Litter Pick Up Day” is in association with the Haywood County Commission for a Clean County. The pick up time normally lasts around one hour. Come join us in preparing Maggie Valley for a beautiful fall season!  

Labor Day Holiday Schedule 2019 Monday, September 2nd will be observed as the Labor Day Holiday. Town Hall offices will be closed on September 2nd.  Offices will open on regular schedule Tuesday, September 3rd at 8am.  Garbage Service will be on Tuesday, September 3rd.  Please place your brown toter out by 7am on Tuesday.  Recycling Service will be on Wednesday, September 4th.  Please place your blue toter out by 7am on Wednesday. Have a safe and happy Labor Day!  

Job Vacancy: Police Officer The Town of Maggie Valley is currently accepting applications for the full time position of Police Officer. This position performs intermediate protective service work enforcing laws, investigating criminal activity, ensuring safety of public, collecting evidence, testifying in court, maintaining files and records, preparing reports, and related work as apparent or assigned. Applicants must have a valid N.C. Driver’s License, High School Diploma or GED and a Basic Law Enforcement Training Certification. Applications can be obtained in person at Maggie Valley Town Hall at 3987 Soco Road Maggie Valley, NC 28751 or electronically at maggievalleync.gov. The position is open until filled; with first applicant review scheduled for Monday, September 9, 2019.  Hiring Range DOQ/E. Salary Range: $28,777-$45,327. The Town of Maggie Valley is an equal opportunity employer and offers a comprehensive benefits package including health and dental insurance, 401(k) plan and membership in the North Carolina Local Government employees retirement system. Qualified candidates should submit a resume and town application to Nathan Clark, Town Manager at nclark@maggievalleync.gov.  

State environmental officials urge residents to continue to recycle amid changing market conditions Roy Cooper, Governor Michael S. Regan, Secretary Release: Immediate Contact: Laura Leonard Date: May 20, 2019 Phone: 919-707-8223 RALEIGH – The N.C. Department of Environmental Quality is providing technical assistance and guidance to local recycling programs affected by changing market conditions and cost models for recycling. “North Carolina has a thriving recycling industry that manufactures recyclable materials into new products, reduces greenhouse gases and stimulates the state’s economy,” said DEQ Secretary Michael Regan. “While changes in prices for recycling have highlighted the problem of contamination in our recycling and a need for strengthened domestic markets, DEQ is available to help.” The state has developed a back-to-basics education approach to help communities inform their citizens to recycle only those items that recovery facilities can manage. Single-stream recycling programs that emphasize the collection of cans, bottles, cardboard and paper recover the highest tonnages most efficiently. However, when residents put non-recyclable items in their recycling cart, it causes contamination of the recycling mix. Educating residents about which items go into the recycling container is the most effective way to recover the most recyclable material and avoid contamination. Prior to 2018, China accepted low-value classes of recyclables that domestic markets did not accept. Last January, China restricted the amount of lower quality recyclables that the country would import. Under the new policy, known as National Sword, Chinese markets no longer accept foreign bales of unprocessed plastics and mixed paper, and any processed paper and plastic bales must not exceed 0.5 percent contamination. Material recovery facilities (MRFs), which sort out different categories