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Free Markets, People
The local daily has some coverage of the recent housing summit. Robin Merrell of Pisgah Legal Services is looking out for poor people and she means well, but we disagree…
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County Wants Affordable Housing, Tourists, but Not Together
Last night, the Buncombe County Commissioners approved upzoning one parcel from R-3 (Residential) to Commercial, but denied a request to upzone another from R-1 to R-3. Parcel 1 was owned…
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Huckle Buckle Beanstalk
Just before Asheville City Council approved the BID, they took issue with a request from Biltmore Farms to get some retail signs in their urban village. The staff report was…
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Biltmore Socks It To Hyper-Regulation and Government Favoritism – Again
Biltmore Farms is requesting the city change a policy to help make it more eligible for poverty discounts. Of interest is Biltmore Park, which is sort of like the La…
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Fair Compensation?
1600 AM WTZQ in Hendersonville runs a feature, “I’m Just Sayin’” by Dr. Scott Donaldson. The gimmick is Donaldson talks like a slow hick while pointing out absurdities even smart…
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Legislative Update
Asheville City Attorney Bob Oast has shared that two bills intended to make Asheville forfeit substantial holdings have survived the crossover deadline. HB925, originally requiring the city to turn its…
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Biweekly Anxiety Attack
For the last ten years or so, I have suffered a chronic condition that causes me to think the world gets worse with each successive Asheville City Council meeting. Here’s…
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Property Rights Still Financially Accessible to Some
It is still fair to say whatever Biltmore wants Biltmore gets. That is not to disparage Biltmore Farms; rather, it is a wish that everybody else could navigate the law…
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Catch Me If You Can, Because I’m the UDO
Biltmore Farms is still viewed by many in Asheville as a corrupt organization that pulls the strings of government. On closer examination, it becomes evident that the Biltmore outfit is…
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The Moral of the Story Is . . .
There is a perception that Mountain Housing Opportunities and OnTrack Financial Education & Counseling are permanent fixtures on Asheville City Council and Buncombe County Commissioner agendas. That is only because…
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Poor Hotel/Developer Pocket Synergy
The City of Asheville is doing its part to redistribute the wealth. This time, the $5350 reward goes to the Biltmore Hilton. Now, we all know only sicko mathematicians and…
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And to the Republic: Na Na Na Nanny Goat
Staff returned to Asheville City Council with proposed amendments to the stormwater ordinance. Council sent it back to staff in January because they had been presented with 200 pages of…