Government Accountability Project of Asheville

GAP Report for 6/1/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy (new) s QUESTIONABLE Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (new)  POSITIVE 0 Items  REPORT BACKS Asheville should shift...

GAP Report for 5/25/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of continued expansion of expensive reactive policing systems (new) s QUESTIONABLE 0 Items  POSITIVE 0 Items  REPORT BACKS Buncombe County’s...

GAP Report for 5/18/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack meaningful anti-displacement safeguards (new) s QUESTIONABLE 0 Items  POSITIVE 0 Items  REPORT BACKS Asheville should reject or substantially revise the...

GAP Report for 5/11/26

q URGENT Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community concerns from Shiloh (new) Asheville should reject the proposed RTIC/Axon surveillance expansion until real oversight and accountability...

GAP Report for 5/4/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Buncombe County is advancing budget, land use, and investment decisions without any anti-displacement analysis (new) Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early (resolved) s QUESTIONABLE The 50 Coxe Avenue affordable...

GAP Report for 4/27/26

q URGENT 0 Items q PROBLEMATIC Buncombe County is advancing major decisions that impact displacement without clear analysis or a coordinated policy response (updated) Appeal deadline for property tax reappraisals is too early (updated) s QUESTIONABLE The 50 Coxe...