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Lisa O’Donnell\/Winston-Salem Journal<\/em><\/small><\/span><\/p>\n

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Terry Bralley<\/p><\/div>\n

The discovery of 4 acres of wetlands on what is slated to be the site of Ashley Furniture\u2019s new distribution center in eastern Davie County means the highly anticipated project will be delayed for at least another year.<\/p>\n

Bill Coslo, an attorney for Ashley Furniture, said company officials have applied for a permit with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers that is needed to build on wetlands.<\/p>\n

The corps regulates wetlands under the authority of the federal Clean Water Act.<\/p>\n

\u201cWe have filed all the applicable information, fully cooperated and done everything possible. We expect the permit to be granted, but the final decision will be with the Corps of Engineers,\u201d said Coslo, who added that the extra work cost the company $1 million in engineering fees. \u201cThis is a serious delay, and it is causing us to lose business opportunities and is adding substantially to the cost of doing business.\u201d<\/p>\n

Terry Bralley, the president of the Davie County Economic Development Commission, said he is confident the project will go forward.<\/p>\n

\u201cMost big sites go through this all the time. I\u2019m not aware of a situation where the Corps turned down a permit,\u201d he said. \u201cThe thing that hurts is the delay.\u201d<\/p>\n

Ashley, the country\u2019s largest furniture manufacturer and retailer, announced last spring that it planned to invest $80 million in a 680-acre site on Baltimore Road near Advance. The first phase of the project has involved converting part of a former R.J. Reynolds Tobacco warehouse into a distribution center on 360 acres that the county economic development commission gave to Ashley.<\/p>\n

The opening of the distribution center has resulted in 120 new jobs, with more expected.<\/p>\n

Ashley then planned to build a 507,000-square-foot distribution center and turn the existing one into a manufacturing plant, moves that company officials said would eventually result in a total of 550 new jobs.<\/p>\n

Plans for new construction came to a halt a few months ago when 4 acres of wetlands were discovered on 320 acres that the company bought for $10.44 million from Asheboro businessman Jeff Schwartz.<\/p>\n

The initial environmental study showed no presence of wetlands, Coslo said. But consultants later found the wetlands, which he described as a 4-acre area that is mostly dry.<\/p>\n

\u201cThere is probably less than 1 acre that is wet with less than 1 foot of water on it,\u201d he said. \u201cIt is not what you\u2019d typically think of as wetlands.\u201d<\/p>\n

The site plans can\u2019t be changed to avoid the wetlands, Coslo said.<\/p>\n

The new facility was expected to be finished last month.<\/p>\n

\u201cBecause of the delays we\u2019ve encountered, we\u2019ll probably have a hard time being up by early 2014,\u201d he said.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Lisa O’Donnell\/Winston-Salem Journal<\/p>\n

Terry Bralley<\/p>\n

The discovery of 4 acres of wetlands on what is slated to be the site of Ashley Furniture\u2019s new distribution center in eastern Davie County means the highly anticipated project will be delayed for at least another year.<\/p>\n

Bill Coslo, an attorney for Ashley Furniture, said company officials have . . . → Read More: Wetlands Discovery Delays Ashley’s N.C. Plant<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5,8],"tags":[11],"class_list":["post-248","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-casual-furniture","category-news","tag-casual-furniture","odd"],"yoast_head":"\nWetlands Discovery Delays Ashley's N.C. 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