Before Parkside, Part 3: Who decides what happens next?
The history of the site Asheville is considering for a performing arts center Click here to go back to the GAP Report on this issue.By 2003, the Land Was Assembled By 2003, the City of Asheville owned all of the land that now makes up the site south of City Hall. With...
Before Parkside, Part 2: How did the City acquire this land?
The history of the site Asheville is considering for a performing arts center Click here to go back to the GAP Report on this issue.Families rooted on Eagle Street For more than forty years, the stretch of Eagle Street between South Spruce and Davidson, now known as...
Before Parkside, Part 1: Who lived on this land before it became a parking lot?
The history of the site Asheville is considering for a performing arts center Click here to go back to the GAP Report on this issue. What This Land Looked Like a Hundred Years Ago Today, the site known as “Parkside” consists of a cluster of parcels between Eagle...
Before Parkside: An Active Eagle Street Community
The history of the site Asheville is considering for a performing arts center Click here to go back to the GAP Report on this issue.Introduction The City of Asheville is considering the construction of a new performing arts center on a site it calls “Parkside,”...
Deeper Dive: What a Performing Arts Center Could Mean for East End and The Block
Return to the Government Accountability Project (GAP) Issue Report and Email Template: Asheville considering building massive performing arts center on The BlockBackground City Council will vote on March 24th whether to continue holding approximately 2.4 acres of...
City anti-displacement policy questions and answers
Go Back to the GAP Report on Anti-DisplacementQuestions City staff asked the GAP Strategy Team and our answers Are there specific anti-displacement policies or strategies from the three other referenced municipalities you found to be most impactful or applicable to...
Anti-Displacement Approaches in Other NC Counties and Cities
Go Back to the GAP Report on Anti-DisplacementMecklenburg County / City of Charlotte What policies exist The City of Charlotte has adopted one of the most explicit anti-displacement frameworks in North Carolina. In 2021, the City created the Neighborhood Equity and...
Anti-Displacement Policy Proposal for Asheville and Buncombe County
Go Back to the GAP Report on Anti-DisplacementPurpose and Intent This proposed policy establishes a shared, enforceable framework for the City of Asheville and Buncombe County to anticipate, prevent, mitigate, and monitor displacement resulting from public land use...
Why the Community Reparations Commission needs an extension
Go Back to the GAP Report on the ExtensionGovernment Accountability Project (GAP) analysis and summary of the Extension Request document prepared by the Community Reparations Commission (CRC) approved 7/15/24. The CRC is asking for a six-month extension of their...
Buncombe County shares some racial equity data
Go Back to the Report Back pageEmail from CAPE Director Lillian Govus (6/27/24) GAPAVL Team, We share your interest in the reporting of racial demographic data on boards and commissions. In March, we received your inquiry and shared how we've intentionally encouraged...