by DavidG | Jun 29, 2026 | Special Report
Areas of Agreement, Remaining Questions, and a Path Forward Click here to go back to the GAP Report on this issue. Executive Summary For more than six months, the Government Accountability Project of Asheville (GAPavl) has encouraged Buncombe County to strengthen its...
by DavidG | Jun 22, 2026 | Meetings
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, June 23rd at 3 pm for a Policy, Finance and Infrastructure Committee meeting, and then at 5 pm for their regular meeting. You can attend either meeting in person on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza in downtown...
by DavidG | Jun 22, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
t QUESTIONABLE Summary (Updated 6/29/26): City Council approved the Oak Hill affordable homeownership proposal while directing staff to continue exploring ways to reach households with even lower incomes. Read more in the Report Back below. Summary (Original): Council...
by DavidG | Jun 22, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
POSITIVE Summary (Updated 6/29/26): The Asheville City Council received the first presentation on staff’s emerging anti-displacement analysis framework at their Policy, Infrastructure, and Environment Committee meeting on June 23rd, 2026. The discussion focused...
by DavidG | Jun 22, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
POSITIVE Summary (Updated 6/29/26): City Council unanimously approved a one-year data center moratorium (agreeing not to build new data centers, which can have negative impact on the communities in which they are built), giving staff time to develop informed...
