Housing is the main agenda item at the April 28 Asheville City Council meeting.
Council members will hear and vote on approval of the 2015-2019 consolidated action plan for Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME Investment Partnership Act funds. The action plan lays out proposed usage of the funds for the next fiscal year, and seeks to authorize a submission to the U. S. Dept. of Housing and Urban Development.
A proposed apartment complex on 128 Florence Street will also be the subject of a hearing regarding a site review and conditional use permit allowing a 97-unit building on the currently vacant site.
Under the consent agenda, there is a resolution to rescind the elimination of the Downtown Fare Free Zone and refer the action to the Multimodal Transportation Commission for further discussion.
so, i spoke to many bus riders today who have NO IDEA this meeting is happening. any chance of getting this meeting publicized at the ART station? and, OH!, perhaps every meeting relating to ART and its dubious decisions behind closed doors. ??
Annie-
This item falls under the consent agenda, which is generally approved without too much discussion at City Council meetings. It looks like after that, it will be in the hands of the Multimodal Transportation Commission, and more information about that commission (when they meet, how to contact them) can be found here: http://www.ashevillenc.gov/Departments/CityClerk/BoardsCommissions/MultimodalTransportationCommission.aspx
it still doesn’t explain why it’s so damn secretive!
The meetings are all public and the minutes are posted online.
It’s not so much secrecy as once voters pick the mayor, city council, and other elected officials a certain style of government follows.
Ding ding. And all easily hidden within all the damn commissions.
Maybe they should try a roving Task Force on Regulatory Reform like the one the state legislature is proposing.
http://ncleg.net/gascripts/BillLookUp/BillLookUp.pl?Session=2015&BillID=H763
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