Press release from Buncombe County:
Early voting in Buncombe County has ended in record turnout with just over 116,000 voters casting their ballot, surpassing 2020 early voting numbers by 10,000 voters.
Tuesday is Election Day for the 2024 Presidential Election. Polls are open 6:30 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and anyone in line by 7:30 p.m. will be able to vote.What to bring: Registered voters must bring their photo ID and go to their assigned voting location. If residents don’t have a photo ID, they can vote provisionally.Where: Due to storm damage or use for emergency operations, 17 of 80 Election Day voting locations have temporarily changed. They are either combined with a nearby location or at a new location. Last Monday, Election Services sent cards with those changes. They are also at the Buncombe County elections website. Please note: for all voters with location changes, if they show up at their old precinct, there will be a sign telling them where the new location is.Absentee by mail voters will need to return their ballot by Tuesday, Nov. 5 by 7:30 p.m. Unless it is overnighted, it’s too late to put the ballot in the mail so bring it to the office at 59 Woodfin Place, Asheville, not to a polling location. On election night, preliminary results will be released on the Buncombe County website beginning at 7:30 p.m.Water Restoration Updates
The second round of in-reservoir treatment at the North Fork Reservoir to reduce turbidity levels made progress over the weekend with the turbidity level below 19 as of this morning.As a back-up option, the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers has begun an alternative project to treat the water at the North Fork Reservoir. The project includes mobile treatment units and has a slated completion date of early December. This project will be occurring concurrently with the current in-reservoir treatment as a second, backup option.Solid Waste Updates
Waste Pro will operate normal routes for household trash and recycling this week.Residents should use the transfer station at 190 Hominy Creek Road in Asheville or the landfill at 85 Panther Branch Road in Alexander for additional household bagged trash.On Wednesday, WastePro will operate normal routes for household trash and recycling in accessible locations in Swannanoa and will have a truck at Hearts with Hands, 850 Warren Wilson Road, Asheville, from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. for household bagged trash drop-off only.Storm Debris Collection
The lengthy debris collection continues with more than 50,000 cubic yards collected already in Buncombe County. The landfill has seen a 300% increase in use, so residents are urged place debris at the right of way for the contractors to collect and process at appropriate locations that divert debris from the landfill, which has limited capacity.In Asheville, 19 debris trucks are running, and in the County, 34 grapple trucks are running prioritizing Swannanoa, Julian Shoals and Lower Brush Creek in the southern part of the county, Black Mountain, and Barnardsville.Community Care Stations
Community Care Stations are open daily from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. with showers, laundry, and more. All Community Care Stations now have ADA accessible showers and bathrooms, and laundry drop off and pickup is available at the Swannanoa Ingles. The A.C. Reynolds High School Care Station will close at 7 p.m. tomorrow and move to the Fairview Ingles at 225 Charlotte Highway with no interruption in service. The other locations are:
Water and meals ready to eat are available at distribution sites daily at:
Bent Creek River Park will reopen today at 1 p.m. While the park will be accessible, please avoid using the river. Other County parks currently open include:
FEMA Disaster Recovery Center (DRCs) are open daily at Cane Creek Pool at 590 Lower Brush Creek Rd., Fairview from 8 a.m.-7 p.m.In addition to fixed DRCs, mobile DRCs will continue to operate at:
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