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    Tag:  Buncombe County Commissioners

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    Unseat

    Posted on November 22, 2020November 13, 2020 by Molton
    1.3 K views+HumorOpinion

    Letter: Taxpayers’ money should go to help Black and white communitie­s

    Posted on September 29, 2020September 29, 2020 by Letters

    “We need to elect new Council and county commissioners who know how to spend our money in the right places, not to please someone who doesn’t like to look at the Vance.”

    2.1 K views8LettersOpinion

    Fixer-upper

    Posted on August 16, 2020August 14, 2020 by Molton
    1.4 K views1HumorOpinion

    Letter: Wells is hardworkin­g and informed

    Posted on February 7, 2020February 6, 2020 by Letters

    “Having worked with Terri on a variety of projects in our Sandy Mush community, I know that she is hardworking, decisive, informed and reflective.”

    1.4 K views+LettersOpinion

    Letter: The taxpayers got played

    Posted on August 27, 2019August 26, 2019 by Letters

    “The recent scandals about misspent economic development funds show that the game was really to create a pool of funds, which certain officials could dip into to spend tax money for their personal benefit.”

    2.2 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: A poor choice to reduce recycling pickup

    Posted on June 29, 2019June 29, 2019 by Letters

    “Cutting back on this service only encourages people to put more recyclable material into their regular trash.”

    2.4 K views5LettersOpinion

    Letter: Transit can’t wait

    Posted on June 8, 2019June 4, 2019 by Letters

    “Council cannot claim to be transit advocates while leaving evening service behind. We must include all routes to 10 p.m. and Sunday and holiday service to 8 p.m.”

    2.9 K views14LettersOpinion

    A call for equity in clean energy plans

    Posted on April 23, 2019April 23, 2019 by Cathy Holt

    “A major investment in electric public transportation will make a huge difference in equity and in achieving our goal of 100% renewable energy! So I invite all who value both social and environmental justice to insist on funding for great, electrified public transportation.”

    4.0 K views3CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Word choice insults ‘real immigrants’

    Posted on May 22, 2018May 22, 2018 by Letters

    “Reading that illegals have the temerity to insist that county commissioners do something to stop immigration enforcement should enrage anyone who believes in the rule of law.”

    7.8 K views50LettersOpinion

    Letter: Buncombe County residents deserve answers on disastrous jail proposal

    Posted on January 9, 2018January 9, 2018 by Letters

    “Expansion is inherently at odds with a commitment to reframing how we think about and respond to so-called ‘crime,’ which is at the heart of what will make diversion effective in the long run.”

    3.6 K views7LettersOpinion

    Letter: Apartment complex approval highlights need for land-use planning

    Posted on January 3, 2018January 3, 2018 by Letters

    “The ordinances, as they stand today, are written in such a way that any developer can easily take advantage and get approved with guidelines that are shortsighted for today’s standards and sustainability plan.”

    3.5 K views10LettersOpinion

    Letter: Thanks to commission­ers for renewable energy vote

    Posted on December 27, 2017December 27, 2017 by Letters

    “Brownie Newman, Jasmine Beach-Ferrara, Al Whitesides and Ellen Frost voted in favor, and the three Republicans made speeches about how they support the environment before voting no.”

    4.6 K views11LettersOpinion

    Letter: Buncombe County should go for 100 percent renewable energy goal

    Posted on December 4, 2017December 3, 2017 by Letters

    “With the deadlock on climate change and attacks on the environment at both the federal and state level, we have a chance here in Buncombe County to make real progress on climate change by establishing a goal of going to 100 percent renewable energy.”

    3.4 K views19LettersOpinion

    ICYMI: Last week’s best reads from Xpress

    Posted on September 18, 2017September 18, 2017 by Virginia Daffron

    In case you missed them, here are some of Xpress’ most intriguing stories from the week of Sept. 13.

    2.3 K views+Community NewsNews

    Commission­ers OK early Sunday alcohol sales, punt on medical marijuana

    Posted on August 16, 2017August 16, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    Pre-noon alcohol sales in unincorporated parts of Buncombe County gain approval while pro-cannabis advocates urge commissioners to lean on state lawmakers for medicinal marijuana approval.

    16.9 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    Efficiency bulb

    Posted on May 27, 2017May 25, 2017 by Molton

    Asheville, NC

    2.7 K views+BusinessHumorLocal GovernmentOpinionSustainability

    Letter writer: Welcome to another ‘TrAsheville’

    Posted on March 7, 2017March 7, 2017 by Letters

    “Wait till you experience Alexander Road and Bear Creek Road in the forgotten land of Leicester — it’s the “mini-garbage-dump roads” of Buncombe County.”

    2.7 K views4LettersOpinion

    Commission­ers unanimousl­y agree to support prison diversion, community investment programs

    Posted on February 22, 2017February 22, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners gave unanimous approval to a number of projects, including investing in at-risk communities and pool renovations for Warren Wilson College, during its meeting on Tuesday, Feb. 22.

    5.4 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    County, city to hold joint meeting to discuss partnershi­ps, goals

    Posted on February 3, 2017February 3, 2017 by Dan Hesse

    County commissioners and City Council members will meet up to discuss their common goals and projects. The gathering is the first of its kind in more than a year. Intended to showcase synergies between the two governmental entities, the meeting agenda doesn’t include any official action items.

    4.4 K views2Community NewsLocal GovernmentNewsPolitics & Elections

    Energy drink Belch-er

    Posted on January 30, 2017October 10, 2017 by Molton

    Asheville

    3.6 K views+HumorLocal GovernmentOpinion

    Old man yells at cloud

    Posted on October 21, 2016January 4, 2017 by Molton

    

    1 like6.5 K views+HumorLocal GovernmentOpinion
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