by DavidG | Jul 29, 2024 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary: We asked the Asheville City Council to push for an impactful number of affordable housing units before approving this rezoning request. Two (out of 84 total) were set aside to be affordable. They voted 5-1 (Roney opposed) to approve the request....
by DavidG | Jul 29, 2024 | Issue
t QUESTIONABLE Summary: Buncombe County still hasn’t shared their plans for collecting and analyzing racial demographic data for all their programs and funded projects. This is a critical need, and we’re going to keep asking them for a plan until they...
by DavidG | Jul 22, 2024 | Uncategorized, Weekly Update
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, July 23rd at 5 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. You can attend this meeting in person or watch it online at this link. The full agenda for the meeting is...
by DavidG | Jul 18, 2024 | Report Back
GREEN: Things that sound like a step in the right direction At the most recent Housing and Community Development meeting, Assistant City Manager Rachel Wood announced that the City had received a technical assistance grant from the Public Finance Initiative, which...
by DavidG | Jul 15, 2024 | Weekly Update
The Community Reparations Commission will hold a virtual meeting TONIGHT, Monday, July 15th, from 6 to 8 pm. Meeting materials are available here. This meeting will be recorded and streamed at the City’s YouTube page. The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday,...
