How three seek two aldermanic seats in Maggie Valley
They’re all hotel owners, they’re all devoted volunteers in their community and they’re all running for a seat on the Maggie Valley Board of Aldermen.
That’s about where the similarities end.
Allen Alsbrooks, born in Washington, D.C., was raised in South Carolina but has been in North Carolina since leaving the Air Force in 1992 and in Western North Carolina since 2007. He has substantial experience in accounting and is currently in his second term on the town zoning board.
Phillip Wight is a two-term Maggie Valley alderman and HVAC company owner who was born just across the Haywood County line, in Buncombe County. He’s run unsuccessfully twice for the Haywood County Board of Commissioners, but has also played a big role in Maggie Valley government’s enviable financial position.
Tammy Wight is his high school sweetheart and wife.
The two of them are running for the two available seats on this board, but Tammy is more than just Phillip’s wife — using her accounting and business background, she’s been part of a number of civic and citizens groups and is nearing the end of her second term on the Haywood County Tourism Development Authority board, all while running the hotel for the past 24 years
