Manheimer Asks: Leverage Revenues for Affordable Housing Tax Credits?
Before awarding over $1.6 million in tax abatements to a developer of 29 affordable housing units, Asheville's Mayor Esther Manheimer asked if it wouldn't make more sense to let the developer build market-rate housing, collect the taxes, leveraging the revenues for affordable housing tax credits.
Asheville City & Citizens Debate Funding Police for Safety
After publicly committing to defund the Asheville Police Department, city council attempted to refund the police force somewhat. This motivated members of the Defund movement to organize and voice opposition during public comment.
LAF Highlights Asheville’s Candidates for Mayor
Leadership Asheville Forum held a forum to present the positions by the candidates of the ongoing race for the mayor of Asheville. Four of the five candidates introduced themselves and answered questions on their points of view.