About 25 local faith leaders and several Asheville City Council members gathered today, Jan. 25, at the First Congregational United Church of Christ to advocate for “full equality for all Asheville citizens.” The resolution pushed by the faith leaders — representing a variety of traditions — calls for City Council to take four specific actions, including “extending the city’s employment non-discrimination clause to include sexual orientation, gender, and gender identity or expression.”
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LIVE coverage of Jan. 25 Asheville City Council meeting
Asheville City Council’s Jan. 25 meeting — beginning at 5 p.m. this afternoon — includes the controversial 51 Biltmore project. Follow live Twitter coverage of the meeting from Xpress Senior News Reporter David Forbes.
Asheville City Council preview: Biltmore brawl
With Asheville City Council’s last meeting cancelled due to snow, its Jan. 25 session promises to be a marathon night. Front and center is the 51 Biltmore project, a proposed parking deck/hotel/retail development that’s become an extremely contentious issue.
All Jan. 11 Asheville City Council hearings postponed
Due to a “legal advertising error,” the city of Asheville has postponed all five public hearings scheduled for the Jan. 11 City Council meeting, including a vote on the controversial 51 Biltmore project. Four of the hearings are rescheduled for the Jan. 25 meeting, and one for the Feb. 8 meeting.
51 Biltmore Avenue project moves one step forward
On Tuesday, Dec. 14, Asheville City Council members held a short work session as well as a regular meeting (see below for a compilation of live dispatches from Xpress Senior News Reporter David Forbes). In one of several actions, Council moved one step closer to approving the hotel-and-parking-deck project proposed for 51 Biltmore Ave.
LIVE: Asheville City Council work session, regular meeting
Hours before its last regular meeting of the year, Asheville City Council members warmed up for a work session on Tuesday, Dec. 14. The main topic — annexation. See below for live Twitter coverage from Senior News Reporter David Forbes.
Asheville City Council preview: 51 Biltmore time
In its final meeting of the year tomorrow, Dec. 14, Asheville City Council will consider the 51 Biltmore project, including a hotel and parking deck. In addition to an update, Council will vote on leasing property for parking during the project’s construction and setting a public hearing on financing for early next year.
Size matters
Asheville City Council Nov. 23 meeting City sales-tax revenues higher than expected Council endorses ethics code After two years of discussion, debate, committees and consultants, the first major changes proposed by the Downtown Master Plan came before the Asheville City Council Nov. 23 and were approved with only one dissenting vote. But not without controversy. […]
LIVE coverage of City Council community meeting
Asheville City Council is meeting at the W.C. Reid Center tonight to get input from residents of the central and southside areas parts of the city. The agenda includes reports on riverfront development, greenways and street improvements, as well as a Q&A facilitated by Mayor Terry Bellamy. Follow live Twitter coverage here.
Asheville City Council meeting roundup: New design standards and more
At tonight’s Nov. 23 meeting, Asheville City Council voted to pass the first major changes to come out of the Downtown Master Plan — new design standards that will result in less projects going directly before Council. Here’s a round up of Twitter updates from Xpress Senior Reporter David Forbes.
Asheville City Council preview: All in the plan ***UPDATED: Live Twitter-based coverage***
At the Nov. 23 Asheville City Council meeting, the first major changes to come out of the Downtown Master Plan — new design standards that will result in less projects going directly before Council — come up for a vote.
Higher calling
Asheville City Council Nov. 9 meeting “Transformational development” incentives narrowly approved Enka Center rezoning OK’d For a proposal to allow cell-phone towers in residential areas under certain conditions, the third time was not the charm. An amendment to the city’s cell-tower ordinance, coming before the Asheville City Council for the third time Nov. 9, once […]
A sidewalk tale: Volunteers set clean-up efforts
Back in October, Asheville City Council members voted to toughen ordinances that require property owners to keep sidewalks clean. Here’s a video — shared with city Council at the Nov. 9 meeting — of volunteer clean-up efforts, led by Z-Link and such government officials as Council member Cecil Bothwell, who narrates. (an Asheville PARC & Z-Links Presentation). Z-Links is planning a Nov. 20, city-wide clean-up.
The Sidewalk Cleanup Story from Bruce Kennedy on Vimeo.
Council continues ban on cell towers in neighborhoods
Asheville City Council members voted unanimously to continue a ban on cell-phone towers in residential areas, although cell-phone companies may consider legal action. Publicly owned properties are an exception to the ban. For a summary of other actions and a round-up of Twitter dispatches from Reporter David Forbes, read on.
LIVE: Asheville City Council preview: Zoning and updates
Asheville City Council has a busy agenda for its Nov. 9 meeting, including a bevy of zoning decisions, updates on everything from the city’s carbon to economic stimulus spending, development policies, and considering (for the third time) new rules on cellphone towers. For live updates, follow Senior News Reporter David Forbes (@DavidForbes) via Twitter (#avlgov).
Clear the sidewalks, and get sustainable: Asheville City Council’s Oct. 26 meeting
From sidewalk clearing to sustainability incentives, Asheville City Council tackled a variety of issues — including continued discussion of how to handle handicapped parking issues downtown.
Asheville City Council Meeting: Live Twitter Coverage
Asheville City Council meets tonight at 5 p.m. on the second floor of City Hall — and our senior reporter, David Forbes, will be there in the front row bringing it to you live as it happens on the Twitter. Get all the latest goings-on by following @DavidForbes, by using the hashtag #avlgov, or by clicking through to the next page where you’ll see a live Twitter feed.
Bothwell will change vote, support sustainability bonuses
In a statement released this afternoon, Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell, who opposed a contentious sustainability bonus ordinance on Oct. 12, announced that he has changed his mind and will support a second reading of the ordinance at tonight’s meeting.
Asheville City Council preview: Deja vu edition
One might be forgiven for feeling like they’ve been here before when looking at the agenda for Asheville City Council’s Oct. 26 meeting. The major items — new rules for cellphone towers, an annexation, incentives for Montford Commons and incentives for sustainable and affordable housing — have all been before Council during the last few months.
Royal Pines gets reprieve
Asheville City Council Oct. 12 meeting Development-review changes on hold Sustainability incentives narrowly approved Handicapped-parking exemption ends By the time Asheville City Council members reached the final item on their Oct. 12 agenda — appointments to assorted local boards — they were visibly drained. No trace remained of the engaged, highly attentive and seemingly enthusiastic […]
Asheville City Council tables annexation policy
In a marathon meeting that started with a 3 p.m. work session and wound through several public hearings that didn’t wrap up till about 11:30 p.m., Asheville City Council members voted 5-2 to table annexation decisions for the next 12 months. That puts the Royal Pines annexation on hold. For more meeting highlights, read on…
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