Asheville Reporter

City of Asheville issued the following announcement on March 7.

The next meeting of the Asheville City Council will be held 5 p.m. Tuesday, March 14, 2023. The meeting will be held in the Council Chamber, located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall, 70 Court Plaza. 

The Council meeting agenda is posted at this link.

Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person meeting which the public can also access remotely by any of the following means found at : https://publicinput.com/h7024 

PRIOR to the 5:00 formal meeting, City Council will be holding a budget worksession beginning at 3:00 p.m. in the Council Chamber, located on the 2nd Floor of City Hall. 

No public comment is accepted at worksessions.  Pursuant to North Carolina General Statute § 143-318.10 this will be an in-person worksession which the public can access by any of the following means found at https://publicinput.com/k5363

Persons wishing to speak live at the meeting will be required to attend in person and must sign-up at the door outside the Council Chamber.  To accommodate those who do not yet feel secure attending in person, or those  who have other barriers to participating in person, City Council will continue to accept remote comments via email or voicemail through the Engagement Hub until 9 a.m. the day of the City Council meeting.  Additionally, comments can be directly emailed to  Council at any time at ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov.

The meeting will be live on Charter/Spectrum Channel 193, the City’s YouTube Channel, or the City’s Virtual Engagement Hub.

Where to Watch

The City Council meeting will be live on Charter/Spectrum Channel 193, streamed on the City’s YouTube Channel, or through the City’s Virtual Engagement Hub  accessible through the front page of the City website.

In-Person Comment

Persons wishing to speak live at the meeting will be required to attend in person and must sign-up at the door before entering the Council Chamber.  

Additionally, comments can be directly emailed to Council at any time at ashevillenccouncil@ashevillenc.gov. 

Presentations at the Meeting

For those wishing to make a slide or PowerPoint presentation at a formal meeting of City Council, the presentation must be submitted to Maggie Burleson at mburleson@ashevillenc.gov

 by 12:00 p.m. on Monday, March 13, 2023. 

Email and Voicemail Comments

To accommodate those who do not yet feel secure attending in person, or those who have other barriers to participating in person, City Council will continue to accept remote comments via email or voicemail through the Engagement Hub until 9 a.m. the day of the City Council meeting. 

Comments via email may be sent to: ashevillecitycouncilmar142023@publicinput.com

Comments via voicemail may be left at  855-925-2801, meeting code : 3368.

Parking Available

If you are attending the City Council meeting, free parking will be available in the two city employee parking lots along Marjorie Street after 4:30 p.m. the day of the meeting. 

• Valley St. Parking Lot at 55 Valley Street
• Marjorie St. Parking Lot at 17 Marjorie Street

Original source can be found here.