Moffitt, Gantt spar over district elections


Buncombe County Board Chair David Gantt and Statehouse Rep. Tim Moffitt exchanged sharp words over Moffitt’s recent proposal to expand the Board of Commissioners from five to seven members and mandate district representation in place of the current at-large elections. The two elected officials spoke at this morning’s April 1 meeting of the Council of Independent Business Owners at the Biltmore Square Mall. Photo by Margaret Williams

Pay dismay

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Feb. 15 meeting Three Sheriff’s Office staffers get $12,000 raises Western Highlands Network seeks to expand reach Buncombe leads state in number of adult-care homes After enduring a week of public criticism over their compensation, the Buncombe County commissioners gave themselves a hefty pay cut. On Feb. 15, they unanimously […]

A party house for every neighborho­od!

On Feb. 7, 2011, Buncombe County Planning and Development recommended a change to the county zoning ordinance to permit daily and weekly rental of single-family homes in Buncombe residential zoning districts. This change is strongly supported by real estate agents, property investors and property managers who see short-term rentals as an aid to the sale […]

Commission­ers: tear down that wall!

An 80-foot retaining wall? That should have been the first red flag to the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners back before they gave approval for it [“House and (Affordable) Home,” Jan. 12 Xpress]. Or, if a developer says, "We have to scalp the mountain and move thousands of tons of dirt to build an apartment […]

UPDATE: Buncombe County Commission­ers PASS public vote on AB-Tech tax hike

At this evening’s Jan. 18 meeting, the Buncombe County County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to put a one-quarter-of-1-cent sales-tax increase on the ballot to help fund $129 million in building improvements at Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College. The measure is now set to go up for a public vote on Election Day, Nov. 8.

Not ready for prime time

Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Nov. 16 meeting Conservation easement preserves Upper Broad River farmland County finances sound, auditor reports At their Nov. 16 meeting, the Buncombe County commissioners held off on adopting an incentives policy for developers building work-force housing, saying it needed further tweaking. The policy was written in response to last month’s […]

Buncombe County Commission­ers wrap up short meeting

Buncombe County commissioners wrapped up their Sept. 7 meeting in less than an hour. Among the actions they took and reports they heard was this tidbit: Commuters are the county’s second-largest source of carbon emissions, making up 18 percent of the total. More than 90 percent of county employs drive to work, averaging a roundtrip of almost 28 miles. In other actions and reports…

Shuffle board

• County joins sustainability consortium • FLS Energy, Rosetta’s Kitchen honored • Thompson appointed to Airport Authority board As part of a larger push to shuffle and consolidate county departments, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners agreed to buy a downtown building to house its General Services Department. At their Aug. 17 session, the commissioners […]

Buncombe Commission­ers: The roads less traveled ***UPDATE*­**

At its May 4 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners:

* Welcomed a Sister City delegation from Osogbo, Nigeria.
* Passed a resolution proclaiming May “Older Americans’ Month.”
* Passed a resolution authorizing the N.C. DOT’s secondary roads construction program.
* Approved the purchase of land and a radio tower at 194 Busbee Mountain Road.