June 16, 2023 – mountainx.com

Top of the town: Conservancy may save Deaverview from development

June 16, 2023 by Greg Parlier

The 342-acre tract atop Deaverview Mountain, just five miles from downtown Asheville, was purchased by an anonymous conservationist in March with the intention of selling the land to the Southern Appalachian Highlands Conservancy. SAHC has three years to obtain federal and state grants to repay the buyer, then it plans to turn the property over to Buncombe County as a park or preserve.

Asheville firefighters roll out community responder team pilot

July 28, 2023June 16, 2023 by Jessica Wakeman

Four firefighters compose the team — two primarily reaching out to people who may be unhoused or experiencing a behavioral health issue, and two primarily meeting with downtown business owners to address their needs and concerns.

Impact of water outage “largely avoidable,” says independent committee

June 16, 2023June 16, 2023 by Brooke Randle

City staff had been informed of a “high probability” of a closed valve located on a main water line Jan. 10, 2022, nearly a year before the outage.

Top of the town: Conservancy may save Deaverview from development

Asheville firefighters roll out community responder team pilot

Impact of water outage “largely avoidable,” says independent committee

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