Access to affordable housing remains a challenge On Jan. 27, 2016, the Asheville-Buncombe Homeless Initiative conducted the annual Point-in-Time (PIT) count of homeless families and individuals. Overall numbers of those experiencing homelessness in our community have decreased since last year: 509 persons reported in January 2016 as compared to 562 persons in January 2015, which represents a [...]
Business owners and managers, we feel you. Running a business is hard work. Employees have to be supported, customers need to be served and bills have to be paid. You have a multitude of decisions to make every day. So what if we give you credit for making the right ones? Industrial and commercial buildings alone [...]
The City of Asheville will host Government-Business CONNECT from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. April 20 at the U.S. Cellular Center. Formerly called the Reverse Vendor Fair, this will be the fourth year the City has invited regional vendors to learn about doing business with the City of Asheville. This year we are adding more local [...]
City releases updated timeline for code project The draft form-based code for the River Arts District has been released. The draft code is basically a recommended rezoning for the project area, but it is not final. Staff expects that there will be many changes made to the draft to make sure it fits with the community’s vision for the area. The [...]
The City of Asheville has released its 18th annual Water Quality Report, a federally-mandated “report card” designed to educate customers on what is in their drinking water. The City of Asheville is pleased to report that the city’s drinking water continues to surpass all U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Safe Drinking Water Standards. The report is [...]
City of Asheville government offices will be closed Friday, March 25, as part of spring break. City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department recreation centers will be closed except for the Montford Recreation Center, which will be open for Fun Day Out. The following recreation facilities will be open: City parks, the Riverside Cemetery, Asheville Golf [...]
Join the City of Asheville Parks and Recreation Department for the area’s largest free egg hunt at the Bojangles’ Easter Eggstravaganza from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, March 19, at Carrier Park on Amboy Road. The day will be full of fun with free inflatables, crafts, face painting and family-oriented entertainment. An Easter egg hunt for [...]
The online platform offers the public more ways to weigh in on Asheville projects and issues Today, the City of Asheville is pleased to announce the launch of Open City Hall, an online platform designed to engage citizens in conversations about important Asheville projects and issues. The first topic on Asheville’s Open City Hall is a [...]
The City of Asheville will hold a drop-in meeting about development issues in downtown Asheville from 4 to 6:30 p.m. March 23 in Lord Auditorium in Pack Memorial Library, 67 Haywood St. City Council is interested in making changes to development rules for the Central Business District. These rules were last written in 2010, after [...]
Mayor Esther Manheimer speaking at the March 8, 2016, City Council meeting. On March 8, the City of Asheville received many calls related to misinformation that City Council was voting on measures to address bathroom use as it relates to gender identity. While there was discussion at Tuesday’s Governance Committee and an update from Mayor Esther Manheimer [...]
The Neighborhood Advisory Committee of the City of Asheville invites Central Asheville residents and businesses to a neighborhood meeting at 7 p.m. March 21 at the Public Works Building, 161 S. Charlotte St. Please join us for this opportunity to hear updates on City services, express your ideas for improving your neighborhood and share neighborhood accomplishments. This is [...]
Someone is handing out bogus parking citations in downtown Asheville. Two were discovered , March 4, when a person who received the alleged citation contacted Asheville Parking Services, and another time when a parking enforcement officer noticed one on a car and removed it. The false citations have the City of Asheville logo on them, making [...]