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• List of roads closed due to flooding

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  David Forbes | 15 days ago

  Both the North Carolina Department of Transportation and the city of Asheville have released more information about local roads closed due to flooding and landslides.

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• Flood warning for Asheville

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  David Forbes | 15 days ago

  Due to continued flooding, the National Weather Service has issued a flood warning for Asheville and nearby areas through tomorrow morning. Several days of heavy rain have led to swollen rivers and floods washing out several roads.

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• Bloomberg story on 'the Republican power grab in North Carolina' highlights Asheville

  BLOGWIRE

  David Forbes | 18 days ago

  A Bloomberg story on "the Republican power grab in North Carolina" focuses on the city of Asheville's fights with the state legislature over the water system, the airport, and more.

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• APD trying to locate embezzlement suspect

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  David Forbes | 18 days ago

  The Asheville Police Department is seeking the public's help in locating Quincy Albert Brock, 38, of Barnardsville. Brock is accused of embezzling over $100,000.

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• Council contemplates tax increase, possible water lawsuit, approves Whole Foods development

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  David Forbes | 28 days ago

  Tonight, Asheville City Council discussed a possible tax hike to help offset some financial impacts that pending state legislation could have on the current budget crunch, and Mayor Terry Bellamy said she'd vote to sue the state if it went through with a proposal to forcibly transfer the city's water system to the Metropolitan Sewerage District. Council also approved a Tunnel Road commercial development anchored by a Whole Foods.

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• Asheville City Council preview: buildings and budgets

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  David Forbes | 29 days ago

  Developments in South Asheville and Tunnel Road are up for consideration at tomorrow night's Asheville City Council meeting, along with (of course) the city's ongoing budget crunch.

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• At budget town hall, Ashevilleans endorse tax hike, some cuts

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  David Forbes | 04/18/2013

  Unlike the last budget crunch town hall, tonight's Asheville City Council forum in South Asheville was less a public comment marathon and more of a brainstorming session. After breaking into small groups, the roughly 40 residents who attended endorsed a property tax increase, along with some cuts and some suggestions of their own, to close Asheville's budget gap.

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• How we got here: A primer on Asheville's budget crunch

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  David Forbes | 04/18/2013

  The city of Asheville has dealt with budget concerns for a number of years now, but this year state legislation has pushed a manageable situation into a dire one, to hear staff and Asheville City Council tell it. How did the city get here?

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• Asheville City Council will hold budget crunch town hall April 18

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  David Forbes | 04/12/2013

  Asheville City Council will hold a special town hall meeting on its budget situation — including the possibility of dramatic cuts — next Thursday, April 18, in the gymnasium of Koontz Intermediate School at 305 Overlook Rd.

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• LIVE: coverage of the April 9 Asheville City Council meeting

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  David Forbes | 04/09/2013

  Discussion about the fate of the city of Asheville's water system and the impact of a flurry of legislation coming out of the general assembly in Raleigh is on the agenda for tonight's Asheville City Council meeting. Council will also consider a living wage requirement for some city contractors. Follow live Twitter coverage here.

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