GAP Report for 7/13/26
Buncombe County is confronting a decision that offers no painless outcome (new) Buncombe County Commissioners must choose between preserving County services by continuing to use older, less equitable property values and implementing the new appraisals and reducing...
GAP Report for 7/6/26
Community advocacy helped preserve funding for 126 affordable apartments On June 23rd, the Asheville City Council approved an amendment to the housing recovery portion of the Community Development Block Grant Disaster Recovery action plan. They shifted $19.2 million...
GAP Report for 6/29/26
Building on Buncombe County’s Commitment to Preventing Displacement (new) Last week, Buncombe County responded to GAP’s earlier report, explaining that it already has a number of policies and programs intended to reduce displacement. We agree that the County has taken...
GAP Report for 6/22/26
Public land should create the greatest possible public benefit (new) Overall, we view this as a promising proposal and an example of the City using public resources to address the housing crisis. At the same time, important questions remain about whether the project’s...
GAP Report for 6/15/26
0 Items Buncombe County still won’t answer questions about displacement (new) Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (updated with new template) o Items Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments...
GAP Report for 6/8/26
0 Items Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (still time to act) 0 Items Asheville should complete its affordable housing recovery investments (approved!) Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy...
GAP Report for 6/1/26
0 Items Buncombe County’s housing investments need an anti-displacement strategy (new) Asheville should support both affordable housing construction and home repair (new) 0 Items Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability...
GAP Report for 5/25/26
0 Items Asheville should shift public safety funding toward prevention and community stability instead of continued expansion of expensive reactive policing systems (new) 0 Items 0 Items Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack...
GAP Report for 5/18/26
0 Items Buncombe County’s proposed revitalization initiatives and FY2027 budget lack meaningful anti-displacement safeguards (new) 0 Items 0 Items Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community...
GAP Report for 5/11/26
Asheville should reject or substantially revise the Caribou Road and Sweeten Creek developments in response to community concerns from Shiloh (new) Asheville should reject the proposed RTIC/Axon surveillance expansion until real oversight and accountability exist...