Government Accountability Project of Asheville

GAP Report for 8/12/24

0 Items Buncombe County Manager: Is there a plan for consistently collecting racial demographic data? (New) Asheville City Council needs to approve Reparations extension (Active & Unresolved) Will Buncombe County General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Dashboard include...

GAP Report for 8/5/24

0 Items 0 Items Will Buncombe County General Obligation (G.O.) Bond Dashboard include racial demographic data?  (New) Will Buncombe County collect racial demographic data for its Neighborhood Revitalization project? (New) Asheville City Council needs to approve...

GAP Report for 7/29/24

0 Items No affordable housing proposed in Haw Creek housing project (Resolved - Click here to read the report back.) Asheville City Council needs to approve Reparations extension (New - read more here) Ongoing Request of Buncombe County Leaders for Plan for...

GAP Report for 7/22/24

The Asheville City Council meets this Tuesday, July 23rd at 5 pm in the Banquet Hall of the Harrah’s Cherokee Center at 87 Haywood Street in downtown Asheville. You can attend this meeting in person or watch it online at this link. The full agenda for the meeting is...

GAP Report for 7/15/24

The Community Reparations Commission will hold a virtual meeting TONIGHT, Monday, July 15th, from 6 to 8 pm. Meeting materials are available here. This meeting will be recorded and streamed at the City’s YouTube page. The Buncombe County Commission meets this Tuesday,...

GAP Report for 7/8/24

The Community Reparations Commission will meet Monday, July 15th, from 6 to 8 pm, at the Harrah's Cherokee Center Banquet Hall at 87 Haywood Street in Asheville. The public is welcome to attend. Meeting materials will be available here. This meeting will be recorded...

GAP Report for 7/1/24

There are no meetings of either the Asheville City Council or the Buncombe County Commission this week (or next).Things of concern, more information neededBuncombe County still hasn’t shared a plan for tracking racial dataThis issue was raised in our GAP reports on...

GAP Report for 6/17/24

The Community Reparations Commission meets TONIGHT, Monday, June 17th at the Harrah's Cherokee Center Banquet Hall at 87 Haywood Street in Asheville. The public is welcome to attend. Meeting materials are available here. This meeting will also be recorded and streamed...

GAP Report for 6/10/24 (updated)

The Asheville City School Board met Monday, June 10th, at 5 pm at 85 Mountain Street in Asheville. You can watch a recording of the meeting online here. You can see the agenda here. The Community Reparations Commission met Monday, June 10th, from 6:30 to 8 pm. Meeting...