by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Report Summary
t QUESTIONABLE Promising Anti-Displacement Commitment Needs a Timeline (new) On Tuesday, July 27, the Asheville City Council will consider a resolution acknowledging the harm caused by redlining, urban renewal, zoning decisions, and development pressures, and...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
t QUESTIONABLE R REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back (Updated 8/3/26): Council voted 6–0 to approve the conditional rezoning for 130 apartments at 3862 Sweeten Creek Road. All units must be affordable to households earning no more than 80% of area...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Q REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Negatively Report Back (Updated 8/3/26): Council voted 4–2 to approve rezoning approximately 40 acres of the Asheville Mall from Urban Place to Regional Business, with Councilmembers Kim Roney and Sage Turner voted against....
by DavidG | Jul 20, 2026 | Meetings
The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday, July 21, 2026 at 3 pm for a briefing and then at 5 pm for their regular meeting. Both meetings will take place at 200 College Street in downtown Asheville: the briefing will take place in the First Floor Conference...
by DavidG | Jul 20, 2026 | Report Summary
t QUESTIONABLE The County’s property-tax dilemma makes the case for an anti-displacement analysis framework (new) Last week, new state legislation forced Buncombe County Commissioners to choose between reverting to older, less equitable property values to maintain...
