Government Accountability Project of Asheville

GAP Report for 6/22/26

Public land should create the greatest possible public benefit (new) Overall, we view this as a promising proposal and an example of the City using public resources to address the housing crisis. At the same time, important questions remain about whether the project’s...

GAP Report for 6/15/26

0 Items Buncombe County still won’t answer questions about displacement (new) Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (updated with new template) o Items Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments...

GAP Report for 6/8/26

0 Items Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (still time to act) 0 Items Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments (approved!) Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy...

GAP Report for 6/1/26

0 Items Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy (new) Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (new) 0 Items Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability...

GAP Report for 5/25/26

0 Items Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of continued expansion of expensive reactive policing systems (new) 0 Items 0 Items Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack...

GAP Report for 5/18/26

0 Items Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack meaningful anti-displacement safeguards (new) 0 Items 0 Items Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community...

GAP Report for 5/11/26

Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community concerns from Shiloh (new) Asheville should reject the proposed RTIC/Axon surveillance expansion until real oversight and accountability exist...

GAP Report for 5/4/26

0 Items Buncombe County is advancing budget, land use, and investment decisions without any anti-displacement analysis (new) Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early (resolved) The 50 Coxe Avenue affordable housing development should do more to...

GAP Report for 4/27/26

0 Items Buncombe County is advancing major decisions that impact displacement without clear analysis or a coordinated policy response (updated) Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early (updated) The 50 Coxe Avenue affordable housing development...

GAP Report for 4/20/26

0 Items Buncombe County is advancing major decisions that impact displacement without clear analysis or a coordinated policy response (new) Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early (updated) 0 Items 0 Items Buncombe County still not taking action on...