“Creating bike lanes would bring more people downtown. It’s not like traffic would be slowed any further.”
Author: Letters
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Letter: Join the effort to build new park
“Come join us and be a part of Asheville history as we honor and remember Candace by building a park that generations of kids will play in and remember.”
Letter: Add a lighted Ferris wheel to downtown Asheville
“I believe the same effect could be done in Asheville, and fees to ride the wheel would provide new jobs and funds for other civic improvements.”
Letter: Bike riders should stay in their lanes
“They need to use lanes that were installed for them in town and be more graceful/courteous on the rural roads.”
Letter: Asheville needs new music hall for symphony and more
“The TWA wasn’t, isn’t and will never be a first-class and deserving facility for ASO performances, no matter the extent of dollars and renovation.”
Letter: A simple solution for new hotels
“Change the laws/zoning/codes so that new hotels cannot have bars or restaurants.”
Letter: City must hire an internal auditor
“The city must fill this position promptly for transparency and financial stewardship.”
Letter: Let’s not sleep on Merrimon Avenue issue
“The result has been beleaguered customers and woeful year-to-year store sales numbers now that motorists avoid the area if at all possible.”
Letter: Close the homeless floodgates
“The thought of being identified will send most of the homeless packing.”
Letter: Tourism revenue could support housing for officers
“If the Tourism Development Authority feels strongly enough about taking steps to reduce common street crime and other headline-grabbing crimes, perhaps using a portion of tourism revenue to subsidize the cost of local housing for officers would help.”
Letter: Community deserves a new performing arts center
“Asheville/Buncombe County deserves and needs a ‘field of dreams’ performing arts center that combines the best engineering, technology and architecture that is available.”
Letter: You can be a voice for a child in need
“Currently, there are hundreds of neglected and abused children in Buncombe County. Each of them needs an advocate to support their best interest.”
Letter: The ups and downs of tourism
“The drop in tourism should not alarm anyone.”
Letter: Asheville doesn’t understand tourism’s value
“Many local Ashevilleans complain about tourists because they don’t understand that the revenue they bring affects their daily lives in a positive way.”
Letter: Looking for more peace in the community
“We will honor all local efforts for a more just, peaceful and nonviolent world.”
Letter: Reverse mindset on guns for a safer country
“One of the most avoidable gun violence tragedies is unintentional shootings by young children.”
Letter: Young athletes should get more screening
“I think teenagers both locally and across the country should get a more thorough medical exam from their primary care givers.”
Letter: Join in to rebuild playground and forge unity
“The project motto has become: ‘The community builds a park; the park builds a community.'”
Letter: Time to retire ‘Best Of’ villain category
“There’s no place in your ‘Best Of’ to identify the top three local villains. It serves no purpose and doesn’t serve our community in any way.”
Letter: Your parental rights begin and end with your kids
“If they don’t like particular books, they don’t have to read them or allow their kids to read them. They do not, however, have the right to make those decisions for the rest of us.”
Letter: Spend public money on public schools
“Any public money to any religious school is completely and wholly unconstitutional.”