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    Tag:  historic preservation

    Showing 1-12 of 12 results

    Letter: Charlotte Street project will actually help Asheville

    Posted on August 14, 2021August 13, 2021 by Letters

    “Preservation at all costs is not the answer.”

    5.4 K views20LettersOpinion

    Letter: Charlotte Street developmen­t won’t destroy neighborho­od

    Posted on June 21, 2021June 21, 2021 by Letters

    “The development is to be built on a main road, in the middle of a long-established commercial strip; it will not destroy some quiet neighborhood.”

    2.3 K views3LettersOpinion

    A better solution for Charlotte Street

    Posted on June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    “Can we allow for growth and address our affordable housing needs while also combating climate change and maintaining the character of our neighborhoods?”

    4.8 K views2CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: The future of Charlotte Street

    Posted on June 12, 2021June 11, 2021 by Letters

    “While I don’t like opposing friends and neighbors who are afraid of the proposed development, I do think we need to recognize that the city is growing and changing, especially this area near downtown.”

    2.3 K views2LettersOpinion

    Letter: Charlotte Street project opposition sounds familiar

    Posted on June 7, 2021June 7, 2021 by Letters

    “While I am not in favor of this particular project — I do feel the native homes are worth preserving — the problem is the same forces rallying to oppose this are the same folks who oppose every new development.”

    2.9 K views1LettersOpinion

    101 Charlotte St. deftly balances conflictin­g priorities

    Posted on May 24, 2021May 24, 2021 by Xpress Contributor

    “Asheville is changing, and since affordable housing is already in short supply, every neighborhood has a responsibility to accept its share of new, denser residential projects, despite the inevitable protests by vocal citizen groups.”

    6.7 K views42CommentaryOpinion

    Letter: Au revoir, Charlotte Street

    Posted on May 10, 2021May 10, 2021 by Letters

    “The affordable housing problems of Asheville will not be solved by destroying our heritage.”

    3.5 K views10LettersOpinion

    Letter: Asheville area can learn from Coral Gables

    Posted on May 3, 2021May 3, 2021 by Letters

    “The city of Coral Gables, Fla.. … has been very successful preserving its heritage as well as allowing for the growth that comes with a popular place to live.

    4.6 K views4LettersOpinion

    Letter: Destroying monument would be shortsight­ed

    Posted on February 23, 2021February 23, 2021 by Letters

    “The uh-oh moment came when the appointed commission, conspicuously lacking local architects or representatives from historic preservation, came back with an 11-1 suggestion of removal.”

    2.1 K views4LettersOpinion

    Letter: A better solution for Charlotte Street

    Posted on February 1, 2021February 1, 2021 by Letters

    “I am 1,000% in favor of mixed use, but not the needless destruction of land and history, only to be replaced by a traffic-clogging, mediocre, Anywhere USA development.”

    3.6 K views14LettersOpinion

    Letter writer: Preservati­on must have a stronger voice in Asheville’s planning process

    Posted on June 12, 2015June 8, 2015 by Letters

    “It seems that developers are clawing for a chance to get a piece of Asheville and that tourism promoters won’t be happy until the whole world wants to be here.”

    3.0 K views5LettersOpinion
    Local Preservation Society partners with National Trust

    Local Preservati­on Society partners with National Trust

    Posted on September 22, 2011September 22, 2011 by Tess Kuulei Satsuma

    he Preservation Society of Asheville and Buncombe County has recently declared a new partnership with the National Trust for Historic Preservation. The new affiliation will allow the local nonprofit to protect the city’s unique historic locations with more funding support, says Executive Director Jack Thomson.

    1.2 K views+Community News
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