As tough economic times continue, Buncombe County government has asked all of its departments to plan for possible 5 percent cuts for the next budget year, County Manager Wanda Greene told Xpress today.
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County: At least another week of gas crunch, but don’t panic
Long gas lines and hours of waiting to fill up aren’t over yet. According to a release from Buncombe County this morning, “local distributors report that it will be at least another week before fuel is flowing regularly in our area.” The release also asks citizens to not panic and conserve when possible.
Christy signs off as clerk of court
Buncombe County clerk of superior court Robert H. “Bob” Christy Jr., who for the past 18 years has overseen the administrative end of tremendous growth in the court system, has announced his retirement.
Buncombe County wins again in water-system legal tussle
The city of Asheville lost another round Tuesday in its legal quest to gain control of the city water system’s rates and revenues.
District commissioner elections won’t be on the Buncombe ballot
When election day comes around this November, a referendum to elect Buncombe County Commissioners by district will not be on the ballot. A motion by Chair Nathan Ramsey to put such a measure (and expand the board from five to seven members) failed yesterday evening, when no other commissioner would second it.
Poisoned fruit
Developer Stewart Coleman apparently thinks to use a legal loophole to do an end run around public and City Council opposition to his proposed Parkside condos adjacent to City Hall. Here’s what’s wrong with this picture: Aside from the litany of serious problems with his plans, citizen scrutiny of Parkside this past year has exposed […]
Health Net to forge links, fill in cracks
Buncombe County and Health Partners, an Asheville-based nonprofit, are gearing up to roll out an ambitious online system later this year called Health Net that will help safety-net providers better serve the county’s uninsured, low-income and impoverished residents. Nothing but Net: Health Net Director J. Nelson-Weaver says the system will connect all of the area’s […]
The Biz
Buncombe County and Health Partners, an Asheville-based nonprofit, are gearing up to roll out an ambitious online system later this year called Health Net that will help safety-net providers better serve the county’s uninsured, low-income and impoverished residents. Nothing but Net: Health Net Director J. Nelson-Weaver says the system will connect all of the area’s […]
Read Buncombe’s new workforce-housing policy
On April 15, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners passed a new Workforce Housing Policy that can provide from $2,500 to $5,000 per unit in low- or no-interest loans to developers who build housing for those making 80 to 140 percent of the median income.
Back to the future
As a boy, Don Whitner worked for 50 cents an hour on the farm across the hill. And he used to tell the farmer, Fred Rogers, that someday he was going to own the place himself. It took him a while, but Whitner eventually bought that piece of his past and has since added two […]