Asheville city hall's silence about — and indeed, active collaboration with — the fascist federal government is sickening.
Mayor Esther Manheimer recently personally thanked Kristi Noem: www.patreon.com/posts/word-a... #avlgov
Mayor Esther Manheimer recently personally thanked Kristi Noem: www.patreon.com/posts/word-a... #avlgov
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October 28, 2025 at 10:26 PM
Asheville city hall's silence about — and indeed, active collaboration with — the fascist federal government is sickening.
Mayor Esther Manheimer recently personally thanked Kristi Noem: www.patreon.com/posts/word-a... #avlgov
Mayor Esther Manheimer recently personally thanked Kristi Noem: www.patreon.com/posts/word-a... #avlgov
"Nothing will change here today, I know. But I warn you: when they finally come, as they will, the only people I will care about are my family, my community and the people beside me." Please decide which side you're on.
Asheville city council is dead silent. #avlgov
Asheville city council is dead silent. #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 10:22 PM
"Nothing will change here today, I know. But I warn you: when they finally come, as they will, the only people I will care about are my family, my community and the people beside me." Please decide which side you're on.
Asheville city council is dead silent. #avlgov
Asheville city council is dead silent. #avlgov
Liberals y'all, not just will they not take their own side in an argument, they'll take their enemy's. On to the ensuing comments.
Speaker pointing out Jediael Amaya-Sanchez abducted by ICE agents near city hall, #avlgov doing nothing. "I don't know what you're doing." I am working with community.
Speaker pointing out Jediael Amaya-Sanchez abducted by ICE agents near city hall, #avlgov doing nothing. "I don't know what you're doing." I am working with community.
October 28, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Liberals y'all, not just will they not take their own side in an argument, they'll take their enemy's. On to the ensuing comments.
Speaker pointing out Jediael Amaya-Sanchez abducted by ICE agents near city hall, #avlgov doing nothing. "I don't know what you're doing." I am working with community.
Speaker pointing out Jediael Amaya-Sanchez abducted by ICE agents near city hall, #avlgov doing nothing. "I don't know what you're doing." I am working with community.
On to open public comment.
Nina Tovish: "look forward with great interest to seeing how this structure works."
Tovish was a member of the citizen working group that proposed making boards more transparent and #avlgov completely ignored and steamrolled. She won't even criticize them for doing so.
Nina Tovish: "look forward with great interest to seeing how this structure works."
Tovish was a member of the citizen working group that proposed making boards more transparent and #avlgov completely ignored and steamrolled. She won't even criticize them for doing so.
October 28, 2025 at 10:15 PM
On to open public comment.
Nina Tovish: "look forward with great interest to seeing how this structure works."
Tovish was a member of the citizen working group that proposed making boards more transparent and #avlgov completely ignored and steamrolled. She won't even criticize them for doing so.
Nina Tovish: "look forward with great interest to seeing how this structure works."
Tovish was a member of the citizen working group that proposed making boards more transparent and #avlgov completely ignored and steamrolled. She won't even criticize them for doing so.
Notably no public housing residents applied for one of the boards, which reflects one of the realities here: why apply for a board where one will have no voice and face retaliation from Asheville city hall for any dissent or criticism? #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Notably no public housing residents applied for one of the boards, which reflects one of the realities here: why apply for a board where one will have no voice and face retaliation from Asheville city hall for any dissent or criticism? #avlgov
Especially as locals are not doing well in the aftermath of Helene. Plenty are pretty angry.
Council's are calling the "Helene recovery" boards "super boards" but they're a facade. The members are not key, as any sincere community members that make it through will get sidelined/ignored by #avlgov
Council's are calling the "Helene recovery" boards "super boards" but they're a facade. The members are not key, as any sincere community members that make it through will get sidelined/ignored by #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 10:06 PM
Especially as locals are not doing well in the aftermath of Helene. Plenty are pretty angry.
Council's are calling the "Helene recovery" boards "super boards" but they're a facade. The members are not key, as any sincere community members that make it through will get sidelined/ignored by #avlgov
Council's are calling the "Helene recovery" boards "super boards" but they're a facade. The members are not key, as any sincere community members that make it through will get sidelined/ignored by #avlgov
City boards were fairly mild, but occasionally they'd dissent on things like the crackdowns on the homeless or hotels going up everywhere and for Asheville city hall that was unacceptable. So they used Helene as an excuse to shut them down and dismantle them www.patreon.com/posts/city-h... #avlgov
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October 28, 2025 at 10:03 PM
City boards were fairly mild, but occasionally they'd dissent on things like the crackdowns on the homeless or hotels going up everywhere and for Asheville city hall that was unacceptable. So they used Helene as an excuse to shut them down and dismantle them www.patreon.com/posts/city-h... #avlgov
Thanks Matilda. We're on to the appointments for the "Helene recovery" boards. They're a rubber stamp to stifle dissent, part of a power grab by city hall dismantling local boards in the wake of Helene #avlgov
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October 28, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Thanks Matilda. We're on to the appointments for the "Helene recovery" boards. They're a rubber stamp to stifle dissent, part of a power grab by city hall dismantling local boards in the wake of Helene #avlgov
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October 28, 2025 at 9:56 PM
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Roney announces that she still won't support changes to ordinance to allow more loud and raucous events. Noise ordinance changes pass 4-3 with Roney, Councilmember Sheneika Smith, and Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley voting against #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
Roney announces that she still won't support changes to ordinance to allow more loud and raucous events. Noise ordinance changes pass 4-3 with Roney, Councilmember Sheneika Smith, and Vice Mayor Antanette Mosley voting against #avlgov
Abundant evidence, yet again, that noise ordinances are tools of gentrification. Tourism industry and #avlgov are rushing to do whatever they can to revive the extractive, neighborhood wrecking tourism industry that has seen a major drop since Helene left a trail of destruction locally.
