Asheville Council Approves $12.5M in Recovery Funds, 269 New Apartments, and Federal Crime Gun Grant

Asheville City Council approved more than $12 million in recovery and infrastructure spending at its March 10 meeting, while unanimously greenlighting two rezoning requests that could bring 269 new apartment units to the city.Council authorized a $2.49 million budget amendment for the Azalea Park Recovery Project, partly funded through state Hurricane Helene grants, and approved $10 million for citywide water resilience improvements — a response to infrastructure vulnerabilities highlighted by t