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Technical support available as Asheville Community Development Block, Strategic Partnership and HOME grants open for applications

Posted on December 20, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville has opened applications for three grant programs: Community Development Block Grant (CDBG), HOME Investment Partnership Funds (HOME) and the Strategic Partnership Fund. The deadline to apply is Feb. 9. Applicants should be aware that there are some changes to the 2018-19 application procedure. The application process is online and a training webinar is [...]

City of Asheville announces holiday closings

Posted on December 19, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

ART bus service suspended on Dec. 25, to operate on new holiday schedule Jan. 1 Asheville City government offices will be closed Dec. 22, 25 and 26 and Jan. 1 in observance of the winter holiday break and New Year’s Day. The following is a roundup of services affected by holiday closures. ART bus service City bus service will be suspended starting [...]

Asheville’s ART bus service expands Sunday service, evening hours

Posted on December 18, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

In 2018, many of our ART buses will run later into the evening. And Sunday/holiday service will extend to all routes. On Jan. 1, eight Asheville Redefines Transit (ART) bus routes will add hours to their routes, thanks to additional funding approved by Asheville City Council (see schedule below). How did City staff determine the best way [...]

Asheville ‘Festivals & Events’ guide connects small businesses to vending opportunities

Posted on December 14, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

Asheville hosts a wide variety of special events and festivals across the City’s outdoor public spaces. A new booklet, “City of Asheville Outdoor Public Space 2018 Festivals & Events,” serves as a guide to 70 of the 200 or so of them. But it’s more than a listing of what to do on weekends in [...]

City of Asheville opens online comment on Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park improvements

Posted on December 13, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

This rendering represents the rose garden in its current form, with comments on maintenance issues. A plan is under way for the City of Asheville to improve the Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park in North Asheville. Working with the Grove Park/Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association, groundwork is being laid on a plan to improve the rose garden [...]

Greenway Warmer celebration will explore how unpaved trails can benefit community

Posted on November 28, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

West Asheville’s Hominy Creek Greenway serves as an example of a “natural surface” — or unpaved trail — greenway. Greenways, it turns out, can come in many forms. While you may think of them as paved trails, a Dec. 13 event in downtown Asheville will explore how “natural surface trail systems” — or unpaved trails — can work. Come [...]

City of Asheville to hold meeting on Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park improvements

Posted on November 27, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

A plan is under way for the City of Asheville to improve the Griffing Boulevard Rose Garden Park in North Asheville. Working with the Grove Park/Sunset Mountain Neighborhood Association, groundwork is being laid on a plan to improve the rose garden and park landscape. Come see how the plan is taking shape and add your [...]

City of Asheville offices to close for Thanksgiving holiday

Posted on November 17, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

ART bus service suspended on Thanksgiving Day as well Asheville City government offices will be closed Thursday, Nov. 23, and Friday, Nov. 24, in observance of the Thanksgiving holiday. Here is a roundup of City service holiday schedules. ART bus service ART bus service will be suspended Nov. 23, in observance of the Thanksgiving Day holiday. Thanksgiving is one [...]

Asheville: Give your input on which greenways to fund fastest

Posted on November 14, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville would like input on which shovel-ready greenway projects residents would like to see funded the fastest. So we have launched a survey on Open City Hall Asheville. The City has four greenway projects ready to construct, but do not have capital funding for them at this time. As staff strategize funding assistance, [...]

City of Asheville to host North Fork Dam Improvement Project construction update meeting

Posted on November 8, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

Construction scheduled to begin this winter The City of Asheville Water Resources Department, its consulting engineers, and the construction firm Phillips & Jordan will hold a Nov. 20 construction information session on the North Fork Dam Improvement Project. Residents who live in proximity to the North Fork (Burnett) Reservoir are especially encouraged to attend, to get the [...]

South Slope Visioning to kick off with Nov. 16 open house

Posted on November 7, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville is undertaking a South Slope Visioning process. And residents are invited to participate! Led by the City of Asheville with participation by the community and South Slope business stakeholders, this planning process is designed to develop a long-term vision for the area. Once the plan is drafted, it will be presented to [...]

City of Asheville launches Transit Master Plan survey

Posted on November 6, 2017 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville invites the public to participate in an online survey about ART bus service on Open City Hall Asheville. This survey is part of the City’s Transit Master Plan update. The Transit Master Plan will shape how and where transit service will be provided by ART service. It’s designed to [...]

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