August 26, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil approves a letter asking UNC Asheville for wider public input on its campus forest.
The Mayor will send it to the UNC Asheville chancellor about land named as a millennial campus. It says the school faces money troubles, and the City is glad plans are on hold. It asks for an open, public process before any building or site work. It also asks that the forest be left whole until a final decision.
Watch the consent-agenda vote, at 9:13(time from the video's captions)- Passed with the routine items, in one vote, without discussion.
Still pending: The letter is a request. It doesn't decide what happens to the land.
What that means
- Consent agenda:
- Routine items Council approves together in one vote, without discussion. Any member can pull an item out for its own vote.
Official title: Motion authorizing the mayor to send a letter to the chancellor of the university of North Carolina at Asheville regarding the potential development of land designated as a millennial campus.
Carried unanimously, as part of the consent agenda
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“MOTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO SEND A LETTER TO THE CHANCELLOR OF THE UNIVERSITY OF NORTH CAROLINA AT ASHEVILLE REGARDING THE POTENTIAL DEVELOPMENT OF LAND DESIGNATED AS A MILLENNIAL CAMPUS.”
Open the minutesConsent agenda, item EE