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June 14, 2022

Why is public transit not being expanded, as promised?

Transportation, VideoBy Nina TovishJune 14, 2022

My remarks about transit during budget public comment. There is a famous saying in a rather popular book: where your treasure is, there will be your heart also. Is public transit truly a core service, or is City Government asking for endless patience from the people who need it the most?

Criminalizing First Amendment Speech & Feeding the Homeless

Events, Legal, Organizing, Unsheltered, VideoBy Nina TovishJune 14, 2022

The City has decided to double down on the “felony littering” charges levied against a group who were protesting and aiding the unhoused in Aston Park on Christmas Day last year. This is an egregious legal overreach. My remarks: Until this year, felony littering was charged exactly once in the past decade in Buncombe County.…

Remarks on LUIG Grant for MicroHousing on Hilliard

Development, Housing, VideoBy Nina TovishJune 14, 2022

My comments at City Council on the request for a Land Use Incentive Grant (LUIG) for the apartment development at 217 Hilliard Ave. Council approved the grant by a vote of 5-2 (with Shaneika Smith and Antanette Mosley voting no).

What is Good Governance?

Accountability, Boards & Commissions, Inclusion, Responsiveness, Transparency, VideoBy Nina TovishJune 14, 2022

You can listen to my public comment remarks (by telephone) in response to the Open Meetings Policy proposal presented by Patrick Conant & Code for Asheville at the Governance Committee. (Visit the Open Meetings Policy website to learn more, and join me in signing the petition!) My prepared comment as written (delivery varied slightly): Some…

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