by DavidG | Oct 19, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
POSITIVE Summary: Buncombe County Commissioners will receive a briefing Tuesday on the proposed Swannanoa Small Area and Resilience Plan, which will guide growth, recovery and investment in the community for the next 20 years. We support the plan and the extensive...
by DavidG | Oct 12, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
POSITIVE P REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back Updated 10/19/26: City Council unanimously approved the $6 million Right at Home homelessness-prevention initiative. The discussion also addressed much of what we hoped to learn. Staff explained that the...
by DavidG | Oct 12, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
POSITIVE P REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back Updated 10/21/26: Cassidy Moore from Habitat for Humanity answered our outstanding questions: Regarding the incomes to be served — Habitat’s homeownership program serves folks earning 40-80% AMI,...
by DavidG | Oct 12, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
POSITIVE P REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back Updated 10/19/26: City Council unanimously approved the rezoning for the proposed Costco at Enka Commerce Park. The discussion provided some useful new information but left several of our questions...
by DavidG | Oct 12, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
POSITIVE P REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back Updated 10/19/26: City Council unanimously approved the HOME-ARP amendment — and added an important transparency requirement before doing so. Councilmember Bo Hess proposed requiring stronger public...
by DavidG | Oct 5, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC P REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively (for now) Report Back Buncombe County Commissioners withdrew the proposed $290,000 surveillance funding increase from their October 6 agenda. We welcome this decision, which came after GAPavl and others raised...
