James (Jim) Robert Proctor
PO Box 384
328 Boys Camp Road
Lake Lure, North Carolina
(828) 779-3100
Lakelure2@aol.com
Community Boards, Associations and Services
· Lake Lure Town Council – 2021 to present
· Chairman, Lake Lure Classical Academy School Board. 2012 to 2015
· Vice Chairman, Lake Lure Classical Academy School Board. 2010 to 2012
· Board Member, Lake Lure Community Education Foundation. 2011 to 2015
· Appointed to the Chimney Rock Park Advisory Committee. 2013 to disbanded due to Helene
· Board Member, Friends of the Hickory Nut Gorge. 2006 to present. Jim and his wife Robin were part of the core group that organized the ‘Save Chimney Rock Park’ campaign.
· Mayor of Lake Lure, North Carolina. 1999 to 2009
· Presiding Officer, Lake Lure Marine Commission. 2003 to 2009
· Board Member, Rutherford County Historical Preservation Commission. 2009 to 2012
· Vice Chairman, Lake Lure Zoning and Planning Board. 1997 to 1999
· Member, Lake Lure Strategic Planning Steering Committee. 1998 to 1999
· Commissioner, Isothermal Planning and Development Commission. 1999 to 2002
· Member and Cove Captain, Lake Lure Lakefront Owners Association. 1998 to present
· Board Member, Hickory Nut Gorge Community Foundation. 2007 to 2011
· Charter Member, Hickory Nut Gorge Chamber of Commerce. 1986 to 2018
· Ruby Pharr Volunteer of the Year Award, Foothills Land Conservancy. 2007
· Board Member, Hickory Nut Gorge Wilderness Conservancy. 1996 to 2009
· Board Member, Rutherford County Tourism Development Authority. 2000 to 2004
· Webmaster, Town of Lake Lure's official website. 1999 to 2005
· Board Member, Historic Biltmore Village Development Plan Steering Committee. 1989 to 1990
· Volunteer fireman and Licensed Emergency Medical Technician, Lake Lure VFD 1976 to 1983
WORK EXPERIENCE
Real Estate Broker, Jim Proctor Real Estate, Lake Lure, NC. Licensed Real Estate Broker. 1984 to Present
Owner/Operator, Pine Gables Cabins. Lake Lure, NC. Western North Carolina vacation destination. 1994 to present
President and General Manager, Dancing Bear Toys, Ltd., Asheville NC. Original owner, developed idea and created a very successful retail toy store. 1989 to 1993
Survey Crew Leader. Professional Survey Company, Rutherfordton, NC., and McMahan and Reese P.A., Weaverville, NC. 1987 to 1985 and 1987 to 1989
Youth Counselor Technician, Camp Woodson, Juvenile Evaluation Center, Swannanoa, NC. Counseled adolescents at an adventure-based camping program designed to encourage personal growth and social adjustment for adjudicated youth. 1985 to 1987
Education
Warren Wilson College, Swannanoa, NC. BA Intercultural Studies with a focus on Education and Asia. Minor in Art. Studies included travel to India and Nepal in 1977 and 1979. These trips included volunteer work in Nepal (building a solar water heater for a community laundry), being a participant observer at various schools, studying the Nepali language and organizing a trek to the Annapurna Base Camp in the Himalayan Mountains. 1975-1980
Personal
Jim and his wife, Robin, live in the Town of Lake Lure. Jim is a native of Lake Lure. Their home is listed on the National Historic Registry. Jim enjoys photography, outdoor sports and community service.
While mayor, Jim Proctor’s leadership the Lake Lure Town Council accomplished the following
· The town completed its first Comprehensive Plan.
· The town is currently refurbishing their sewer plant.
· The town has successfully found and repaired many structural problems with the underwater sewer lines.
· The Lake Lure Marine Commission is created by the General Assembly.
· With state and federal grants and low interest loans, the town’s water system is improved and services extended to areas not previously served. Created an interconnection agreement with the Village of Chimney Rock.
· Completed several major dredging operations to help keep Lake Lure safe and usable.
· Created a new soil erosion ordinance that allows the town to enforce much needed erosion controls. For the first time in the town’s history, the town can locally enforce the controls necessary to keep Lake Lure clean and healthy.
· The Lake Advisory Committee completed a Lake Use Study that is an essential guide, allowing the town to create useful lake ordinances.
· The town hired an attorney that specializes in water law and the Law of Lake Lure is published.
· A new sewer lift station was installed at the dam.
· Both generators at the Lake Lure Dam are now operational. Electronic controls are now upgraded and more efficient.
· A new fireboat is now on the lake!
· Additions to the Fire Station are complete.
· Very successful Lake Lure 75th anniversary celebrations that not only included several social events but also the landscaping of Morse Park. Historical photographs are now displayed at the town municipal center.
· The town has sold surplus property that, not only raised money for the town, but put more real property on the tax roll.
· The town council did an excellent job managing the town’s budget to provide necessary services while keeping the tax rate as low as possible.
· Along with county officials Jim has taken time to personally meet with Governors Jim Hunt, Mike Easley & Beverly Purdue, US Congressmen Charles Taylor, Patrick McHenry, Heath Shuler & Cass Ballenger, Senators Richard Burr & Elizabeth Dole’s regional representatives, all the North Carolina General Assembly members that have represented our area, Lt. Governor Walter Dalton, Director of North Carolina Parks Louis Ledford, leaders of local and state conservancy organizations actively supporting the development of a state park in the Hickory Nut Gorge, and mayors of nearby towns and villages.