Government Accountability Project of Asheville

GAP Report for 2/2/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC 0 Items s QUESTIONABLE Buncombe County needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy (updated) Asheville needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy (report back)  POSITIVE 0 Items Summary of the Report Updated Item: Buncombe County needs...

Week of 1/26/26

The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, January 27th at 10 am (note the unusual time) on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza in downtown Asheville. You can attend the meeting in person or access it online (live or recorded) at this link. The agenda can...

GAP Report for 1/26/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC 0 Items s QUESTIONABLE Asheville needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy (new) Buncombe County needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy (report back)  POSITIVE 0 Items Summary of the Report New Item: Asheville needs to adopt an...

Asheville needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy

t QUESTIONABLE Summary: Asheville’s current approach to growth addresses displacement in a piecemeal manner, if at all; we are proposing a consistent anti-displacement policy — modeled on precedents in Mecklenburg, Wake, and Durham Counties — to ensure...