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August 2008

• August 1: Emergency Notification System Testing
• August 2: Make Asheville a Bear Smart community
• August 4: City conducts stormwater analysis of the Ross Creek Watershed
• August 10: Draft strategies developed for the Downtown Master Plan
• August 11: National Night Out crime prevention rally
• August 13: Some areas of water system experience discolored water
• August 27: Asheville Police Department Seeks Re-Accreditation

July 2008

• July 1: Asheville Fire and Rescue practices fuel conservation
• July 1: Some city fees and charges change
• July 1: Asheville Fire and Rescue remains an international accredited agency
• July 2: Asheville women’s water line tap team competes for national title
• July 3: City presents Parks Master Plan recommendations at July 17 public meeting
• July 10: Nominate a police officer or sherriff's deputy for law enforcement community service award
• July 12: City hosts community reception for new planning director July 23
• July 14: Downtown Master Plan draft strategies discussed at public meetings
• July 20: It's a cleaner and greener Bele Chere: Recycle for a chance to win Tourists Tickets
• July 21: Asheville Transit shuttle provides convenient and easy access to Bele Chere
• July 25: City conducts Ross Creek Watershed Analysis

June 2008

• June 11: "Sharrows" hit the road
• June 11: Asheville Transit hires new management company
• June 12: It's time to apply to the APD Junior Police Academy
• June 12: Pledge to recycle for Asheville Tourists tickets
• June 13: Ingles 4th of July celebration
• June 20: APD invites the public to discuss Animal Control Ordinance
• June 24: Asheville’s Downtown Commission to hold meeting for continued review of Haywood Park redevelopment proposal
• June 30: Emergency notification system testing
• June 30: Leave the fireworks to the professionals

May 2008

• May 1: National Arson Awareness Week, May 4-10
• May 1: Officials urge use of public transit for Michelle Obama’s visit; add bus service to UNC-A
• May 2: Asheville water line replacement project update
• May 6: Asheville announces first annual budget cover contest
• May 7: Asheville announces new planning director
• May 12: Asheville celebrates Public Works Week May 23 with rodeo & awards ceremony
• May 13: Mountain Sports Festival – a spring favorite!
• May 14: Asheville-Buncombe Memorial Day ceremony
• May 14: Asheville receives award for actions to improve air quality
• May 14: Buncombe County & Asheville partner on neighborhood waterline project
• May 15: Recycle for Asheville Tourists tickets
• May 15: City parking garage renovations update
• May 16: Firefighter Combat Challenge comes to Asheville
• May 19: Preservation Society to present Griffin Awards for Historic Preservation
• May 20: Firefighter of the Year
• May 27: Asheville firefighter teams qualify for World Challenge
• May 30: Recreation Centers to be closed for playground training

April 2008

• April 1: New study confirms benefits of the “Asheville Project”
• April 2: County and City To Partner in Youth Leadership Academy
• April 4: Asheville water line replacement project launches third phase
• April 8: Community Police Day highlights APD services
• April 9: The City of Asheville Awarded $400,000 EPA Brownfields Grant to Assist in Redevelopment of Potentially Contaminated Sites
• April 11: City of Asheville lifts request for voluntary water conservation
• April 18: Central Business District water projects expand
• April 22: Volunteers needed for handicapped parking enforcement
• April 28: May is Historic Preservation Month
• April 30: Asheville Fire & Rescue, other agencies, present “VIP” program to Asheville High students and parents

March 2008

• March 1: APD investigating Saturday morning bank robbery
• March 3: City to offer Citizens Academy
• March 3: Public Artist of the Year dedication ceremony at Pritchard Park
• March 3: Three winners so far in recycling contest
• March 4: Transit system seeks proposals for master plan
• March 6: City parking garages to get repairs and upgrades
• March 6: Asheville announces new energy coordinator
• March 7: Asheville begins revenue bond project in Kenilworth
• March 11: Asheville hosts community reception to introduce new Civic Center director
• March 11: Transportation workshop planned for residents
• March 11: Community yard sale at Montford Recreation Center
• March 25: Water Resources Department distributes 10th annual water quality report
• March 28: January 2008 Point in Time numbers announced at Homeless Coalition meeting
• March 28: Asheville water line replacement project moves downtown

February 2008

• February 1: APD makes arrest in Stephens-Lee shooting
• February 4: City recycling contest underway
• February 6: APD posting prostitution arrests on the Web
• February 14: Clingman Avenue water line improvement project
• February 15: Public meeting on final plan for Clingman Ave Enhancement Project
• February 18: “Leaf season” ends; more than 3,000 tons collected
• February 20: Pickle ball at Stephens-Lee Recreation Center
• February 22: City offers streamlined access to information
• February 26: Celebrate Easter with Bojangles’ Easter Eggstravaganza
• February 27: Changes to Stormwater Services permit process
• February 27: Memorial ceremony and exhibit dedication honoring USS Asheville
• February 29: APD arrests four in armed robbery

January 2008

• January 2: Local burning ban has been lifted
• January 8: City seeks input to proposed bicycle plan
• January 11: Parks master plan public input continues
• January 11: City recycling contest starts Feb. 4
• January 11: Cadets to graduate from APD police academy
• January 16: City of Asheville prepares for possible winter storm; residents should too
• January 17: City government offices closed Jan. 21
• January 22: City Council hosts community goal setting forum
• January 25: Public input meeting: downtown Asheville comprehensive parking study
• January 28: Asheville-Staples Joint Press Conference January 28th
• January 29: 2008 National Girls and Women in Sports Day
• January 31: Sign up now for the spring Citizens Police Academy
• January 31: Black History Month celebration at Shiloh Center
  

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