A round up of some of this week’s local political news: McHenry and Keever battle over Medicare but agree on beer. Meadows heads to Tampa but Rogers slams him over education policy. The battle continues over N.C. House District 116. And the Buncombe County commission race gets personal over personnel.
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Jones slams board majority for voting against nondiscrimination amendment
Commissioner Holly Jones sent out a scathing email newsletter Aug. 20, criticizing the majority of her colleagues on the Board of Commissioners for voting against amending the Buncombe County personnel ordinance Aug. 7 to ban discrimination based on sexual orientation or gender identity.
Jones questions county personnel policies, will propose equality protection
Ahead of tomorrow’s Aug. 7 meeting, Commissioner Holly Jones raises a number of questions about proposed changes to Buncombe County’s personnel policies.
An opportunity wasted
A meeting was held April 30 at the Westwood Baptist Church in West Asheville, ostensibly to address the issue of voter disenfranchisement and the new Voter ID laws being promulgated by the tea party and Republicans. But a funny thing happened on the way to the forum: The disenfranchised population of Buncombe County, those most […]
Holly Jones, Democrat, candidate for District 1, Buncombe County Commissioners
Holly Jones responds to the Xpress questionnaire.
New game: Five Democrats seek District 1 commissioner seats
This year's Buncombe County Board of Commissioners race is a whole new ballgame.
It’s official: Jones will seek second term on Buncombe County Board of Commissioners
After indicating for months that she was likely to seek another term on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners, Holly Jones made it official Feb. 6: The Democrat will run in the newly formed District 1, which encompasses most of the city of Asheville.
Asheville City Council
Bye-bye Holly Jones Council approves new lighting standards City to co-sponsor “anchor events” As Asheville City Council meetings go, the Nov. 25 formal session had a decidedly emotional start, with a sometimes-tearful farewell to outgoing Council member Holly Jones, who’s moving on to claim a seat on the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners. Stuck in […]
Buncombe’s new Commish sworn in
The Buncombe County Board of Commissioners has some fresh faces, as new commissioners Holly Jones and K. Ray Bailey, along with new Chair David Gantt (formerly the vice chair) were sworn in this morning before a brief organizational meeting.
New Buncombe commissioners will be sworn in Monday
K. Ray Bailey and Holly Jones will be sworn in as members of the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners Monday, Dec. 1, at 10 a.m. in the Planning Conference Room at 30 Valley St. Current Vice Chair David Gantt will be sworn in as chair.
Filling the holes
City green-lights Civic Center roof replacement Some gated communities can expand City to help fund water hookups for affordable/green housing Through snow and rain and heat and gloom of night … it leaked. Over the years, the Asheville Civic Center’s roof—probably the ailing facility’s No. 1 structural woe—has gotten less than glowing press. Celebrities have […]
Buncombe Commissioners: The slate is swelling
The opening of the filing period for the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners race is still nearly a week away, but already the horses are jostling the gate. And for good reason: This year, all four commissioners’ seats are open, along with the chairman’s seat. And while we can’t be sure exactly who will opt […]
For the birds: Mumpower, Jones hash it out in e-mails
Tuesday’s 6-1 vote in favor of The Ellington is done, but some Asheville City Council members are still scrapping over how the meeting went.