Effective May 2025, this committee will become the Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee.
The Planning, Economic Development & Environment Committee will review policy updates and make policy recommendations that ensure:
- Provide direction on land use and transportation policies and processes that result in sustainable development and redevelopment strategies.
- Support City Council’s long-range vision and comprehensive planning goals.
- Promote economic development that focuses on rebuilding and revitalizing the local economy by prioritizing critical infrastructure recovery, promoting collaborative public-private partnerships, and helping businesses navigate post-disaster challenges by ensuring they have access to resources needed to recover and rebuild.
- Advise on economic development strategies that improve the health of the local economy, enhance workforce development opportunities that promote the economic mobility of residents, and enhance Asheville’s economy and strengthen resilience through a diversified and sustainable economic base.
- Increase outreach and support business development and expansion to ensure that both existing and start-up businesses can participate and benefit in recovery opportunities.
- Support Municipal Climate Action Plan goals and activities to strengthen the City’s ability to mitigate, prepare for, and adapt to changing climate conditions.
- Support neighborhood-led resilience efforts that build community capacity to withstand future challenges.
- Chair: Council Member Maggie Ullman
- Members: Council Member Sage Turner, Council Member Kim Roney
- Staff liaison: Assistant City Manager Ben Woody
- Meeting schedule: Third Tuesday of every month at 1:00 p.m. Meetings are virtual.
NOTICE: The next Planning, Economic Development & Environment Committee will take place virtually on May 20, 2025 at 1:00 p.m.
This will be a remote meeting which the public can access by any of the following means:
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Watch the live stream through the City of Asheville Public Engagement Hub at https://publicinput.com/L0226 or the City YouTube Channel at youtube.com/cityofasheville.
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Call toll-free to listen to the meeting live on your phone: 855-925-2801 and enter code 8187.
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Pre-recorded voicemail comments by calling 855-925-2801 and Enter Code 8187 (closes at 5:00 p.m. day before the meeting).
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Pre-submitted written public comments: AVLPEDCommittee@publicinput.com (closes at 5:00 p.m. day before the meeting).
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LIVE speaker queue during public comment: 855-925-2801 and enter code 8187; Hit * and option 3.
*Pre-recorded and written comments will be provided to committee members prior to the meeting. Only live comments will be played during the meeting.
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To access Planning and Economic Development Committee archived documents, please use the following links: 2017 / 2018 / 2019 / 2020
For additional information, please contact Katie Noun at knoun@ashevillenc.gov.