At tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting, two major issues will get aired publicly: an update on changes to the Asheville Police Department evidence room and a hearing on the budget for the next fiscal year. Some police officers and firefighters have announced their intent to show up and demand a higher raise than the one percent in the proposed budget.
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Asheville rolls out first steps in transit overhaul
New routes, more efficient buses, and road improvements were highlighted today as the city of Asheville marked the official beginning of its transit overhaul, coinciding with the beginning of Strive Not to Drive Week.
Missing evidence, concealed report
The Asheville Police Department will hire a new evidence-room manager, but an audit of absent items remains under wraps despite a mounting media push for disclosure.
A bigger budget: County may dip into reserves, but no tax hike likely
A complete report from the May 15 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners.
What’s in, what’s out: A look at Asheville’s new budget
The city of Asheville’s proposed budget for the upcoming year has money for holiday bus service, studying an overhaul of the city’s zoning, and a raise for city staff. But some other priorities didn’t make the cut. With a public hearing on the budget coming up next Tuesday, May 22, a look at what is (and isn’t) in this year’s budget.
Buncombe district races move new faces toward fall election
Voters and candidates explored uncharted territory in the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners May 8 primary, as a change to district elections that was mandated last year by the N.C. General Assembly went into effect. Under the new system, the county was divided into three commissioner districts; the top two vote-getters from each party on […]
A week later, effect of Amendment One still unclear
A week after the passage of Amendment One, declaring “that marriage between one man and one woman is the only domestic legal union that shall be valid or recognized” in North Carolina, its impacts on everything from domestic partner benefits to protections for unmarried couples remain unclear, with both local and state legal experts scrambling to make sense of the new rule.
Buncombe commissioners preview: Balancing the budget
The roughly $337 million Buncombe County budget proposal for the fiscal year that begins July 1 avoids any property-tax increases, relying instead on $8.3 in reserve funds and an improving economy.
Not just for cyclists anymore: Strive Not to Drive goes multimodal
Amid changes to Asheville’s transit system and growing momentum for building more greenways, organizers of this year’s Strive Not to Drive are hoping to shine a bright light on local alternatives to driving alone in our cars.
APD Chief stays mum on evidence room details, looking for new manager
Speaking with media this morning, Asheville Police Department Chief William Anderson wouldn’t answer questions about the extent of missing, guns, drugs, and money from the APD evidence room, or when the public will see the unrevealed audit. The APD is looking for a new, civilian evidence room manager, something Anderson believes will hasten “the healing process.” Photo by Max Cooper.
The results: Buncombe County races
Want to know who won in the May 8 primary for Buncombe County races, including the Board of Commissioners and Register of Deeds primaries? Check here.
A new hotel?
More commercial development is on the way for a spot in Oteen, thanks to a unanimous rezoning decision by the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners at its May 1 meeting. At the urging of property owner H.P. Patel, a vacant 1.78-acre parcel at 1501 Tunnel Road was rezoned from R–2 (Residential District) to CS (Commercial […]
Where should the green go?
Buncombe County government wants your input on where to locate new greenways.
Buncombe Commissioners approve rezoning requests, more
During its May 1 meeting, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners approved a pair of rezoning requests, presented Buncombe Environmental Leadership Awards, heard a report from the N.C. Department of Transportation and more.
Skateboarding is a crime (for now)
Since 1965, skateboarding (and rollerskating) in downtown Asheville has been illegal. But that long ban might soon come to an end. At its April 24 meeting, City Council voted 5-1 to direct staff to draft rules for legal skateboarding on downtown roadways. (Mayor Terry Bellamy, who's running for Congress, was absent for a third-straight meeting.) […]
Buncombe Commissioners preview: Zoning out
The May 1 meeting of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners will feature a pair of rezoning requests to allow more development in Oteen and Fairview.
State office denies request for APD evidence audit, more local media join push for release
The state administrative office of the courts has denied a records request from local media for the audit of the Asheville Police Department evidence room, but a NC Press Association attorney maintains the audit should be public record. Meanwhile, more media have joined a push to release the audit.
City will look at end to skateboarding ban, hears water system concerns
A packed Asheville City Council meeting started a possible end to Asheville’s 1960s-era skateboarding ban, while people voiced their opposition to the state taking the city’s water system and expressed concerns about homelessness.
LIVE: Coverage of the April 24 Asheville City Council meeting
Follow live Twitter dispatches from tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting, covering issues ranging from the budget to skateboarding.
Asheville City Council preview: cornucopia edition
The budget, the water system, neighborhoods, food security, legislative goals, electronic gaming, and skateboards. Yes, all those topics (and more!) are on the agenda for tonight’s Asheville City Council meeting. There’s also two protests beforehand.
Asheville’s local media call for DA to release evidence room audit
Today, an array of local media has united in a call for District Attorney Ron Moore to release the audit of missing guns, drugs and money from the Asheville Police Department evidence room. A joint statement declares that Moore’s actions in ignoring open records requests for months “are not in compliance with either state law or the practices of transparent government.”