Buncombe County Board of Commissioners May 3, 2011 meeting Adult-care homes see more mentally ill residents Commissioners contest state-imposed district elections URTV renews financial demands At their May 3 meeting, the Buncombe County commissioners heard a glowing report from Social Services Director Mandy Stone concerning the county’s contract with Western North Carolina Community Health Services […]
Organizers of this year's Strive Not to Drive hope this month’s high gas prices will inspire locals to consider alternatives to getting around alone in their cars. The annual campaign includes more than a week of events designed to boost awareness of transportation issues and get people walking, biking, carpooling and bussing. Here are a […]
The city of Asheville plans to solicit proposals from new companies to manage its transit system. Starting in June, the Asheville Transit System will implement changes designed to improve its routing and on-time performance. The city will also mount a marketing campaign to increase ridership, changing the name of the system from ATS to ART (Asheville Redefines Transit).
The annual Strive Not to Drive campaign is gearing up to raise transit awareness.
State Rep. Tim Moffitt explains legislation he filed May 4 that would transfer control over Asheville’s water system to the Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Here’s a list of some highlights from the May 3 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
Tensions continue to mount between Buncombe County and URTV: The county attorney says all funding due to the nonprofit has been paid, even as the public-access station threatens legal action. And amid murky legal questions concerning both the station’s funding and its operating agreement with the county, its future remains unclear. In an April 1 […]
The state House of Representatives passed Republican Rep. Tim Moffitt‘s bill to expand the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners from five to seven members and mandate district representation in place of the current at-large elections. The bill would institute this change without a local referendum.
At its May 3 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners is set to hear a pair of reports that deal with different aspects of county health care: One on Western North Carolina Community Health Services (WNCCHS) and another on the state of local Adult Care homes.
About 50 people packed two small rooms at UNCA for an April 30 public hearing on redistricting.
Photo by Jonathan Welch
Buncombe County and The WNC Community Media Center, which operates public access television station URTV, continue to wrangle over funding issues. We’ve made several documents that help illustrate the dispute available for download.
(UPDATED MAY 1) This working draft of a letter from the WNC Community Media Center Board of Directors demands that Buncombe County distribute “outstanding fees” to the nonprofit organization so it can continue operating public access station URTV. As of May 1, The WNC Media Center Board was still working on the final text of […]
Download the original Management Agreement between public access television station URTV and Buncombe County below. Whether or not the contract remained valid after Feb. 1, 2010 is in dispute. URTV.Buncombe_.CONTRACT_.pdf
This presentation by the WNC Community Media Center was put together to make its case to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners for more funding. The request by the WNC Community Media Center’s board to present the presentation at the April 19 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners was denied. Click the hyper […]
This legal memo was written by Buncombe County Attorney Michael Frue at the instruction of Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Chair David Gantt. It outlines the county’s legal position as it relates to PEG channel funding and URTV and was released to interested parties on April 25. Click the hyper link below to download the […]
This report on PEG channel funding and local public access station URTV was delivered to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners on April 5 by John Howell of Telecommunications Consulting Associates, who advises the county on media issues. Click the hyper link below to download the report: JohnHowellReportApril5.URTV_.pdf
Amid tight budgets and tough economic times, the Buncombe County Health Department continues to implement major changes.
Buncombe County Board of Commissioners April 19, 2011 meeting URTV threatens legal action Board allocates $1.2 million for conservation easements The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted 3-1 on April 19 to allow asphalt plants in more areas. Previously permitted only in the more rural “open use” districts, they’ll now also be allowed in “employment” […]
Locals take a stand against sexual assault; APD Chief Hogan retires.
Here’s the audio recording of our entire interview with comedian and pundit Bill Maher, who is performing on Friday, April 22, at Thomas Wolfe Auditorium in downtown Asheville. In this webcast, we gauge Maher’s thoughts on city Council member Cecil Bothwell’s atheism, Rep. Heath Shuler and many other subjects that didn’t make it in to print.
The Western North Carolina Media Center, which operates public access television station URTV, circulated the following press release at the April 19 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
