by DavidG | Jun 1, 2026 | Issue
t QUESTIONABLE Summary: The Asheville Housing Recovery Board is considering a proposal to shift $19.2 million in disaster recovery funding away from affordable housing construction and toward single-family home repair and reconstruction. We support helping homeowners...
by DavidG | Jun 1, 2026 | Report Summary
q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy (new) s QUESTIONABLE Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (new) POSITIVE 0 Items REPORT BACKS Asheville should shift...
by DavidG | May 25, 2026 | Meetings
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, May 26th at 5 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...
by DavidG | May 25, 2026 | Report Summary
q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of continued expansion of expensive reactive policing systems (new) s QUESTIONABLE 0 Items POSITIVE 0 Items REPORT BACKS Buncombe County’s...
by DavidG | May 25, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary (updated 6/15/16): The budget passed 4-3 (Mosley, Roney, Turner opposed). There was no discussion of revising the public safety components of the budget. Update 6/1/26: Last week, we advocated for Asheville to reconsider its budget priorities...
