One of the biggest tasks Council will face in the next four years will be the revision of the UDO. If elected, what will be your priorities for changing the UDO? We need to make sure we’re very intentional about getting the kind of development we want in the places

One of the biggest things facing Council in the next four years is the overhaul of the UDO. If elected, what are going to be your priorities on that? There’s been a lot of frustration with the number of hotels that are being built downtown and the amount of chain

One of the biggest decisions Council’s going to face in these next four years is the overhaul of the UDO. If elected, what’s going to be your priority for those rules? How that affects short-term rentals and allowing more development projects to make it in front of City Council. If

What motivated you to get into the campaign and what are the top three priorities that you want to get done if you’re elected? What motivated me was that I did not feel we were talking about neighborhoods should have more participation in the development of communities and I think

After months of wrangling, Council passes a living wage for all city workers. The bond companies also weigh in, with a very different vote of confidence Above: Asheville City Council member Cecil Bothwell. File photo by Max Cooper. Two matters of money dominated the relatively short Sept. 22 Asheville City

Inside the results of the Asheville City Council primary, what it means and the showdown the results have set up The voters (about 13 percent of them anyway) have spoken: last night, six Asheville City Council candidates made it past the primary. Julie Mayfield, Brian Haynes, Vice Mayor Marc Hunt, Keith

Drawing on your questions, the Blade asks the candidates for Asheville City Council seats about the topics that matter to our city Above: City Hall by night, photo by Max Cooper Today is primary election day. If you didn’t vote during early voting, you can cast your ballot today at

Name: Keith Young Profession: Deputy Clerk of Superior Court In up to two words, describe your political affiliation: Democrat, Progressive In one brief sentence, describe yourself and why you’re running: I am running for city council to help shape the vision of this city’s future growth to include people from

Name: Dee Williams Profession: Self-employed Contractor: Community Economic Development Professional. Real Estate Broker. In up to two words, describe your political affiliation: Independent. In one brief sentence, describe yourself and why you’re running: I know how to help decent hard working people who want a fair shot at the American

Name: Lindsey Simerly Profession: Manager at Campaign for Southern Equality In up to two words, describe your political affiliation: Democrat In one brief sentence, describe yourself and why you’re running: I’ve been fighting for working people while experiencing what it means to work full time and still struggle to make