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Council briefing previews housing, transportation and stormwater consent items for Jan. 13 meeting

Asheville City Council (agenda briefing work session) · January 9, 2026
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Staff previewed consent and informational items headed to council: a HOME funds amendment for Fairhaven Meadows, contracts to update traffic calming and to inventory stormwater systems ($900,000), and two NCDOT partnership projects (Deerview Complete Streets local match ~$2.9M and Craven Street bike/ped bridge local match ~$2.0M).

City staff ran through consent and information items that will appear on the Jan. 13 council agenda and highlighted details council may want to review before formal action.

Ben Woody described a HOME program budget amendment for Fairhaven Meadows, a 42‑unit affordable housing development serving households at roughly 40–70% AMI. Woody said the project’s initial HOME allocation was $1,100,000 and the final contractual amount is $1,300,000, leaving an approximate $115,000 gap the consortium HOME funds must cover; staff stressed these are consortium…

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