Paul Ballard will be joining the organization as the new Interim Transportation Director effective, Monday April 29. Jessica Morris will continue to serve as the Assistant Director of Transportation. Ballard is a nationally recognized transportation executive who led transit systems in Fort Worth, Nashville, and St. Louis, among others, prior to his retirement in 2019. He [...]
Members of the Asheville community are invited to learn more about the O.U.R. Asheville Academy – a community engagement leadership academy that is accepting applications for its next orientation on June 1, 2024. The academy is open to youth and adults residing within the city limits of Asheville. A [...]
Buncombe County and the City of Asheville are partnering on a unique program designed to support Asheville and Buncombe County’s clean-energy goals. The innovative program, Electrify Asheville-Buncombe, provides support to residents of Asheville and Buncombe County by helping homeowners explore new proven electric technologies, choose participating local contractors, and get help with identifying discount purchase [...]
The Sustainability Department invites you to join in the fun of making a cleaner, greener Asheville at home, at work, and in our community. Keep reading to find ways to get involved and have a positive impact, while enjoying the outdoors and our community. Earth Day is today, but if it snuck up on you [...]
Please note time and location change: On April 23, City Council will meet in-person at 4 p.m. in the Banquet Hall of Harrah's Cherokee Center - Asheville, 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, N.C.
The City of Asheville and the Public Art and Culture Commission (PACC) seek a qualified artist(s) or designer(s) to submit their qualifications for a piece of public artwork that reimagines Station #7, the Art Deco Masterpiece, part of Asheville’s Urban Trail. Responses to this Call for Artists (CFA) will be reviewed by an Artist [...]
If you’ve ever started a garden, you know that seeds, in addition to soil, water, and sun, are required for success. The City of Asheville is happy to share and support Seed Libraries for residents to access seeds for free! Seed Libraries are a great community resource that offer vegetable, flower, and herb seeds to help [...]
Food Scrap Drop Off program between City and County receives Statewide recognition and praise
Join the City of Asheville’s leadership team in congratulating Greg Shuler on his upcoming retirement effective July 31, 2024. Greg Shuler joined the City of Asheville in March 2008 and has served as the Public Works Director since April 2014. “In his ten years serving in the role as department director of Public Works, Greg consistently [...]
April 9 City Council Meeting canceled The 2:30 p.m. Budget work session continues - live stream is available on the City's Virtual Engagement Hub or the City of Asheville YouTube Channel
The regularly scheduled City Council meeting for Tuesday, April 23, 2024, will be held at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville. The meeting will start one hour earlier at 4:00 p.m. Due to the venue change, free parking will be available in the Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville garage for those attending the meeting. The garage entrance is located at 68 Rankin Ave.
Asheville City government offices will be closed on Friday, March 29, 2024. Here is a look at City services affected by this holiday. ART bus service ART bus service routes and facilities will operate on a holiday schedule which is the same as the Sunday schedule. Good Friday is one of six days ART runs on a [...]