GAP Report for 5/9/22
by Kristen Molina-Nauert | May 9, 2022 | Weekly Update
q URGENT 0 items q PROBLEMATIC 1 item s CONCERNS 0 items POSITIVE 1 item The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday 5/10/22 at 5 pm. You can attend the meeting in person at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, NC in downtown Asheville. The full...Meetings this Week
- Week of 6/1/26
The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday, June 2nd, 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.
The Asheville Housing Recovery Board meets this Wednesday, June 3, 2026 at 12 pm for their bi-monthly meeting. The meeting will take place at 70 Court Plaza in the First Floor Conference Room. You can attend the meeting in person or watch it online at the City’s YouTube page. The agenda and support materials for the meeting can be found here.
Active Issues
- Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy
- Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair
- Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of expanding expensive reactive policing systems
- Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack meaningful anti-displacement safeguards
Recently Resolved Issues
- 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
- Buncombe County is advancing budget, land use, and investment decisions without any anti-displacement analysis
- The 50 Coxe Avenue affordable housing development should do more to prevent displacement
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