Asheville needs anti-displacement guardrails in next year’s budget
t QUESTIONABLE Summary (updated 3/9/26): Asheville staff project that FY27 revenues could fall about $3.4 million below the current year, and are proposing modest increases to several city service fees, including solid waste, stormwater, and water. While the increases...Meetings this Week
- Week of 6/15/26
The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday, June 16th, 2026 at 3 pm for a briefing and then at 5 pm for their regular meeting. Both meetings will take place at 200 College Street in downtown Asheville: the briefing will take place in the First Floor Conference Room, and the regular meeting in the Commission Chambers on the Third Floor. You can attend the meetings in person or watch them online via Buncombe County's Facebook page. The full agenda for the briefing can be found here and for the regular meeting here.
Active Issues
- Buncombe County still won’t answer questions about displacement
- Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair
- Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments
- Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of expanding expensive reactive policing systems
Recently Resolved Issues
- Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy
- 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
- Asheville should reject the proposed RTIC/Axon surveillance expansion until real oversight and accountability exist
- Asheville should move forward with the proposed CDBG-DR affordable housing investments
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