After a meeting with lawmakers in Raleigh on Feb. 5, an idea emerged that could give local officials more flexibility in how some sales tax revenue is spent.
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Letter: We must protect homes from the next disaster
“Using our tax dollars to weaken codes and regulations seems foolish, doesn’t it? If we don’t fix this, Mother Nature and the insurance industry will do it for us!”
City Council updates flood code, housing goals
Flood ordinance updates keep the city in compliance with insurance guidelines and staff revisions to the housing plan keep zoning as is in legacy neighborhoods.
Letter: School consolidation study lacks accountability
“Community members deserve detailed findings, transparent discussions and opportunities for meaningful input.”
Letter: Profoundly disappointed in General Assembly
“Though they claimed the bill was a ‘disaster relief bill,’ only 11 pages out of 131 had anything to do with helping WNC.”
Letter: Help derail cynical power grab of a bill
“It is a 131-page mashup of a bill, cynically named, ‘Disaster Relief.’ I can only guess the disaster referred to was their shellacking by North Carolina voters!”
Letter: Public housing residents get no relief
“Recent letters and news reports have shown clearly that for relief after the flooding, public housing residents in Asheville have more problems and got dumped on, evicted and neglected by the city again.”
Letter: We must save ourselves from plastics
“Friends, we must take personal action. The state will not even allow the city/county to ban single-use plastic bags, but we can stop using them.”
2024 Election Voter Guide: N.C. House
General election candidates for the 2024 N.C. House races in districts 114-115 share their positions with Xpress.
Letter: Support public education this November
“Whether you currently have a school-age child or you simply care about the quality of education in our state, then voting for candidates who promise to support public education should be top of mind this November.”
Letter: General Assembly should let cities take action on plastic
“Cities such as Durham and Asheville were exploring bans or fees on plastic bags to address local waste management challenges and reduce environmental impact.”
Letter: The crisis in K-12 public education
“Today, North Carolina ranks 48th in the country in per-pupil funding ($4,655 below the national average and dead last when it comes to school funding effort).”
Small town activists share stories behind local Pride festivals
Pride events in smaller towns foster community, support homegrown talent and highlight local services, such as gender-affirming health care.
Why I can’t support the Woodfin de-annexation request
“The decision to begin collecting a stormwater fee was made because, prior to 2019 and 2020, Woodfin had essentially just gotten away with not satisfying the mandatory obligations of its MS4 permit.”
Letter: Broadening state oversight seems excessive
“Federal and state grants have always had language that included fiscal and program oversight.”
Letter: Expect intrusion from Gov Ops Commission
“Clearly the Gov Ops Commission is going to use its new invasive powers to harass organizations and individuals that serve women’s health care, the LBGTQ community, the transgender community, minority communities, our educational institutions and anything and anyone else that the far right decides is too ‘woke.’”
Letter: Now it’s up to us to reduce plastic bags in landfills
“What we as citizens can do now to minimize the number of plastic bags that end up in the landfill is to deposit our plastic bags at various stores that provide bins for this purpose.”
Letter: Draw maps that give voters real choices
“I define fair maps as those that provide opportunities for all who wish to run for office a realistic chance for election and for voters to have real chances to elect someone who shares their values.”
Letter: Spend public money on public schools
“Any public money to any religious school is completely and wholly unconstitutional.”
Letter: Voucher change would hurt public education
“The end result will further dismantle public education, where learning is already under attack.”
Letter: Let’s be strong for public schools
“North Carolina politicians are close to passing a private school voucher bill that could drain substantial funding from Buncombe County’s public schools.”