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Abundant evidence, yet again, that noise ordinances are tools of gentrification. Tourism industry and #avlgov are rushing to do whatever they can to revive the extractive, neighborhood wrecking tourism industry that has seen a major drop since Helene left a trail of destruction locally.
This passed by a single vote at the last meeting after historically Black neighborhood groups opposed the measure and that Asheville city hall, yet again, ignored their concerns #avlgov
Onto second reading of changes to noise ordinance to benefit the tourism industry at the expense of BIPOC locals who have been asking for more flexibility around the noise ordinance for years #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:51 PM
This passed by a single vote at the last meeting after historically Black neighborhood groups opposed the measure and that Asheville city hall, yet again, ignored their concerns #avlgov
Onto second reading of changes to noise ordinance to benefit the tourism industry at the expense of BIPOC locals who have been asking for more flexibility around the noise ordinance for years #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:48 PM
Onto second reading of changes to noise ordinance to benefit the tourism industry at the expense of BIPOC locals who have been asking for more flexibility around the noise ordinance for years #avlgov
Changes mostly concern complying with changes to funding limits at the state level.
#Avlgov will vote on changes tonight, and for some reason the public comment period will stay remain open.
Passes unanimously.
#Avlgov will vote on changes tonight, and for some reason the public comment period will stay remain open.
Passes unanimously.
October 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Changes mostly concern complying with changes to funding limits at the state level.
#Avlgov will vote on changes tonight, and for some reason the public comment period will stay remain open.
Passes unanimously.
#Avlgov will vote on changes tonight, and for some reason the public comment period will stay remain open.
Passes unanimously.
Asheville city manager Debra Campbell brings in over $270,000 a year from the public coffers and has repeatedly refused to pay firefighters enough to cover the bills #avlgov
Capital projects update to start. Capital projects staff sucks up by quoting Debra Campbell at the start of the presentation.
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Asheville city manager Debra Campbell brings in over $270,000 a year from the public coffers and has repeatedly refused to pay firefighters enough to cover the bills #avlgov
Items B and C of the public hearings portion of the agenda moved to January 27 and November 18 respectively #avlgov
Public hearing A commences; concerns changes to housing block grant action plan.
Public hearing A commences; concerns changes to housing block grant action plan.
October 28, 2025 at 9:39 PM
Items B and C of the public hearings portion of the agenda moved to January 27 and November 18 respectively #avlgov
Public hearing A commences; concerns changes to housing block grant action plan.
Public hearing A commences; concerns changes to housing block grant action plan.
Councilmember Kim Roney brings up community development block grant survey. Food security was a popular item in those results. Brings up food stamps ending on November 1st.
City Manager Debra Campbell dances around naming any specifics in her reply concerning inclusion in projects funding #avlgov
City Manager Debra Campbell dances around naming any specifics in her reply concerning inclusion in projects funding #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Councilmember Kim Roney brings up community development block grant survey. Food security was a popular item in those results. Brings up food stamps ending on November 1st.
City Manager Debra Campbell dances around naming any specifics in her reply concerning inclusion in projects funding #avlgov
City Manager Debra Campbell dances around naming any specifics in her reply concerning inclusion in projects funding #avlgov
Predictably, the new fire station in the diverse Oakley neighborhood will include a police substation.
No one ever says, "Fuck the fire department."
They do say "fuck the police" and sometimes burn down their stations. Combining the two in one building is the equivalent of a human shield #avlgov
No one ever says, "Fuck the fire department."
They do say "fuck the police" and sometimes burn down their stations. Combining the two in one building is the equivalent of a human shield #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:23 PM
Predictably, the new fire station in the diverse Oakley neighborhood will include a police substation.
No one ever says, "Fuck the fire department."
They do say "fuck the police" and sometimes burn down their stations. Combining the two in one building is the equivalent of a human shield #avlgov
No one ever says, "Fuck the fire department."
They do say "fuck the police" and sometimes burn down their stations. Combining the two in one building is the equivalent of a human shield #avlgov
Capital projects update to start. Capital projects staff sucks up by quoting Debra Campbell at the start of the presentation.
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Capital projects update to start. Capital projects staff sucks up by quoting Debra Campbell at the start of the presentation.
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
Campbell, on the other hand, has staunchly refused to fund rental aid, instead prioritizing funds for big businesses and the tourism industry #avlgov
October 28, 2025 at 9:05 PM
More on the agenda here: www.ashevillenc.gov/government/c...
Two major public hearings will be delayed until later meetings. #avlgov
Two major public hearings will be delayed until later meetings. #avlgov
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October 28, 2025 at 8:10 PM
More on the agenda here: www.ashevillenc.gov/government/c...
Two major public hearings will be delayed until later meetings. #avlgov
Two major public hearings will be delayed until later meetings. #avlgov
Asheville city council meeting starts at 5. @matildabliss.bsky.social and @davidforbes.bsky.social will cover live.
Main item second reading of push to allow more noise in center of the city, over the objection of community groups from historically Black neighborhoods. #avlgov #avlnews
Main item second reading of push to allow more noise in center of the city, over the objection of community groups from historically Black neighborhoods. #avlgov #avlnews
October 28, 2025 at 8:09 PM
Asheville city council meeting starts at 5. @matildabliss.bsky.social and @davidforbes.bsky.social will cover live.
Main item second reading of push to allow more noise in center of the city, over the objection of community groups from historically Black neighborhoods. #avlgov #avlnews
Main item second reading of push to allow more noise in center of the city, over the objection of community groups from historically Black neighborhoods. #avlgov #avlnews