April 21, 2022 – mountainx.com

Voters may decide on $70M in Buncombe borrowing this year

April 25, 2022April 21, 2022 by Daniel Walton

During an April 19 briefing, the county Board of Commissioners heard a presentation by the nonprofit Trust for Public Land about the feasibility of issuing $70 million in bonds for housing and land conservation, which in this case would require approval through referendums of Buncombe voters.

Unaffiliated voters redefine Buncombe rolls

April 21, 2022 by Daniel Walton

As of April 9, nearly 83,000 Buncombe County residents — about 40.3% of all voters — had registered as unaffiliated, compared with about 75,000 Democrats (36.5%), 46,000 Republicans (22.4%) and 1,700 Libertarians (0.8%). The shift represents an unaffiliated increase of nearly 15 percentage points since the 2008 primaries.

Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada, Hi-Wire explore different sides of sustainability

April 21, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

Chris Frosaker discusses what goes on behind-the-scenes in Hi-Wire’s expansions while the Sierra Nevada sustainability team offers an update on its work.

Is Asheville truly one of the nation’s top music cities?

April 21, 2022 by Edwin Arnaudin

Asheville’s omission from a recent Best Music Cities study prompts questions from local industry leaders.

Voters may decide on $70M in Buncombe borrowing this year

Unaffiliated voters redefine Buncombe rolls

Beer Scout: Sierra Nevada, Hi-Wire explore different sides of sustainability

Is Asheville truly one of the nation’s top music cities?

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