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AB Tech requests $8.4M from Buncombe County; college outlines facility master plan and recovery work after Helene
Summary
Asheville-Buncombe Technical Community College (AB Tech) presented a reduced FY26 request of $8,396,000, described disaster-related campus uses during Hurricane Helene response and previewed a $340 million ten-year facilities master plan focused on safety and program needs.
AB Tech President Dr. Gossett and college finance leaders told commissioners the college’s FY26 local funding request is $8,396,000. The college said leadership reworked its request after county staff asked for a 3.49% reduction and that the revised request balances operating needs with reduced reserves.
Disaster response and current needs
Dr. Gossett said AB Tech provided shelters, parking for ambulances and space for FEMA, the River Arts District farmers market and other community operations following Hurricane Helene. He reported the college lost about 25% of its student body immediately after the…
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