Asheville announces City Council Meeting Tuesday, June 28, 2022 Returns to Council Chamber with budget adoption
Asheville City Council returns to Chamber
City of Asheville announces the return to chamber for City Council with budget adoption agenda
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, will mark the return to Council Chamber for the governing body. The meeting will be held in City Hall, 70 Court Plaza on the second floor. The meetings were moved in 2020 to facilitate sessions under new COVID-19 protocols. City Council continued to meet, [...]
Who’s up this week on What’s Up AVL! – Marcus Kirkman from Equity and Inclusion
What’s Up AVL! The City of Asheville’s bi-monthly radio show gives the community the chance to take a deep dive with City of Asheville staff and departments. Learn about different departments and what projects are taking place in your community. This week, the City of Asheville host Sam Parada sat down with Equity and Inclusion staff member Marcus [...]
City of Asheville launches Your Voice, Your Choice
The City of Asheville is taking additional steps to connect with people whose voices are often missing from decision making processes. Your Voice, Your Choice is an opportunity to sign up to receive invitations to participate in the matters most important to you. This will be a critical resource for guiding and [...]
City of Asheville reminds you the FY23 Proposed Budget is available for viewing
Review the proposed budget for FY23
City of Ashevillle announces second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants; Applications up to $5,000
The second phase of Neighborhood Matching Grants will open for applications on June 20, bringing City investments into Asheville’s neighborhoods. The Neighborhood Matching Grant program was created in 2021 with three main goals: Build neighborhood capacity and increase civic participation; Empower neighborhoods to self-determine improvement projects; and Create and strengthen partnerships between the City and community groups The first phase, [...]
City of Asheville ARPA funding recipients named
At its May 10, 2022 meeting, Asheville City Council adopted a resolution authorizing the City to execute the agreements for the fulfillment of the American Rescue Plan Act funding recommendations. These funds, in the amount of $11,723,257, come solely from ARPA funding. City Council voted unanimously to authorize City Manager, Debra Campbell, to disperse America Rescue Plan [...]
Home grown tech supports our first responders and community values
City of Asheville fosters development of an APP to help first responders and our community Identifying a need SAFE PLUS MORE is an APP to respond to the mental health needs of our first responders, men and women who face incredible odds, intense job pressure and psychological stressors on a daily basis as part of their career. Those [...]
FY22 Council Priority Accomplishments
Each year, at their annual retreat, Asheville City Council identifies priorities for the upcoming fiscal year. These priorities are used not only to shape the budget for the next fiscal year, but to provide direction throughout the year to staff designing work plans aligned with those priorities. As the City of Asheville holds [...]
City of Asheville Council meetings continue in-person at Harrah’s Cherokee Center and will be streamed live online.
Asheville City Council will continue meeting in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 26, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street.