Meetings this Week
- Week of 5/11/26
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, May 12th at pm for their regular meeting. You can attend the meeting in person on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza in downtown Asheville. Alternatively, you can access the meeting online (live or recorded) at this link. The agenda for the regular meeting here.
Active Issues
- Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community concerns from Shiloh
- Asheville should reject the proposed RTIC/Axon surveillance expansion until real oversight and accountability exist
- Asheville should move forward with the proposed CDBG-DR affordable housing investments
- Buncombe County is advancing budget, land use, and investment decisions without any anti-displacement analysis
Recently Resolved Issues
- The 50 Coxe Avenue affordable housing development should do more to prevent displacement
- Buncombe County is advancing major decisions that impact displacement without clear analysis or a coordinated policy response
- Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early
- Community needs a seat at the table as Asheville considers Performing Arts Center on The Block
- Asheville needs to adopt an anti-displacement policy
Tags
2023 Disparity Study Affordable Housing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Anti-displacement Asheville Boards and Commissions Asheville Business Inclusion Office Asheville City Board of Education Asheville City Council Asheville City Manager Asheville City Schools Asheville Community Responder program Asheville Housing and Community Development Committee Asheville Housing Trust Fund Asheville Office of Equity and Inclusion Asheville Performing Arts Center Asheville Planning and Zoning Asheville Police Department Asheville Public Safety Committee Boosting the Block Buncombe County Boards and Commissions Buncombe County Budget 2022-2023 Buncombe County Commission Buncombe County Equity Office Buncombe County Health and Human Services Buncombe County Schools Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Cease the Harm Audit Cease the Harm Immediate Recommendation Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grants Community Reparations Commission Deaverview Apartments East End / Valley Street neighborhood Homelessness Housing Authority for the City of Asheville Pack Square Visioning Process Property Reappraisal Appeal Process Property Reappraisals Property Tax Inequities Racial Demographic Data rental assistance Reparations Shiloh Neighborhood Southside Community Farm The Block community