City manager hiring update: the process, who’s involved, and narrowing down candidates before current manager retires in December. This includes closed sessions, legal meetings of full Council allowed for personnel issues.

#executivesearch #civics #civics101 #MondayMinute #Asheville

🧵 1/ People deserve stable #foodsystems and food sovereignty! While we mobilize emergency #food distribution during the SNAP funding pause, let’s also stay busy addressing the literal root causes of #foodinsecurity:

#foodsystem #communitygarden #communitygardens #Asheville #MondayMinute

🧵 1/ As the government shutdown continues, EBT/SNAP food benefits remain unfunded starting this Saturday, Nov. 1st. Here are some things we can do to respond at the neighborhood level:

#food #foodsecurity #foodinsecurity #hunger #endhunger #SNAP #EBT #WNC #Asheville

Decision making for our state-maintained roads:

⚠️ NCDOT builds and maintains state roads
📝 The French Broad River MPO oversees regional budgets, plans, and priorities
➡️ There are 23 members of the MPO for Districts 13 & 14

Follow along: frenchbroadrivermpo.org

#mondayminute #road #transportation

🧵 1/ City Council will appoint four Helene recovery boards this Tuesday at the end of our regularly-scheduled meeting.

This is the time for inclusion, not exclusion. Email: ashevilleNCcouncil@ashevilleNC.gov

#civics #civics101 #mondayminute #disasterrecovery #Asheville

Council has just two months to hire the next City Manger. Check out the Council agenda briefing to watch a City Manager’s team in action:

🗓️ Thursday, Oct 9th: 11am
📍 Streaming and archived on the City’s YouTube
➡️ Each Thursday Council meetings

#civics #citymanager #MondayMinute #asheville

Public transit is at the intersection of equitable access, economic mobility, and environmental stewardship. Your input on the survey is needed:

www.ashevillenc.gov/projects/art...

#transit #publictransit #ridethebus #Asheville

#MondayMinute Know Your Rights: Police Body Cam Footage

Full info: www.ashevillenc.gov/service/requ...

#knowyourrights #civics #civics101 #Asheville

As the call moves into practice: “We are unstoppable, another world is possible!”

This gratitude reel goes out to my friends and neighbors who stepped up for rescue and recovery in the aftermath of Helene.

#mutualaid #communitycare #communitysafety #hurricanehelene #Asheville #WNC #mountainstrong