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Development Services rolls out digital residential permit application and review tool

Posted on February 18, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Delivery of digital tools to make the permitting process more streamlined continues at the Asheville Development Services Department (DSD) with their latest release — an online application for residential building permits. Find it at develop.residentialplans.ashevillenc.gov. Customers can now skip the lobby and submit residential permit applications online. The application links to helpful guidelines too, [...]

City to kick off community visioning process for historic Thomas Wolfe cabin

Posted on February 14, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Thomas Wolfe at the east Asheville cabin. Asheville’s famous native son Thomas Wolfe had a cabin, a place of retreat near what is now Azalea Park in east Asheville. Built in 1926, it was the last place Wolfe called home in his hometown. He spent the summer of 1937 at the cabin. Wolfe’s summer at the cabin [...]

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Help shape Asheville by serving on a City board or commission

Posted on February 11, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

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 [...]

Asheville seeking candidates for City Board of Education

Posted on February 7, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The Asheville City Council is advertising for interested individuals to apply for the Board of Education. One seat will be vacated by Board member James Lee, effective March 31, 2019, leaving an unexpired term until April 1, 2021. In addition, there are two seats expiring on April 1, 2019; Shaunda Sandford and Martha [...]

Asheville’s bike share study widens to include scooters, with the public invited to weigh in

Posted on February 6, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville’s bike share feasibility initiative continues and has widened in scope to include consideration of electric scooters (also called e-scooters). Bike or e-scooter share is a way for someone to use a bike or scooter for a short time at a reasonable rate. Some bike share systems are station-based, like those in

Public invited North Charlotte Street drop-in meetings about road diet and zoning evaluation

Posted on February 4, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

The City of Asheville will host two meetings on February 19 for the community to learn about improvements planned for North Charlotte Street, including the road diet and zoning evaluation for the corridor. The meetings will be held at the Jewish Community Center, 236 Charlotte St. A morning session will be held from 8:30 to [...]

Asheville’s zero-emission electric ART buses to be deployed this spring

Posted on January 28, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Testing and training going on now; bus preview to be held In 2019, the City of Asheville will deploy five zero-emission electric buses for the City’s transit system, Asheville Redefines Transit (ART). By committing to transit vehicles that are powered by electricity, the City will reduce fuels costs and dependence on imported energy resources. It will also [...]

Asheville City Council rezones Patton Avenue property for new type of Duke Energy substation

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Christy Edwards

Asheville City Council cleared the way for a new Duke Energy substation with a vote to rezone portions of 252 Patton Ave. and 28 Knoxville Place, during Council’s Jan. 22 meeting. Duke has proposed the construction of a gas-insulated, high-voltage switchgear (or GIS) substation on the parcel that formerly served as a car dealership on [...]

Reminder: Fines for Asheville parking infractions increase Feb. 1

Posted on January 25, 2019 by Christy Edwards

A new parking violations fine schedule will go into effect Feb. 1, 2019. Approved by City Council Nov. 27, the parking fine increases include the following: Overtime parking at metered or non-metered spaces will go from $10 to $20. A second or subsequent violation within a 24-hour period will rise from $20 to $40. Loading/unloading zone violations will [...]

UPDATED – Public Works treats icy road conditions in spots, some ART routes closed or detoured. Monday routes on Holiday schedule.

Posted on January 20, 2019 by Christy Edwards

Local roads have ice forming on them with a light dusting of snow. Asheville Streets Division is out treating icy roads as needed with straight rock salt at this time. Please be careful if you venture out. Currently, Duke Energy is reporting approximately 375 structure affected by power outages in the Asheville area. The Asheville Fire Department is [...]

Duke Energy awards Asheville / Buncombe County with Power Partner recognition

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

For its 25th consecutive year, Duke Energy has selected six outstanding organizations to receive the company’s prestigious Power Partner award. Duke Energy established the Power Partner award in 1992 to honor businesses and other organizations that achieve exemplary results in categories that include solutions innovation, community excellence, economic development, sustainability innovation and storm restoration. The City of [...]

Prescribed burns coming to watershed to enhance and protect the resource, including water quality

Posted on January 15, 2019 by Web Editors - CAPE

Maintaining a pristine water source means more than managing the North Fork Reservoir itself. It extends to managing the 20,000 acres of forested watershed that surround the North Fork and Bee Tree reservoirs. A carefully crafted series of controlled burns will happen on the watershed over the course of coming years, beginning in February. The controlled burns [...]

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