“I also have a hard time to see the point of people complaining about the change that the influx of people bring and call upon their seniority. Who has seniority?”
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Letter: ‘Out-of-towners’ label leads nowhere
“That phrase is blamed for housing, traffic, education, hotels, the homeless, the price of golf and other recreation, and on and on and on.”
Letter: The big picture of being priced out of Asheville
“The ‘housing boom’ that has upended Asheville is the inevitable outcome of the same economic policies that have created historically unprecedented income inequality in this country — specifically the relentless tax cuts granted the rich since 1980.”
Letter: Stand up for biodiversity and Arctic wildlife refuge
“One million species face extinction by 2050, including the red-winged blackbird, which travels through Asheville and the Arctic Refuge.”
Letter: Seeking justice and connection around food
“I started bringing excess API food in to share with my co-workers at Sonic.”
Letter: Youths need education on interacting with police
“Kids need to learn that the police are not their enemy unless they are doing something illegal.”
Letter: Thrilled that Mission Hospital nurses won raises
“I was thrilled to see that nurses at Mission Hospital were finally given a raise and disheartened at the same time to see they had to bargain for ‘guaranteed’ breaks.”
Letter: Tourism dollars should help with infrastructure
“Tourism dollars should be helping with the infrastructure of the city. To continue to put the burden on taxpayers living here is unfair and unsustainable.”
Letter: Spend occupancy taxes on healing tourism’s impacts
“The tourism fund could be used to provide paying jobs for locals to be out in the parks and forests making sure visitors practice “leave no trace”; park only where they are supposed to; do trail work; and prevent mapless tourists from getting lost in the woods.”
Letter: Council should deny rezoning for Charlotte Street development
“City Council, we demand that you comply with the Unified Development Ordinance and deny the Killians’ request for a conditional zoning permit.”
Letter: Business owners, nonprofit leaders support alternatives to policing
“From housing shortages to drug overdoses, Asheville’s crises stem from deep dysfunctions and injustices. For too long, our city has overinvested in punishment and underinvested in equity — reliance on policing is not the solution, it is the problem.”
Letter: Support citizen safety efforts first
“Should not the county/city focus on supporting citizen safety efforts before looking at marketing programs targeted at tourism?”
Letter: Keep noise ordinance as is
“I believe that we should leave it as is — that’s part of the charm of downtown Asheville.”
Letter: Timeout needed on occupancy tax collection
“The state law requiring 75% of the tax to be used for advertising is absurd.”
Letter: Where are environmental groups on Charlotte Street development?
“I call upon locally important environmental groups to take a stand on this issue in this time of emergency climate crisis.”
Letter: Thanks for River Arts District greenway and more
“I am so grateful to all the DOT and city of Asheville employees who worked day after day through a pandemic on this project to beautify our town.”
Letter: Reroute half of occupancy taxes to infrastructure
“I think and truly believe it is a travesty that so much of the funds from the occupancy tax are rerouted to advertising for more tourism!”
Letter: Beasley is a sincere and discerning leader
“She has been a public defender, a District Court judge, the first African American woman to lead the N.C. Supreme Court and the only candidate who has won statewide in North Carolina — twice.”
Letter: Thumbs-up for attention to local issues
“Substantial opinion letters such as those in your June 23 issue are why I’ll turn first to the Xpress in Asheville or Bill Moss’ Lightning in Hendersonville for thoughtful attention to local issues.”
Letter: Are activist welcome wagons the solution?
“What activists need to organize is partisan welcome wagons and moving vans to welcome allies to vote for mayors to fund abortions to reduce school tax and housing demand. …”
Letter: Clamp down on noisy vehicles
“I’d love to see the police stop some of these drivers and issue tickets for violating the noise ordinance.”