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    Tag:  City of Asheville Sanitation Division

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    What happens when Asheville clears a homeless camp

    Posted on July 27, 2022July 27, 2022 by Jessica Wakeman

    The city of Asheville has contracted a company specializing in crime scene, hoarding and suicide cleanup to clear former homeless encampments.

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    Pilot program brings bear-resistant garbage cans to Asheville

    Posted on December 5, 2020November 30, 2020 by Molly Horak

    On Nov. 10, Asheville City Council authorized the city’s sanitation division to purchase 340 bear-resistant trash carts for customers to rent on a first-come, first-served basis.

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    Fletcher Tove at Buncombe County press conference on April 20, 2020

    Buncombe officials respond to #ReopenNC

    Posted on April 20, 2020April 20, 2020 by Daniel Walton

    “Consider the consequences if we move to open things up too early or too fast: We risk losing all the gains and advantages our proactive and aggressive measures have afforded us,” said Fletcher Tove, the county’s emergency preparedness coordinator. “If we get rid of our parachute too early, we’ll go into another free fall.”

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    News in brief: Tips for living alongside bears, Blue Ridge Honor Flight celebrates veterans

    Posted on May 4, 2019April 19, 2019 by Xpress Staff

    Opportunities to celebrate local Special Olympians and veterans of past wars are coming up this spring. And with the arrival of warmer weather, the city of Asheville provides tips on securing garbage to promote peaceful coexistence with Western North Carolina’s burgeoning bear population.

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