by DavidG | Aug 3, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
t QUESTIONABLE Summary: Buncombe County Commissioners will consider two public-investment decisions on August 4 that demonstrate the need for anti-displacement analysis: (1) advancing approximately 3.3 miles of greenways and related park improvements in Woodfin, and...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
t QUESTIONABLE R REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back Updated 8/3/26: City Council voted 6–0 to adopt the anti-displacement resolution, with Councilmember Maggie Ullman absent. Before the vote, Council amended the motion to require the City’s forthcoming...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
t QUESTIONABLE R REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved Positively Report Back (Updated 8/3/26): Council voted 6–0 to approve the Home Repair Policy and allocate $3 million from the 2024 Affordable Housing Bond. The program can help an estimated 68–108 lower-income homeowners...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
q PROBLEMATIC O REPORT BACK STATUS Unresolved Report Back Council received the transit redesign presentation but took no vote. Staff presented the proposed network, the overwhelmingly negative survey results, and options for retaining service to destinations that...
by DavidG | Jul 26, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
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 | Active, Issue, New
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....
