October 14, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedWhat it does
Signs an agreement with the State of North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division… to provide repair and Reconstruction for Asheville homeowners who were affected by Tropical…
- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
- Who it's for: Households earning up to 60% of the area median income: up to $61,440 a year for a family of four, or $43,020 for one person (HUD's 2026 income limits for tax-credit housing in the Asheville area).
- What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of this program's funding is to have a fully habitable home at the end of the programmatic support, so demolition alone would not be considered an eligible activity, but demolition as a site preparedness activity could be considered eligible.”
- Why it matters: Contracts are how the City pays companies and groups to do work.
More from the minutes
- “The Renew NC program is live and accessible to Asheville (and all WNC) residents.”
- “The State will administer assistance to beneficiaries and act as a subrecipient to the City, using a phased rollout that prioritizes households earning < 60% AMI who have children, elderly, or disabled residents in the home, then moving forward to other income levels.”
Official title: Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into an agreement with the State of North Carolina Department of Commerce’s Division of Community Revitalization to provide repair and Reconstruction for Asheville homeowners who were affected by Tropical Storm Helene; and to further authorize the City Manager to sign all necessary documents to this effect
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Roney and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“RESOLUTION NO. 25-215 - RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE CITY MANAGER TO ENTER INTO AN AGREEMENT WITH THE STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA DEPARTMENT OF COMMERCE’S DIVISION OF COMMUNITY REVITALIZATION TO PROVIDE REPAIR AND RECONSTRUCTION FOR ASHEVILLE HOMEOWNERS WHO WERE AFFECTED BY TROPICAL STORM HELENE; AND TO FURTHER AUTHORIZE THE CITY MANAGER TO SIGN ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS TO THIS EFFECT”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item D