GAP Report for 3/28/22
by DavidG | Mar 28, 2022 | Weekly Update
q URGENT 0 items q PROBLEMATIC 1 item s CONCERNS 1 item POSITIVE 1 item No Asheville City Council or Buncombe County Commission meetings this week. Here are the items that the GAP Strategy Team identified as relevant to racial justice this week. q RED: Things that...Meetings this Week
- Week of 3/2/26
The Buncombe County Commission meets twice this Thursday, March 5th, 2026 (note the unusual day, shifted because of the primary election on Tuesday, March 3rd). They will meet 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 in the Commission Chambers on the Third Floor. You can watch the meetings online via Buncombe County's Facebook page. The full agenda for the briefing can be found here and for the regular meeting here.
Recently Resolved Issues
- Asheville’s rezoning decisions must address displacement
- Buncombe County is growing tourism while working families are still waiting
- Buncombe County funds schools without knowing who is being left behind
- Buncombe County is allowing more density without ensuring affordability
- Asheville needs to prioritize deeply affordable housing with recovery money
Tags
2023 Disparity Study Affordable Housing American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) Anti-displacement Asheville Boards and Commissions Asheville Business Inclusion Office Asheville City Board of Education Asheville City Council Asheville City Manager Asheville City Schools Asheville Community Responder program Asheville Housing and Community Development Committee Asheville Housing Trust Fund Asheville Office of Equity and Inclusion Asheville Planning and Zoning Asheville Police Department Asheville Public Safety Committee Boosting the Block Budget Buncombe County Affordable Housing Services Program Buncombe County Boards and Commissions Buncombe County Budget 2022-2023 Buncombe County Commission Buncombe County Equity Office Buncombe County Health and Human Services Buncombe County Schools Buncombe County Tourism Development Authority Cease the Harm Audit Cease the Harm Immediate Recommendation Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery Community Development Block Grants Community Reparations Commission Deaverview Apartments East End / Valley Street neighborhood Epic Recruiting Head Start Homelessness Housing Authority for the City of Asheville Pack Square Visioning Process Property Tax Inequities Racial Demographic Data rental assistance Reparations Southside Community Farm The Block community