March 10, 2026Asheville City Council
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Approves the proposed amendment of the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to add affordable rental construction as a priority need and goal and submission…
- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
More from the minutes
- “The 2025-2029 Asheville Area Housing Needs Assessment (the Bowen Report) indicated a profound need for new affordable rental units.”
- “Currently, the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan does not include Affordable Rental Construction as a goal and priority need, meaning no such projects, like multifamily new construction, may be undertaken.”
- “On January 14th, 2026, the Asheville Regional Housing Consortium voted unanimously to recommend amending the 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to add Affordable Rental Construction as a goal and priority need.”
Official title: Council approved the proposed amendment of the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to add affordable rental construction as a priority need and goal and submission to the US Dept
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilwoman Ullman and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Turner moved to approve the proposed amendment of the City’s 2025-2029 Consolidated Plan to add affordable rental construction as a priority need and goal and submission to the US Dept.”
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