Citizens Speak Out About Safety and Homelessness, Present Plans
Homelessness and crime in Asheville have been in the news a lot lately, especially since the Washington, DC-based National Alliance to End Homelessness (NAEH) made its $73,000 recommendations to the Homeless Initiative Advisory Committee (HIAC), Asheville City Council, and Buncombe County Commissioners on January 25th. The plan, called Within Reach, for all of its cost, […]
Citizens Demanding Cleanup
Asheville City Council is holding public hearings on the budget early and often this year. The first session was sparsely attended, but council heard an earful of complaints about trash, vagrancy, and unsanitary conditions.