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Letter: We must stand together to repair historical wrongs
“To prevent our community from continuing to fail our Black youths, white parents should demand that barriers to opportunities for Black youths are removed, and policies are implemented with an intentional focus on racial equity.”
Letter: Rules should not restrict light use
“I think most of us are adult enough to make our own decisions on how much light we require on our property, without being told how much light we can use on our own property.”
Letter: Update needed for city’s outdoor lighting ordinance
“We need to revisit 2012 rules and update please!”
Letter: Let’s make the new year a new beginning
“Let’s give peace a chance and place it in the school curriculum.”
Letter: About those big, ‘remote’ outdoor weddings
“The best solution? Get the county to add a permitting aspect to the OU zoning structure, something that requires event-venue managers to request (and pay for) a permit for any commercial gathering of more than 20 people.”
Letter: Women need to be included in entrepreneurial ecosystem
“Women need to be mainstreamed into the high-growth, scalable, fundable entrepreneurial ecosystem.”
Letter: What about Sugar Britches?
“Sugar Britches features a range of found, handmade and upcycled clothing and accessories, provided by at least 15 of Asheville’s most talented designers.”
Letter: Noticing the effects of light pollution
“We agree that light pollution is a problem in the western Asheville (Candler) area.”
Letter: Say ‘no’ to city’s plan to gut open space requirements
“Many activists, citizens, eco-groups, the Urban Forestry Commission and the Neighborhood Advisory Committee are justly appalled by and formally opposed to PUDD’s machination.”
Letter: A vote for Buncombe’s branch libraries
“Please keep the small branch libraries open!”
Letter: Animal rescue groups have big impact on WNC
“Our community is fortunate to have so many impactful groups working on behalf of animals, as the need for help is large in Western North Carolina.”
Letter: The rest of the Pratt & Whitney story
“While the information and footage of the plant were welcome, what was missing made the segment little more than a puff piece of promotion for the company.”
Letter: Why should city residents pay extra taxes?
“Paying taxes to the county for services which it does not provide city residents and paying twice for some of them is outrageous.”
Letter: Thumbs-ups for AVL Shares Space program
“If we want our favorite restaurants to be there for us, we need to be accommodating of them during these complicated times.”
Letter: Where’s the ‘charity’ in Afghans’ resettlement?
“What I take issue with is the fact that it is made to sound like the Catholic Diocese is providing this as a charitable activity.”
Letter: Live events must be done safely
“If an event cannot be held in a safe manner, it should not be held. Pretty simple, right?”
Letter: Poorly managed growth costs us
“The primary purpose of zoning laws should be to mitigate these externalized costs, to prevent development from being a burden on the community.”
Letter: We need fair voting maps here and everywhere
“The Freedom to Vote Act and John R. Lewis Voting Rights Advancement Act will end partisan gerrymandering and ensure more fair, transparent and nonpartisan maps.”
Letter: On local government corruption
“When you have one party controlling Asheville/Buncombe government, either Republican or Democrat, the fox is guarding the henhouse.”
Letter: Film and video scene thrives beyond Asheville Film Festival
“Do we need an actual Asheville Film Festival? It’s a great invitation to explore, and it clearly just needs a commitment to leadership and a budget.”