Five Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments Happening Now Every five years, the Community Development (CD) staff works with community stakeholders and experts in developing two reports for HUD, the Department of Housing & Urban Development. The CD staff is conducting this analysis in partnership with the Land of Sky Regional Council to include the City of Asheville and Buncombe, Henderson, Madison & Transylvania Counties. Background The Consolidated Plan is designed to help states and local jurisdictions assess their affordable housing and community development needs and market conditions, and to make data-driven, place-based investment decisions for their region. The consolidated planning process serves as the framework for a community-wide dialogue to identify housing and community development priorities as well as inform the funding priorities for CDBG and HOME grants for the next five years. An Analysis of Impediments (AI) is an assessment of a state or a unit of local government’s laws, ordinances, statutes, and administrative policies as well as local conditions that affect the location, availability, and accessibility of housing by examining barriers and impediments to fair housing choice. The development of an AI is part of the consolidated planning process required for all entitlement communities such that receive housing and community development funds from HUD. As part of this assessment, the CD staff will also be analyzing – Anti-displacement Strategies The development of a Tenants Rights Organization The acceptance of Housing Choice Vouchers / Rental Assistance Timeline 12/2/2019 – Community Neighborhood Survey Meeting at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. 12/9/2019 – Community Neighborhood Survey Meeting at Stephens Lee Recreation Center, 5:30 – 7:30 p.m. January – February 2020 – Draft document preparation February – March 2020 – Public comment on draft document (required by HUD) Spring 2020 – Council adoption Supporting Documents Consolidated Plan – Information from HUD Exchange Analysis of Impediments – Information from HUD Exchange Plans and Reports – City of Asheville Community Development Division Contact Information In response to the large number of questions for general information requests please email the CD Division here or by calling 828-232-4599. Paul D’Angelo Community Development Program Director 828-251-4098 Related Services Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...] Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business. Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business. More Related Services Five Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments News Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME applications now open Posted on January 15, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME, “Home Investment Partnerships Program program.The application process is online, and the link to the webinar for CDBG and HOME application is here. The deadline for applications is Friday [...] Thomas Wolfe Auditorium celebrates 80th anniversary with public information session to view the conceptual design for a venue transformation project Posted on January 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thomas Wolfe Auditorium set to celebrate 80 years of events this month On Jan. 8, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will celebrate its 80th year anniversary of providing a civic home for music, arts, and entertainment in Asheville, beginning a year-long celebration of the venue’s history and plans for potential future development. In conjunction with this announcement, the City [...] Asheville 2019 in review: Electric buses, election format, red pandas and more Posted on December 26, 2019January 8, 2020 by Polly McDaniel With 2019 nearly in the books, it’s time to take stock of City of Asheville projects and developments from the past year. Here are 10 initiatives that your City government advanced in 2019. Read about the Asheville Police Department’s accomplishments for 2019 at this link. We’ll have 2020 initiatives to look [...] More Five Year Consolidated Plan and Analysis of Impediments News
Cold weather emergency shelter When extreme cold weather is expected, the Asheville Homeless Coalition issues a Code Purple Alert. Participating homeless shelters voluntarily add space beyond their normal capacity to keep as many people as possible out of the cold. To find out when Code Purple is in effect, visit the Homeless Coalition’s Code [...]
Find financial support for your Asheville business Learn about financial support that may be available for your business.
Find or register a minority, women or disabled-owned business Resources for finding or registering a minority, women or disabled-owned business.
Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME applications now open Posted on January 15, 2020 by Polly McDaniel The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department is now accepting applications for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) and HOME, “Home Investment Partnerships Program program.The application process is online, and the link to the webinar for CDBG and HOME application is here. The deadline for applications is Friday [...]
Thomas Wolfe Auditorium celebrates 80th anniversary with public information session to view the conceptual design for a venue transformation project Posted on January 2, 2020 by Polly McDaniel Thomas Wolfe Auditorium set to celebrate 80 years of events this month On Jan. 8, Thomas Wolfe Auditorium will celebrate its 80th year anniversary of providing a civic home for music, arts, and entertainment in Asheville, beginning a year-long celebration of the venue’s history and plans for potential future development. In conjunction with this announcement, the City [...]
Asheville 2019 in review: Electric buses, election format, red pandas and more Posted on December 26, 2019January 8, 2020 by Polly McDaniel With 2019 nearly in the books, it’s time to take stock of City of Asheville projects and developments from the past year. Here are 10 initiatives that your City government advanced in 2019. Read about the Asheville Police Department’s accomplishments for 2019 at this link. We’ll have 2020 initiatives to look [...]