As road conditions begin to improve City of Asheville Public Works staff continue to plow and salt roads through the night on Tuesday. Snow efforts continue on secondary roads (priority 2 streets) and sidewalks. Here are some updates to City services that were impacted by the weather event: City Sanitation collections begin for the week on Wednesday, [...]
Key Takeaways Homelessness is a community-wide issue that requires a community-wide response. The City is responding daily while also working with partners on longer term solutions to address homelessness. Community opinions differ on best approaches. City continues to address criminal behavior as well as increased monitoring and clean-up of parks and other public property. City has procedures it implements [...]
The City of Asheville and Buncombe County are partnering to document the community’s vision for the future of Pack Square Plaza, including the site where the Vance Monument was previously located, and we need a talented Project Manager to help make that happen. The deadline for submitting proposals to the Project Manager RFP is Friday, February 11. Interested parties can find the advertisement on the City’s bid page.
Update: Community Centers will be closed Posted: Jan. 17 @ 9 p.m. City community centers will remain closed on Tuesday, January 18. All daytime and evening activities including Fun Day Out, senior meals, basketball and volley games and practices have been canceled. City of Asheville staff continues to work around the clock to clear away snow from this weekend’s [...]
As the last flakes of snow fall for this winter event, City of Asheville snow operations continue in full force. The Public works department has 38 plows working to clear snow from our roads and sidewalks. The focus this morning is shifting to our secondary roads or “priority 2 ” and sidewalks. [...]
Asheville Public Works trucks have already begun pre-treating streets in Asheville with salt brine as the City prepares for oncoming snow. The National Weather Service has now issued a Winter Storm Watch for the area starting 6pm Saturday. The Weather Service’s website says: “Precipitation may begin as early as Saturday afternoon across parts [...]
The City of Asheville is asking for public input on sidewalk improvements along Vermont Avenue in West Asheville. The project will address approximately 1,200 lineal feet of existing severely damaged sidewalk and replace it with new Americans With Disabilities Act (ADA) compliant concrete sidewalk along Vermont Avenue between Haywood Road to just south of Olney [...]
Please note: Due to weather, Parks & Recreation has changed some of it’s Martin Luther King Jr. Day programming, as listed below. Asheville City government offices will be closed Jan. 17 in observance of Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Here is a look at City services affected by this holiday. Trash and recycling Though [...]
Part of a healthy lifestyle is minimizing stress. Coloring books for grownups are one of the latest trends to help. Thanks to a collaboration between Asheville Parks & Recreation, area nonprofits and agencies, and local artists, residents can connect with food resources and learn about community gardens through the beautifully-illustrated pages of [...]
For safety and to reduce the transmission of COVID-19, Asheville City Council meetings remain in remote format and accessible to the public in accordance with N.C. General Statute § 166A-19.24(f). This includes the 5 p.m. January 11 City Council meeting. Here’s what you need to know to watch/listen and/or to participate in this [...]
The beginning of the year is a great time for Ashevillians of all ages to explore, connect, and discover with Asheville Parks & Recreation. Now is the time to take a look at winter and spring offerings in the new activity guide with registration dates, information, and listings for hundreds of fitness and active living [...]
Update, January 5 The agenda item, open spaces, has been pulled from the January 5 Planning and Zoning meeting agenda. Original post, January 3 The City of Asheville Department of Planning and Urban Design is bringing development-related zoning updates to the Planning & Zoning Commission at 5 p.m. January 5 and then to the City [...]