Federal HOME Funds Planning Meetings

The City of Asheville’s Community and Economic Development Department invites the public to attend upcoming public forums to assist in the creation of the Five-Year Consolidated Plan. The Plan sets out a framework for using federal HOME funds in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties, and Community Development Block grant (CDBG) funds in the city of Asheville during the period from 2015-2020.

This is an opportunity for citizens to review local community needs and assets related to affordable housing and homelessness in the counties, and the additional issue of non-housing community development in Asheville, and to provide input for the creation of the next five-year plan.

Everyone is invited to attend and provide input:

• Buncombe County/Asheville - 6 p.m. on January 22
  Dr. Wesley Grant Sr. Southside Center, 285 Livingston Street in Asheville
• Buncombe County/Asheville - 9 a.m. on January 23
  Public Works Large Conference Room, 161 S Charlotte Street
• Henderson County, 6  p.m. on January 27
  County Planning Board Room, 100 N King Street in Hendersonville
• Madison County, 6 p.m. on February 5
  County Cooperative Extension Office at 258 Carolina Lane in Marshall
• Buncombe County - February 11
  • 1:30-3pm. Bee Tree Substation, 510 Bee Tree Road in Swannanoa AND
  • 6-7:30pm. Enka/Candler Library, 1404 Sandhill Road in Candler

For more information contact:  Roberta Greenspan at 259-5728 or rgreenspan@ashevillenc.gov or Tara Irby at 259-259-4599 or Tirby@ashevillenc.gov.

For information about the Consolidated Plan, contact Jeff Staudinger 259-5723 or jstaudinger@ashevillenc.gov.