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Asheville Archery asks commission for equipment support; commissioners describe school-routing process
Summary
An archery team representative asked the commission to consider up to about $5,000 per club via the school system to cover targets, arrows and curtains; commissioners said the school board must submit a formal request and explained the county's funding routing to schools.
Vanessa Hancer Thompson said she represented the Asheville Archery team, explained the club is not a school-funded sport and outlined equipment costs for the 2026'27 season — including a $10,000 curtain to cover gym targets and a list of targets, arrows and stands required to field the team.
Commissioners told Thompson the county cannot directly fund a private club but can provide money to the school system if the school board submits a formal appropriation request dedicated to archery; staff noted prior examples of routing extracurricular funding through the county-to-school process and asked the archery program to secure a superintendent letter for Tuesday's meeting packet.
