City of Asheville Staff Emails: Occupy Asheville

From: Kelly Whitlock

Subject: Re: Regarding Occupy Asheville

Date: 2011-10-04 18:28:33

To:

Yes we met with their attorney last night...Jennifer foster...and we
went over the ordinances and provided her with copies.

Sent from my iPhone

On Oct 4, 2011, at 5:56 PM, "Wade Wood" wrote:



Didn’t you speak with a representative of this group with CRO
Stepp?



Wade Wood

Interim Chief of Police

Asheville Police Department

(828)259-5901




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From: Gary Jackson
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 5:45 PM
To: Wade Wood
Cc: David Stewart; councilgroup; Phil Kleisler
Subject: RE: Regarding Occupy Asheville



Chief Wood:



Your assistance please in lining up a contact for Mr. Stewart.



Gary




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From: Gordon Smith [mailto:gordonsmith@avlcouncil.com]
Sent: Tuesday, October 04, 2011 4:11 PM
To: Gary Jackson
Cc: David Stewart
Subject: Fwd: Regarding Occupy Asheville

City Manager Jackson,



Please read below an email from one of the people involved in
the Occupy Asheville effort. Could you please consult with APD to answer
Mr. Stewart's questions?



Thank you,



Gordon

---------- Forwarded message ----------
From: David Stewart <
davids@bluehouseworks.com>
Date: Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 3:02 PM
Subject: Re: Regarding Occupy Asheville
To: Gordon Smith <
gordonsmith@avlcouncil.com>


Gordon,

Thank you for your prompt response. The "occupation" has
actually been going on since October 1st, with a camp set up on Wall St
for the 1st 2 days and last night they were forced to move to the patio
of the Mellow Mushroom. It has been difficult to coalesce due to a lack
of a viable central base of operations for fear of legal recourse. We
are determined to stay within the boundaries of the law and I am writing
to you today to ask where we can "occupy" safely and for an undetermined
period of time. Somewhere in Pack Square would be ideal but I am open to
any other suggestions. I believe there are curfew laws currently in
place preventing us from camping there or in Pritchard Park as it
stands.



Best in All,

David Stewart
Senior Account Manager
Blue House Works
828.232.0016 x226
davids@bluehouseworks.com




On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 2:55 PM, Gordon Smith <
gordonsmith@avlcouncil.com> wrote:

David,



Thanks for writing and for your concern. The Occupy event is
still nascent, and I for one am entirely uncertain as to where it will
go from here. I have communicated with a couple of the organizers and
let them know that I will look forward to hearing an agenda emerge. I'm
all ears.



Gordon



On Tue, Oct 4, 2011 at 2:53 PM, David Stewart <
davids@bluehouseworks.com> wrote:

Mr Smith,

I've been following all of this very closely and have noticed a
lot of uncertainty about where this should be taking place. Has anyone
petitioned your office to ask where they should be doing this? I just
know there is a lot of frustration right now and people want to feel
like their voices are being heard. I think there is a lot to lose in
this moment by not facilitating an outlet for this frustration and by
marginalizing these voices. I would be happy to pass on any thoughts or
feelings you have in this matter.

Thank you for your consideration.

Best in All,

David Stewart
Senior Account Manager
Blue House Works
828.232.0016 x226
davids@bluehouseworks.com

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