A headline in the Smoky Mountain News, “Swain Residents Want Common Sense Animal Control,” leaves one wondering if there isn’t an allusion to what Commissioner Mike Fryar referred to as…
Last night at the Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting, Mike Fryar asked some questions about some funky numbers. Gwen Wisler has done this on occasion for Asheville City Council, but other…
Evo didn’t get her daily walk last night because I had to sit at the four-hour Buncombe County Commissioners’ meeting listening again to how these people love dogs and want…
The following are three things that really annoy me about the local scene: Urban-Planned Roads: This morning, I survived South Asheville. I had a meeting near the new Publix, where…
The local daily published today a story to help us study the triple bottom line: Buncombe County Commissioner Mike Fryar tattled on Asheville City Councilman Cecil Bothwell in, judging from…
Once upon a time, it was argued that inexpensive and abundant “energy” allowed people to lift themselves from poverty. Nowadays, government puts the kibosh on inexpensive and abundant “energy” and…
During their final budget discussion this year, some of the Buncombe County Commissioners wanted to come up with an extra $1 million for county-funded teacher raises. Commissioner Mike Fryar suggested…
Last night, the Buncombe County Commissioners approved the resolution begging for deregulation of the brewers’-grain-for-cattle industry. Whereas everybody would like some deregulation, this particular instance gained traction because (1) Representative…
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…
At the last meeting of the Buncombe County Commissioners, Mike Fryar made more excellent points than I have the inclination to repeat. One that made headlines was his request that…
Local media outlets are making a fuss about Ellen Frost being appointed as vice chair for the Buncombe County Commissioners. (1, 2, 3) Maybe it is because Bill Stanley couldn’t…
For all intents and purposes, the Buncombe County Commissioners had only one item on their agenda tonight. At their last retreat, the commissioners called for an energy audit, for just…