by DavidG | Sep 2, 2024 | Issue, Resolved
POSITIVE Summary: The Asheville City Council approved the extension request from the Community Reparations Commission (CRC) at their meeting on August 27th. The Facts (originally posted 7/29/24): The Community Reparations Commission (CRC) has asked for an extension...
by DavidG | Aug 5, 2024 | Special Report
Go Back to the GAP Report on the Extension Government Accountability Project (GAP) analysis and summary of the Extension Request document prepared by the Community Reparations Commission (CRC) approved 7/15/24. The CRC is asking for a six-month extension of their...
by DavidG | Jul 29, 2024 | Issue, Resolved
t QUESTIONABLE Summary: We asked the City Council to include the African American Heritage Commission in next steps, in order to ensure that the civil rights history was honored. Council Member Mosley asked staff to pursue that. The Facts: (Originally posted 7/22/24)...
by DavidG | Jul 29, 2024 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary: We asked the Asheville City Council to push for an impactful number of affordable housing units before approving this rezoning request. Two (out of 84 total) were set aside to be affordable. They voted 5-1 (Roney opposed) to approve the request....
by DavidG | Jul 22, 2024 | Uncategorized, Weekly Update
The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, July 23rd at 5 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. You can attend this meeting in person or watch it online at this link. The full agenda for the meeting is...