The Buncombe County Planning Board is seeking detailed input to write proposed regulations for short-term rentals during a series of planned public meetings.
The board is in the process of drafting text amendments to the county’s development ordinance related to short-term, or “vacation” rentals, which have sharply increased in recent years throughout the region.
Community complaints about illicit gun activity prompted Asheville police to make a series of arrests on Thursday, including two that included the seizure of illegally concealed weapons and small amounts of drugs, authorities said. According to a release from the Asheville Police Department, “proactive enforcement” also included the arrest of four people wanted on outstanding charges, and the seizure of two weapons along with small amounts of crack, fentanyl, MDMA (or “Ecstasy”) and marijuana.
Asheville will be saving a seat for a Buncombe County commissioner on the Asheville-Buncombe Riverfront Commission, whether the county wants it now or not. On Tuesday night, the City Council considered an ordinance that would have reduced the size of the 14-member riverfront panel by removing the position set aside for a county commissioner. County commissioners requested deleting that reserved seat but the motion to adopt failed on a 3-3 vote.
A Hendersonville man has been found guilty of two counts of first-degree murder in the December 2022 shooting deaths of a man and woman found dead inside a vehicle in Fletcher, according to a the Buncombe County District Attorney’s office.
Asheville residents who’ve felt left out of local government decision making in the past […]
Don’t expect the Asheville City Council to pass a resolution calling for an immediate, unconditional cease fire in Gaza. That was Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer’s blunt message Tuesday night (March 12), at the end of the latest packed council meeting where emotions flared among local residents who are sharply divided over the Israeli military action against Hamas in Gaza.
Asheville will spend the last $501,384 of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds to help the Asheville PEAK Academy boost academic performance and reduce an “opportunity gap” for students from low- to moderate-income homes. The issue approved on the consent agenda of a City Council meeting on March 12, 2024, at Asheville City Hall.
A suspect has been charged in connection with an alleged assault on a pedestrian Feb. 29 in West Asheville, police said.
Buncombe County and the Land of Sky Regional Council are teaming up to seek funding for affordable housing.
The days are numbered for the long-vacant Haynes Tower building at A-B Tech’s Enka campus now that the Buncombe County Commission has approved a $648,990 contract for demolition.