“Creative police funding should be used to bring down the temperature between police and citizens.”
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“Creative police funding should be used to bring down the temperature between police and citizens.”
“In fact, funding for our people in blue should be increased to better educate them on conflict resolution and sensitivity training.”
“It’s a very simple equation. Less $$$s for police and fighting crime = more crime!”
“This is not the time to talk about redistribution in any manner,” Republican Sen. Edwards told the Council of Independent Business owners regarding changes to the allocation of Buncombe County’s occupancy tax revenue. “The tourism industry has just been destroyed.”
As newly elected Asheville City Council members Sandra Kilgore, Sage Turner and Kim Roney embark on a new chapter of civic leadership following a close race, they inherit controversial priorities from the outgoing Council that will likely dominate the first few months of their term.
Asheville City Council members voted 5-2 to adopt a budget amendment that will cut APD funding by $770,000, a roughly 2.5% drop from the $30.1 million allocation originally proposed by City Manager Debra Campbell in May.