The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress toward repairing the damage caused by public and private systemic racism. The task of the Reparations Commission is to issue a report in a timely manner for consideration by the City, County, and other participating community [...]
Asheville City Council returns to Chamber
The next meeting of the Asheville City Council, scheduled for Tuesday, June 28, will mark the return to Council Chamber for the governing body. The meeting will be held in City Hall, 70 Court Plaza on the second floor. The meetings were moved in 2020 to facilitate sessions under new COVID-19 protocols. City Council continued to meet, [...]
Come Enjoy Juneteenth festival: Freedom festival. This event is free and open to the public.
On June 20, 2022 Asheville City offices will be closed in observance of Juneteenth, also known as Freedom Day or Emancipation Day. Juneteenth, officially observed each year on June 19, marks the day in 1865 when enslaved African-Americans in Galveston, Texas, were told they were free, marking the end of slavery in the United States. Congress [...]
Budget Public Hearing - Your chance to be Heard. The community is invited to this opportunity to comment on the recommended investments in person at the Council meeting or utilize remote options. We encourage community participation.
The next meeting of the Community Reparations Commission will take place 6:00 p.m. Monday, June 6, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center, 87 Haywood Street The Commission meeting agenda will be posted at this link. The Community Reparations Commission is empowered to make short, medium, and long-term recommendations that will make significant progress [...]
Asheville City Council will continue meeting in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 24, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street. The Council meeting agenda is posted at this link. Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can access [...]
Asheville City Council will continue meeting in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, May 10, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center - Asheville Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street.
The City of Asheville welcomes applicants for current openings on several Boards & Commissions.
Asheville City Council will continue meeting in person at 5 p.m. Tuesday, April 12, 2022 at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville Banquet Hall, 87 Haywood Street.
During the recent Council Retreat of March 17 and 18, 2022, Asheville City Council was able to establish their 6 strategic priorities for the next fiscal year
Asheville City Council meets Tuesday, March 22, 2022
The Asheville City Council will hold its annual retreat from 10 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. Thursday, March 17 and 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. Friday, March 18, 2022, in the Banquet Hall at Harrah’s Cherokee Center – Asheville, located at 87 Haywood Street, Asheville, N.C. Day One of the retreat will consist of opening discussions and [...]
The City of Asheville is looking to improve its current advisory board system. Consistent challenges under the current structure have been identified by board members, City staff and City Council.
City Council meeting, March 8, 2022
The City of Asheville is looking to improve its current advisory board system. Consistent challenges under the current structure have been identified by board members, City staff and City Council. We have heard that the roles and responsibilities of board members are unclear, there is a disconnect of priorities and work between boards and commissions, there [...]