Meetings this Week
- Week of 6/22/26
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, June 23rd at 3 pm for a Policy, Finance and Infrastructure Committee meeting, and then at 5 pm for their regular meeting. You can attend either meeting in person on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza in downtown Asheville. Alternatively, you can access the meetings online (live or recorded) at the City's YouTube Channel. The agenda for the committee meeting is here and the regular meeting is here.
Active Issues
- Public land should create the greatest possible public benefit
- The City’s anti-displacement work is beginning to take shape
- The City is taking time to understand data center impacts before moving forward
- Additional housing on vacant land can be part of the solution
- Buncombe County still won’t answer questions about displacement
Recently Resolved Issues
- Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments
- Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy
- Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of expanding expensive reactive policing systems
- Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack meaningful anti-displacement safeguards
- Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community concerns from Shiloh
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