Opponents of the state legislature forcing Asheville’s water system into a merger with the Metropolitan Sewerage District are rallying downtown this evening.
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Asheville City Council Dec. 7 retreat cancelled
***UPDATED 2:37 p.m. Dec. 5: the retreat has been cancelled.*** Asheville City Council’s retreat this Friday will focus on relations with state and county legislators.
MSD planning committee endorses compensation for city in proposed water merger
A proposed compensation settlement of $57 million by the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County for the proposed Asheville water system merger was officially endorsed on Friday by the MSD board’s planning committee, and moves to the full board on December 12.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Nov. 27 Asheville City Council meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of the Nov. 27 Asheville City Council meeting
Asheville City Council preview: rising tides
After the Thanksgiving holiday and Black Friday shopping frenzies, the city’s own august governing body is back at it on Nov. 27, as Asheville City Council discusses a possible water-system merger, greenway development, and more.
OPINION: Fighting over Asheville’s nightlife — what’s behind disputes over noise
Asheville City Council’s recent passage of stricter noise rules isn’t the first fight over the city’s growing nightlife, and it won’t be the last.
Council passes stricter noise rules, bonus for city workers
At a relatively short meeting tonight, Asheville City Council signed off on stricter noise rules and a one-time $650 bonus for city employees. Photo by Max Cooper.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Nov. 13 Asheville City Council meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of the Asheville City Council Nov. 13 meeting, including a vote on stricter noise rules, one-time bonuses for city employees, and an update on the possible water system merger.
Asheville City Council preview: the quest for a quiet city
A stricter noise ordinance is before Asheville City Council tonight, along with a one-time bonus for city employees and an update on the proposal to merge the city’s water system with the Metropolitan Sewerage District.
Silence is golden: Asheville City Council considers stricter noise rules
Next Tuesday, Nov. 13, Asheville City Council will vote on making the city’s noise ordinance more restrictive. The new rules add shouting, yelling and parties to the list of activities that can result in a citation.
Impact study of potential water/MSD merger set for release
Release of a draft economic-impact study of the potential merger of the Asheville water system with the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County is expected next week.
Infrastructure, service concerns front and center at Shiloh community meeting
Concerns about infrastructure and receiving a fair share of city services took center stage at tonight’s Asheville City Council community meeting in Shiloh. Photo by Max Cooper.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Oct. 30 Asheville City Council community meeting
Follow live Twitter coverage of tonight’s Asheville City Council community meeting, at the Shiloh Community Center beginning at 6:30 p.m.
Asheville City Council community meeting in Shiloh tonight
Asheville City Council’s community meeting at the Shiloh Community Center is still on for 6:30 p.m. tonight. Council and city staff will review plans for the South Asheville area and take questions from the public.
The ayes have it: Resolutions and requests approved by City Council
Despite two objections from the public on two separate matters, members of Asheville City Council unanimously passed all resolutions and rezoning requests that were on the Oct. 23 meeting agenda. These are the highlights from the meeting.
MSD board discusses potential lease of Asheville watershed property
While there was no formal action taken, the board of the Metropolitan Sewerage District has reviewed what were called “underlying assumptions” used by staff in studying the proposed merger of the Asheville water system with MSD’s operation. The option of leasing the approximately 20,000 acres of protected watershed, leaving ownership in the hands of the city, was one item on that list of eight.
Attention: Asheville City Council
Why is it that when big business asks for something, you're always ready to give it? First, it was 51 Biltmore, then it was [approval for another] McKibbon hotel facing the Basilica of St. Lawrence. Now the businessmen want a new "tax district" so they can have my tax money funneled to them directly. Now, […]
Asheville City Council signs off on downtown BID
After months of debate, on Oct. 9 Asheville City Council passed the controversial plan for a downtown Business Improvement District 5-2. Council changed the proposed makeup of the BID’s governing board, and will set a tax rate and other specifics for the district at a later date.
LIVE: Twitter coverage of the Oct. 9 Asheville City Council meeting
The vote on a Business Improvement District in downtown dominates this evening’s Asheville City Council agenda. Follow live Twitter coverage here.
BID opponents unconvinced by new plan
If the opinions of representatives from two groups of opponents of a Business Improvement District are any indication, the revised proposal revealed by the interim board late last week has failed to win them over. Asheville City Council votes on approval of the BID tonight, Oct. 9.
City within a city: A look at what’s changed (and hasn’t) in the new BID proposal
Asheville City Council will vote on the controversial proposal for a downtown Business Improvement District tomorrow night, Oct. 9. A look at what’s changed — and what hasn’t — in the new proposal, and why the BID’s architects crafted it the way they did.
