by DavidG | Jul 20, 2026 | Report Summary
t QUESTIONABLE The County’s property-tax dilemma makes the case for an anti-displacement analysis framework (new) Last week, new state legislation forced Buncombe County Commissioners to choose between reverting to older, less equitable property values to maintain...
by DavidG | Jul 20, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
t QUESTIONABLE Summary: Last week, new state legislation forced Buncombe County Commissioners to choose between reverting to older, less equitable property values to maintain their adopted budget, and using the updated values and absorbing a $24.8 million revenue...
by DavidG | Jul 13, 2026 | Active, Issue, New
t REPORT BACK STATUS Resolved (Still Questionable) Report Back On July 14, Buncombe County Commissioners unanimously chose to use the 2021 Schedule of Values and set the County property-tax rate at 61.54 cents per $100 of assessed value. This preserved the FY27 budget...
by DavidG | Jul 13, 2026 | Report Summary
t QUESTIONABLE Buncombe County is confronting a decision that offers no painless outcome Buncombe County Commissioners must choose between preserving County services by continuing to use older, less equitable property values and implementing the new appraisals and...
by DavidG | May 4, 2026 | Issue, Resolved
q PROBLEMATIC Summary (Updated 5/11/26): There was little substantive discussion at the May 5th County Commission meeting of displacement risk analysis, neighborhood vulnerability, or mitigation strategies tied to these major development and investment decisions. You...
