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...
by DavidG | May 18, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary (updated 5/25/26): At their meeting on May 19th, members of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners acknowledged ongoing affordability concerns but did not meaningfully consider a broader anti-displacement framework, as we have repeatedly...
by DavidG | May 11, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary (Updated 5/18/26): City Council unanimously voted 7-0 to deny the Caribou Road rezoning proposal after extensive neighborhood opposition and public discussion regarding traffic safety, infrastructure limitations, pedestrian dangers, and...
by DavidG | May 11, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q URGENT Summary (Updated 5/18/26): City Council approved the RTIC/Axon/Fusus proposal 6-1 (Roney opposed), allowing Asheville Police Department plans for a Real-Time Intelligence Center to move forward. Public testimony and Council discussion focused heavily on...
by DavidG | May 11, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
POSITIVE Summary (Updated 5/18/26): City Council partially approved the proposed CDBG-DR affordable housing awards, voting to fund District East Commons and 319-B Biltmore while declining to move forward with Terrace at River Hills after a motion to fund the project...
by DavidG | May 4, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary (Updated 5/11/26): There was little substantive discussion at the May 5th County Commission meeting of displacement risk analysis, neighborhood vulnerability, or mitigation strategies tied to these major development and investment decisions. You...
