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Council committee hears $3.7M in CDBG‑DR planning recommendations; members press for actionable outcomes
Summary
Staff recommended four CDBG‑DR planning projects — economic development plan, Deaverview master plan, comp‑plan/UDO update, and emergency shelter development — and outlined allocations and remaining balances; council members pressed for clearer deliverables, connections to the single‑family home repair funding, and a calendar for HCD and council action.
City staff presented a package of Community Development Block Grant–Disaster Recovery (CDBG‑DR) planning recommendations to the Asheville City Council policy and finance committee, proposing four projects aimed at housing, economic recovery and disaster resilience.
Jamie Matthews, assistant to the city manager and deputy recovery coordinator, said staff recommends funding an economic development strategic plan (~$176,000), a Deaverview master plan (reinvestment for about 52 acres), an update to the comprehensive plan and Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) (about $1.2 million, completion Nov. 2028), and an emergency shelter…
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