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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 [...]
Looking for a way to get involved in local government and play a part in shaping the future of Asheville? Serving on a City of Asheville board or commission is a great place to start. More than 250 people serve on 35 advisory boards and help guide policy decisions for the City of Asheville. Put your perspective, leadership [...]
With the new year comes the beginning of the City’s budget cycle. And the first City Council budget work session is slated for 3 p.m. Jan. 14 in Council Chambers, prior to the 5 p.m. Council meeting. The worksession will be streamed live on the City channel at this link. Staff will [...]
Asheville Water Maintenance crews are flushing lines of discolored water following the break of a 24-inch transmission line in east Asheville late Tuesday night. The entire water system is not affected, but discolored water is showing up in pockets from the 200 block of Patton Avenue downtown, to portions of Hilliard Avenue, Amboy Road and as [...]
The City’s system-wide boil water advisory has been cancelled but remains in effect for 1,000 customers in east Asheville. Out of an abundance of caution the City of Asheville issued a system-wide boil water advisory when a 24-inch transmission waterline ruptured Tuesday night. As Water Maintenance worked through this repair today, they discovered not all customers would [...]
A major waterline break that occurred Tuesday night in east Asheville triggered a system-wide boil water advisory for all Asheville water customers that remains in effect today. Water has been restored following an outage. Latest information: The North Fork Bridge Transmission Line Bypass Project installed in 2019 allowed the City to quickly restore water to all customers [...]
The City of Asheville is moving forward with a bond project in the Five Points neighborhood. Residents along Fulton Street will enjoy a sidewalk spanning from 20 E. Chestnut St. to 71 Woodrow Ave. Construction is slated to begin in June. Before it can get started, City staff needs to speak with residents about the [...]
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 [...]
It’s here at last. Starting Jan. 5, ART buses will run more frequently with an increased focus on improving on-time performance. There are so many improvements to our routes that the City of Asheville put together an online resource page titled Service Changes January 2020. On this page, riders will find new [...]
With a new year comes new programs, facility improvements and projects to improve our community. Here’s a look ahead at 10 Asheville City government initiatives as we ring in not only a new year, but a new decade in 2020. Civic Center gets Harrah’s Cherokee name The year 2020 will start with excitement for the newly named Harrah’s Cherokee Center — [...]
In September, Asheville City Council approved a temporary moratorium on the approval of new hotels, which means that no hotel development applications will be approved for a year. The purpose of the moratorium is to allow the City time to further study the issues surrounding tourism and assess the impacts of hotel development, both real [...]
The Asheville Police Department (APD) is now inviting residents to apply for the spring semester of the Citizen’s Police Academy (CPA). Participants in this free course will learn about the daily work and operations of APD, while also giving the department an opportunity to obtain valuable feedback from the community. The course will begin on March [...]
Another eventful year is in the books for Asheville Police Department (APD)! As we look forward to not only a new year, but a new decade, APD would like to thank partner organizations and community members for supporting APD and contributing to what makes Asheville a wonderful place to live, work, and visit. We hope [...]
