Flat Rock: Gallery rezoning clears hurdle

From the Hendersonville Lightning:

A rezoning request that would extend retail use across Greenville Highway to the historic Andrews house sailed it through a public hearing untouched by opposition, and now heads to the Village Council for final approval on May 17. Applicants Fred and Angie Le Clercq, both retired from the University of Tennessee faculty and now residents of Charleston, S.C., appeared before the council at Bonclarken Monday morning because the Village Hall is currently occupied by one-stop voting.

"I think the interest of historic Flat Rock and the village of Flat Rock go hand in hand, plowing down more or less the same furrow," said Le Clercq (pronounced LeClair), using the same descriptive language he applied to his written request, which drew on the couple's long connection to Flat Rock, their record restoring historic properties in the past, and his service on the Historic Flat Rock board....

The couple, who also have a cottage on Lake Summit, plan to open a gallery in the Andrews house, which is across from Hand in Hand gallery and abuts the Ravenswood neighborhood.

"The name of our gallery is Alkyon, and so that there will be six or seven people in Flat Rock who know what Alkyon means, the Alkyon is a mythological bird, likened to the kingfisher, that nests on the highways at sea and is a symbol of prosperity and success."

The rezoning request won a unanimous recommendation from the Flat Rock Planning Board....

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