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City of Asheville to launch Neighborhood Grant Program

Posted on September 22, 2021 by Polly McDaniel

As a part of this year’s budget process, City of Asheville staff heard from our community that new City investments in neighborhoods were very important. To respond to that need the Fiscal Year 2021-2022 budget includes $200,000 to launch a Neighborhood Grant Program. This program is designed specifically for neighborhood-based organizations: Neighborhood associations; Homeowners associations; Neighborhood coalitions; and Resident organizations [...]

City of Asheville working to keep it easy to connect to your government

Posted on July 12, 2021 by Polly McDaniel

There are many ways to connect virtually to City government (right now). And the City of Asheville is working on a sustainable model of even more remote access to City government. Connecting people to government and removing barriers to government has long been a core value of the City of Asheville’s Communication and Public Engagement Department [...]

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Asheville Reparations Speaker Series continues June 10 and 17, community urged to participate

Posted on June 8, 2021 by Polly McDaniel

On July 14, 2020, Asheville City Council passed a Resolution Supporting Community Reparations for Black Asheville. The resolution calls for the City Manager to, “establish a process within the next year to develop short, medium and long term recommendations to specifically address the creation of generational wealth and to boost economic mobility [...]

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Jeremy Lett steps into new role as Asheville Neighborhood Services Specialist

Posted on March 3, 2021 by Polly McDaniel

The City of Asheville has a new go-to person dedicated to two-way communication with our neighborhoods. Jeremy Lett has joined the City as Neighborhood Services Specialist, working alongside Neighborhood and Community Engagement Manager Brenda Mills. This role is a part of the new initiatives set forth by the City from the Reimagining [...]

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Asheville residents invited to take survey about City government

Posted on January 7, 2021 by Polly McDaniel

How are we doing, as your City government? The City of Asheville is working with the Polco/National Community Survey company to find out. The National Community Survey captures residents’ opinions on governance and participation, also drilling down to specific issues such as the built environment, community engagement, recreation and wellness, the economy, safety and mobility. Some residents [...]

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Asheville 2020 in review: Response to pandemic, protests and more

Posted on December 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Asheville has not seen a year like 2020 in a hundred years — literally. On March 11, the World Health Organization declared a global pandemic due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak. Not since the Spanish flu pandemic of 1918-1919 has the world — including our corner of it — experienced this kind of public health challenge. Working [...]

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City of Asheville rolls out text message option for public engagement

Posted on November 16, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson

As COVID-19 cases continue to rise across the country, the City of Asheville looks to implement tools to engage with our residents safely. Most recently, the City began accepting public comments via text (SMS) message. The vast majority of Americans – 96% – now own a cellphone of some kind. In an effort to engage the public [...]

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Mayor’s Committee for Veterans’ Affairs to host virtual Veterans Day Ceremony

Posted on October 19, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

The City of Asheville Mayor’s Committee for Veterans’ Affairs invites everyone to join us online for a virtual Veterans Day Ceremony, to be streamed live on the City’s YouTube channel at 11 a.m. Nov. 11 from Council Chambers, Asheville City Hall. While City Hall is open in a limited capacity to provide [...]

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Halloween guidance: Lower your risk for COVID-19 transmission with alternative activities

Posted on October 6, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Halloween is going to look a little different in Asheville this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic. But you can still celebrate with family and friends safely with this guidance from the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services: Remember that Gov. Roy Cooper’s Executive Order 163 limits mass gathering to no [...]

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Reimagining public safety survey link now live

Posted on September 4, 2020 by Ashley Traynum-Carson

Following a clear call from our community, City Council voted to remove or repurpose the Vance Monument, passed a resolution supporting community reparations, and passed a budget that only funded departments for three months so that City staff could [...]

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Asheville residents invited to reimagining public safety listening sessions this week

Posted on August 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Updated information: The City of Asheville has now opened a survey to gather input from residents on how our public safety services can better promote racial equity and economic inclusion. Original announcement: In September, the City of Asheville will launch an extensive series of listening sessions with the community to help us reimagine the [...]

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Census 2020: Make sure you are counted, Asheville

Posted on August 14, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Federal funding to our community is on the line Completing the census will help us count the number of people in our state, which is how the federal government divides tax dollars to states and communities. As of July, more than 40% of North Carolinians, over 4 million people, had not been counted, which could mean [...]

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N.C. shares dashboard, helplines, resources for coping with COVID-19 pandemic

Posted on August 4, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

From Gov. Roy Cooper’s office Information is changing rapidly; this update is current as of August 31. It’s important to rely on trusted sources of information about COVID-19. Keep up with the latest information on Coronavirus in North Carolina HERE. Text COVIDNC to 898211 to receive general information and updates about COVID-19 and North Carolina’s response. Dial [...]

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Neighborhood spotlight: Kenilworth Forest

Posted on June 25, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Neighborhood: Kenilworth Forest. Where is it? Kenilworth Forest is a friendly, established cul-de-sac neighborhood of 100 homes on the east side of lovely Kenilworth Lake. We are just off Tunnel Road. I-240 West brings you to vibrant downtown Asheville in five minutes. Details: Kenilworth Lake was formed in 1925 by “impounding the waters of Ross Creek,” culminating [...]

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City of Asheville boards and commissions meetings to go virtual in June

Posted on June 4, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

The City of Asheville is pleased to announce the return of board and commission meetings beginning in June. All meetings will take place virtually, with the first committee meeting being the Urban Forestry Committee on June 15. All City of Asheville Boards and Commissions meetings were cancelled starting in March due to [...]

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Statement to the community from Asheville Mayor and City Council

Posted on May 29, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

A statement from Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer and City Council members Gwen Wisler (Vice Mayor), Brian Haynes, Vijay Kapoor, Julie Mayfield, Sheneika Smith and Keith Young: George Floyd’s death at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer is deeply felt throughout our country, including our community here in Asheville. There is no reasonable explanation for what [...]

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Neighborhood spotlight: West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood

Posted on May 28, 2020 by Polly McDaniel

Where in the world is the West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood? It covers the area from the East shore of the French Broad River east to the Bacoate Forest and from Patton Avenue south to Lyman Street. The West End Clingman Avenue Neighborhood (WECAN) hosts a community garden, the Jean Webb and Owens Bell parks, an [...]

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