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    Tag:  Affordable housing

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    Letter: Ullman can help make Asheville truly livable

    Posted on May 8, 2022May 6, 2022 by Letters

    “I believe Maggie will listen to and elevate the voices within our community and create an inclusive, collaborative environment so we together can tackle our community’s critical challenges, which span housing to city services to climate change impact. “

    2.6 K views+LettersOpinion
    Reimagining Deaverview project concept rendering

    Commission­ers approve $4.9M for pre-K expansion, affordable housing

    Posted on May 5, 2022May 11, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    The three applications were the first to be funded out of 105 projects that had been submitted in response to Buncombe County’s latest request for proposals for American Rescue Plan Act support, which closed April 12.

    2.0 K views1Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews
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    Commission­ers to consider $70M in bond referendum­s on November ballot

    Posted on April 30, 2022May 2, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    One referendum would authorize ​​$30 million in borrowing for conservation projects while a second referendum would authorize $40 million in bonds for affordable housing efforts.

    3.3 K views+Community NewsEnvironmentLocal GovernmentNewsSustainability
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    Deaverview Apartments seeks zoning change for expansion

    Posted on April 25, 2022April 24, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    New construction at Deaverview Apartments, Asheville’s second-oldest public housing community, will consist of two three-story buildings and one four-story building containing 82 total mixed income units.

    2.2 K views1Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Taking a spin

    Posted on April 24, 2022April 22, 2022 by Molton
    1.1 K views1HumorOpinion
    Rankin farm

    Voters may decide on $70M in Buncombe borrowing this year

    Posted on April 21, 2022April 25, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    During an April 19 briefing, the county Board of Commissioners heard a presentation by the nonprofit Trust for Public Land about the feasibility of issuing $70 million in bonds for housing and land conservation, which in this case would require approval through referendums of Buncombe voters.

    2.9 K views+EnvironmentLocal GovernmentNews

    Kilgore was here

    Posted on April 17, 2022April 15, 2022 by Molton
    2.2 K views1News

    Want affordable housing? Get real

    Posted on April 17, 2022April 10, 2022 by Jerry Sternberg

    “Until the professed advocates of affordable housing and assistance for the homeless get off their BUTS and honestly attack these issues, nothing significant will happen.”

    5.4 K views19CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: No more hotels!

    Posted on April 11, 2022April 8, 2022 by Letters

    “Back in 2001, downtown was not cluttered with tall commercial buildings such as hotels catering to tourists.”

    2.7 K views3LettersOpinion
    Equinox analysis of Ferry Road property

    Buncombe considers affordable housing partnershi­p with UNC

    Posted on April 7, 2022April 7, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    As outlined in an April 5 presentation to the Board of Commissioners by Tim Love, Buncombe’s director of economic development and governmental relations, the county is exploring a nearly $221,000 contract with the school’s Development Finance Initiative.

    2.3 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNews

    Kids’ Local Puzzle Page 2022

    Posted on March 18, 2022March 17, 2022 by Brent Brown
    1.4 K views+HumorOpinion
    Jasper Apartments in Swannanoa

    County sets affordable housing targets for 2030

    Posted on March 18, 2022April 8, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    Buncombe will commit to creating or preserving between 2,800-3,150 affordable housing units by 2030, requiring new county investments of an estimated $54 million. Up to 1,850 of those units would be rental properties affordable to residents making 80% or less of the area median income.

    2.6 K views2Local GovernmentNews

    Letter: Why do we need to reduce open space in Asheville?

    Posted on March 12, 2022March 11, 2022 by Letters

    “Do we really believe that reducing open space in order to build more units per development will actually produce more affordable housing?”

    5.2 K views10LettersOpinion
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    Buncombe to weigh affordable housing goals March 15

    Posted on March 10, 2022March 10, 2022 by Daniel Walton

    According to a presentation available before the meeting of Tuesday, March 15, the county hopes to “impact 2,800-3,150 affordable housing units by 2030,” including 1,500-1,850 new rental units affordable for households making 80% or less of the area median income ($42,100 for an individual or $60,100 for a family of four).

    2.5 K views2EnvironmentLocal GovernmentNews

    125 Afghan evacuees resettled in Buncombe County

    Posted on March 9, 2022March 7, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    Over 125 Afghans who were evacuated by the United States amid the Taliban’s takeover of Afghanistan this summer now call Buncombe County home. It’s been a long journey. On Aug. 29, President Joe Biden directed the Department of Homeland Security to coordinate the resettlement as part of Operation Allies Welcome. While housed at military bases […]

    4.1 K views1Community NewsNews

    Haywood Street affordable housing to receive $2.2M in city support

    Posted on February 24, 2022March 9, 2022 by Brooke Randle

    The project, located at 343 and 357 West Haywood St., will consist of affordable one-, two- and three-bedroom units available for residents of mixed income levels.

    2.6 K views+News

    A Devil’s Dictionary of Developmen­t

    Posted on February 13, 2022February 12, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    “When The Market is ‘up,’ sacrifices of mature trees, wild animals and poor people must be offered in order to win Its favor.”

    4.1 K views5CommentaryOpinion

    What happened to my Plan A to buy a house in Asheville

    Posted on January 24, 2022January 21, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    “So, looking for a home? Consider building your own — it’s good development that helps you and increases the city’s housing supply, a key element for improving housing affordability.”

    3.9 K views+CommentaryOpinion

    The future of Coolville

    Posted on January 16, 2022January 15, 2022 by Xpress Contributor

    “By the end of the decade, I predict that … Newbies who, in 2022, called out longtime residents as NIMBYs for opposing unbridled development will, by 2029, be NIMBYs themselves.”

    4.5 K views9CommentaryHumorOpinion

    Impaired vision

    Posted on January 9, 2022January 7, 2022 by Molton
    2.1 K views+HumorOpinion
    Buncombe County property on Coxe Avenue

    Commission­ers set budget priorities for fiscal 2022-23

    Posted on December 10, 2021December 13, 2021 by Daniel Walton

    Affordable housing, climate change, environmental protection and workforce apprenticeship programs were among the top focus areas identified by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners during a Dec. 9 budget retreat at A-B Tech.

    3.3 K views+Local GovernmentNews
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