The city of Asheville, the Metropolitan Sewerage District of Buncombe County, and Henderson County officials have been negotiating and discussing the possibility of merging Asheville’s water system with MSD. Here are a few documents related to the topic. For more information, see “Reluctant Partners: Asheville, MSD Take Tentative Steps Toward Merger” in the Aug. 1, 2012 issue of Xpress.
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Xpress Files: Mike Fryar’s complaint to Board of Elections over Buncombe tax referendum
Here’s a copy of Mike Fryar’s letter of complaint to the Board of Elections in regards to the manner in which the Nov. 8, 2011 sales-tax referendum was conducted in Buncombe County. Also, a scanned copy of the check used to pay the costs of holding the referendum as promised by the J.O.B.S. committee that waged the campaign in support of it.
Contract for the audit of the APD evidence room
The contract for the audit of the Asheville Police Department’s evidence room.
Scenic NC’s 2012 lawsuit RE: tree-cutting for billboards
Opponents of the state’s new billboard law prepared a complaint and temporary restraining order request Feb. 29, 2012, in Wake County Superior Court. The legal action by Scenic NC, Inc., is aimed at keeping the N.C. Department of Transportation from permitting vegetation removal – primarily trees – in front of billboards and other outdoor advertising under new temporary rules set to take effect March 1.
Xpress Files: A look at documents related to URTV and Buncombe County funding issues
Buncombe County and The WNC Community Media Center, which operates public access television station URTV, continue to wrangle over funding issues. We’ve made several documents that help illustrate the dispute available for download.
Into the Vault: Outlaws, contamination, sexual harassment suits
Now online in the Xpress Files: the sexual harassment suit against the city and the Asheville Police Department, the APD’s defense, a letter from the EPA targeting a man with a contaminated well, the Outlaws biker indictment, and more.
The power of the paper trail
March 14 to 20 is this year's Sunshine Week — an annual, nationwide celebration of the critical importance of government openness and freedom of information. Discovering and reporting the inner workings of government is part of Xpress' mission, so it's a week we take special note of. Trying to change a channel: Davyne Dial, who […]
Is there ever too much sunshine on government?
It’s Sunshine Week — the annual celebration of freedom of public information. Around the country, journalists, researchers, authors and citizens of many stripes are celebrating our collective right to know what government at all levels does. But at the local level, how much might be too much?
Power of the paper trail: Xpress calls on activists who harness government information
The fight to keep government information free and accessible to the public goes on all year, but there's one week in particular when journalists, historians and activists mount a coordinated campaign for official openness: Sunshine Week, and this year it runs from March 14 to 20 (see www.sunshineweek.org for details). Let the sun shine: This […]
EPA adds 36 wells to CTS testing project
The Environmental Protection Agency will test approximately 36 wells as part of its continued monitoring of contamination linked to the former CTS plant on Mills Gap Road in South Asheville.
County audit identifies wasteful spending on vehicle fleet
School gets back in session this week, but don’t expect to see a Buncombe County Sheriff’s Department deputy driving up to a local school in one of the department’s black-and-white cruisers to drop off a child.
See proposed changes for the bus system
As part of the transit master plan process, Asheville’s transit department is circulating preliminary proposals for changes to city bus routes.
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: URTV management agreements; the Downtown Master Plan draft; more CTS of Asheville documents; state water-quality document on The Cliffs at High Carolina; A-B Tech president’s resignation letter; and local students’ letters to Obama.
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: more Parkside documents, Camp Summerlane records, the N.C. vs. TVA lawsuit, and more.
Into the Vault: What’s new in the Xpress Files
Now online: A new staff report on Asheville City Council’s Strategic Plan, the city’s new digital-billboard regulations and its latest financial report, excerpts from the UDO “book of interpretations,” and the first annual report from Buncombe County Sheriff Van Duncan
Into the Vault: What’s new in the Xpress Files
Now online: The recently released federal evidence list for former Buncombe County Sheriff Bobby Medford’s upcoming trial, and Asheville city documents on touchy topics — from downtown-towing rules to the possible sale of city-owned properties to traffic-calming around Greenlife Grocery
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: a stormwater-ordinance update listing who’s been fined for violations in Asheville; a report on the need to streamline the city’s uber-complicated development regs; a complete inventory of the events the city will co-sponsor this year (to the tune of $245,000); and a critical survey of taser use by law enforcement across the state.
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: a sometimes-controversial U.S. Census survey, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy’s comments in meeting notes from the state’s 21st Century Transportation Committee, Buncombe’s “blueprint for the future,” the Pritchard Park Committee’s recommendations for the downtown-Asheville gathering place, and more.
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: a sometimes-controversial U.S. Census survey, Asheville Mayor Terry Bellamy’s comments in meeting notes from the state’s 21st Century Transportation Committee, Buncombe’s ” title=”Pritchard Park Committee’s recommendations”>Pritchard Park Committee’s recommendations for the downtown-Asheville gathering place, and more.
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: documents on water quality, homelessness in Asheville, Buncombe’s aging population, local child-protection efforts
Into the Vault: What’s new in The Xpress Files
Now online: Asheville’s parking mega-study, MAIN’s Wi-Fi proposal, Tree Commission tries to save a tree, the law on development moratoriums, and more