The Summer of AHAC
This report is for Asheville’s Affordable Housing Advisory Committee (AHAC) meetings in July and August. Some developments, projects, financing, and zoning issues are covered. The Committee tries to check the…
Recent Battles Over Defunding the Police
Chief Zack deserves a medal for sticking with us after all that he has been through with the "defund the police" movement in Asheville. It would be terrific if he…
Patriotic Proclamations
The activists who control our local government like to remind us from time to time of that for which we should all be grateful and proud: December 14, 2021Mayor Manheimer…
Where Are the Adults?
I am sure that there must be many who agree that the Asheville Uni-party activists who occupy local government offices need to be sent to their rooms without supper. I…
Aug 26 Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee
Kristi Schulenbury and Josua Johnson from the National Alliance to End Homelessness (Homeless Response Crisis System) attended as they did last month. Their presentation was mainly a defense of the…
August 15 Community Reparations Commission Meeting
The August 15 Reparations Committee Meeting told a story of the black community's sorrow and wrongdoings, but it also offered a story of hope for our black community. The commission…
Easy to Vote – Hard to Cheat
Over 140 Western North Carolinians gathered together on a Saturday morning at the Woodfin Community Center to learn how they could help assure election integrity. At least half the attendees…
Amazon Frowns & Smiles
Amazon announced in a June 9 2020 press release that BLM is among 12 groups that would get a total of $10 million from the online retail giant. Then, Amazon Web…
Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee 7-29-2022
Sara Coplai, Vice Chair. Josh Johnson, a guest speaker from the National Alliance to End Homelessness, spoke. His comments include: The disconnect between wages and rentLack of affordable housing causes…
Home & Community Care Block Grant Advisory Committee
At their August 24 meeting, the HCCBG Advisory Committee noted that August heralds the start of Buncombe County’s Fiscal Year 2023. It is, therefore, time for the committee to begin…
