October 14, 2025Asheville City Council
From the minutes, not yet reviewedCouncil delays its vote on a South Slope social district pilot until November 18, 2025.
The pilot would let people carry and drink alcohol from licensed businesses in a South Slope district. It would apply during some events in 2026. Councilwoman Smith suggested waiting so Council could weigh ideas from Sekou Coleman of the Legacy Neighborhoods Coalition. The first motion on the pilot was withdrawn.
Watch this item, at 44:58(time from the video's captions)- Passed. Everyone present voted yes.
Still pending: Council has not voted on the pilot itself. It comes back on November 18, 2025, with no more public comment.
More from the minutes
- “Urban renewal demolished more than a thousand Black-owned homes and businesses and displaced more than half of Asheville’s Black residents.”
- “It shapes how legacy residents feel when new policies are designed around visitor activity without real relationship with the people whose neighborhoods were removed.”
- “I’m lifting up just three of the many concerns I’m hearing: AVL FBU: We are writing to express significant concerns regarding the proposed social district for downtown, particularly its potential impact on local hospitality workers and residents.”
Official title: Council continue the social district pilot program ordinance amendment until November 18, 2025
Carried unanimously
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Vice-Mayor Mosley and carried unanimously.
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Turner moved to continue the social district pilot program ordinance amendment until November 18, 2025.”
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