![]() As Asheville grows, we will have to keep building in the city, so I also think we should encourage redeveloping existing properties that have fallen into disrepair or are little used. Someone making $60k a year cannot afford a $500k house. ![]() I think incentivizing developers to build more housing that’s affordable not just for low income, but middle income as well is important. Implement an adaptive reuse ordinance to make it easier for would be small-scale developers to convert commercial structures into housing. Expand the Land Use Incentive Grant program so local, small-scale developers and owners of existing affordable housing can participate. We should encourage gentle density throughout the city by eliminating the obstacles that make it difficult to build housing types like duplexes, triplexes, etc. ![]() It means we don't tear down existing affordable housing. It's time for the city to step up with new partners to make sure development puts the needs of Asheville’s workforce at the forefront. It's clear private developers would rather build vacation homes, not housing for locals. I haven’t talked to anyone who thinks the current approach is working, and the Bowen Report shows this is more than just stories - it’s data. As a person who rents, the crisis is not an abstraction to me it’s something I think about at the end of every month. I have been hearing our leaders talk about the housing crisis for over a decade. I do not think we should tell property owners what they can and cannot do with the property they bought and paid for. I think we should look at options to incentivize short term rental owners to change too long term renting. We need to look at land use and zoning and many other governmental regulations that make building more costly. We can reduce the cost to build which also makes rent cheaper. We need housing that is acceptable for people to live in. Can downtown creatively find solutions to house their workforce? With this greater tax base, build a reserve for affordable housing. Attract companies with better paying jobs that can afford market rate housing. MOH has several affordable housing projects going. Developers say building in AVL is a long, costly, muddled procedure streamline it. Responsibly build more housing, convert old buildings, and increase supply. If 100 people in a desert need water and there are 10 glasses, the highest bidders win. What does this mean to you? How would you best support affordable housing in Asheville? First week of voting: Asheville, Buncombe anticipate bigger primary, more mail-in ballotsĪmid calls to address homelessness and reports of a growing unhoused population, how would you best address this crisis?ĭoug Brown, retired salesman and business owner co-leader of the National Leadership Council, teaching servant leadership principles and Bible-based values to teens:Īlso: Sanctuary camping: Presumed nonstarter for Asheville though homeless have few options Equitable, affordable housing and stability was named as a council strategic priority. ![]() What to know about Asheville mayoral candidates: Find out where they stand on top issues.Who is on the Asheville ballot in May primaries? Find out who filed to run.The Citizen Times asked each candidate questions on top city issues. Their answers are below: The primary, May 17,will narrow the field, and six council candidates and two mayoral candidates will move on to the general election in November. Two candidates are vying to hold onto their seats, incumbent council member Antanette Mosley and Vice Mayor Sheneika Smith. Gwen Wisler, the other council member up for election this year, is not seeking another term. ASHEVILLE - As the May primaries bear down, an 11-way City Council race is underway, with three seats up for grabs.
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