by DavidG | May 25, 2026 | Report Summary
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...
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 | Report Summary
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...
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...
