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Neighborhood Services


Neighborhood Services is dedicated to serving the residents of Asheville because involved, connected neighborhoods are essential for a strong and healthy community. The City of Asheville is committed to building partnerships with residential and business neighborhoods in order to improve the quality of life for everyone who lives, works and visits our community.

Our key objectives include:

  • Effective engagement with various residential and merchant neighborhood groups and associations.
  • Linking neighborhood organizations and city departments to address service needs.

 


Neighborhood News and Updates

We are excited to provide a bi-weekly newsletter.  The newsletter provides useful updates, notification, and information for neighborhoods.  You can read all the newsletters here.  Newsletters are sent to neighborhood contacts but if you would like to receive a newsletter directly, please use the form below.

 


Neighborhood Hero Award Nominations

The 2019 Neighborhood Hero Award application date has closed and we will announce the awardee at a regular meeting of City Council in May 2020.  Thanks for the nominations received!

Our 2018 Neighborhood Hero Award winner was Sophie Dixon, President of the Shiloh Community Association.  Ms. Dixon was recognized at the regular meeting of City Council on May 28 for her contributions to her community.  Read more about Sophie Dixon and her work in the Shiloh Community and the Neighborhood Hero Award on Asheville City Source.

 


Neighborhood Registration

The City of Asheville Neighborhood Services is dedicated to building strong, sustainable neighborhoods by supporting neighborhood-based organizations. The Neighborhood Registration process formally recognizes organized groups in order to create a network of neighborhoods to facilitate communication between the city and ensure a productive flow of information and resources between residents, neighborhoods and their city government.

View the Neighborhood Association Registration Form about the benefits and criteria for being a City of Asheville registered neighborhood or register online through the City of Asheville’s Neighborhood Registration Form.

 


Neighborhood Profiles

Now that you have registered your neighborhood, let’s hear all about you!  The City will profile a neighborhood each month.  We ask that you complete the one-page Neighborhood Profile Submission form and return it to Brenda Mills by the third Thursday of each month.  Let us know if you have any questions.  Check out our recent neighborhood profiles:

Hillside Terrace Neighborhood

Oakley Neighborhood

Redwood Forest

East End / Valley Street

West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood (WECAN)

Kenilworth Forest

 


MapAsheville Neighborhood Web Map

To get a list of neighborhoods, click on the black box on this map’s bottom border.  Click on Options and download a list in CSV or you can sort lists in ascending and descending order and download.

 


Neighborhood Plans

The Plans On A Page have been submitted to the city by organized neighborhoods to share their vision and insights into what the future of our city of neighborhoods can be.  A list of all submissions is available on the Comprehensive Plan page.

 


Get Involved

Through a variety of boards and commissions established by Asheville City Council, citizens can provide input on the policies that shape their government and their city.  There are currently more than 40 boards and commissions that advise the mayor and city council on an array of issues.  Check out the boards and commissions page for more information.

 


Contact Information

Brenda Mills

Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager

828-259-5506

 


Updated 3/16/2020

 


 

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