“Unless the City of Asheville doesn’t care about its indigenous residents, who have lived here many years, parking requirements must be a part of any rental property’s zoning laws.”
All aglow
Letter: We deserve a better I-26 Connector
“This will have tremendous negative impacts on our community for the next century and will significantly affect our ability to navigate in our own city.”
Letter: Don’t miss I-26 Connector session
“This project, while intended to improve regional connectivity, will undoubtedly have a significant and lasting impact on the character and landscape of West Asheville.”
Letter: County must return funding to local schools
“How can taking away critical funding from our schools be the solution?”
Letter: Spring is time for tick prevention
“Spray your shoes with permethrin, see The Quiet Epidemic streaming free and check for ticks.”
Letter: Promote native plants, not bamboo
“We have lots of native shrubs, such as American holly, mountain laurel or viburnum, that would make a more biodiverse privacy screen.”
Work zone
Letter: Concerned for animals at WNC Nature Center
“How people take their children there for entertainment is indicative of how tragically separated most people are from natural animal behavior.”
Letter: Social district should encompass all of downtown
“Limiting a social district to only the South Slope area would have little to no impact on the greater downtown business district.”
Function junction
Letter: Speak up for urban forest and how Asheville grows
“If we don’t speak up about how we want to see Asheville grow, then others will make the decisions for us.”
Letter: UNCA can help Asheville’s housing crisis and save the woods
“If the 19 acres more appropriate for housing development aren’t enough, then let’s have a solution-oriented discussion about what to do next. But don’t lead with bulldozing the woods.”
Letter: Be prepared for hazards of planting bamboo
“Don’t do it unless you have the time and the energy or are feeding pandas.”
Letter: Bamboo is not a good idea for WNC
“She sings its praises. It does not belong in Western North Carolina, and it will outcompete native plants.”
Paving over problems
Letter: UNCA should pivot on urban forest
“When you see firsthand the endless, gut-wrenching sights of downed trees at every bend in the road, you, too, will understand what is at stake by ignoring a community that cares about the elimination of additional trees.”
Letter: Trust UNCA to make good use of urban forest
“The intentions of the UNCA administration to utilize the resources of the urban forest to strengthen the university are based on both necessity and good intentions.”
Boots on the ground
Letter: Recent zoning changes are a double-edged sword
“I implore the City of Asheville to take a thoughtful look at what unintended consequences might occur if we only approach our housing problems with an ‘easier and faster’ mindset and perhaps even strengthen building codes and regulations regarding stormwater.”
Letter: Thumbs-up for social district
“I think that a social district on the South Slope sounds like an excellent idea!”
