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Impasse over Occupy Asheville camp continues
Mountainx
Jan 31Last night, Occupy Asheville’s coordinating council agreed on a letter asserting its camp in front of City Hall is “a representation of the people’s natural rights.” While not explicitly rejecting a proposal by Asheville City Council to voluntarily dec... »
Stumbling toward a deal
MountainxNews
Jan 31Asheville City Council Jan. 24, 2012 meeting White Oak Grove rezoning request withdrawn Pushcart rules retooled Council retreat set for Feb. 3 “Where never kings connive nor tyrants scheme/That any man be crushed by one above,” Vice Mayor Esther Manhei... »
City Council meeting preview: Let’s talk about sidewalks
MountainxNews
Jan 31Tonight, Asheville City Council will venture away from City Hall and head to Haw Creek Elementary School to hold an East Asheville community meeting. The hot-button topic of sidewalks is on tonight’s agenda. Two years ago, City Council held a special m... »
Asheville Occupy protesters defiant
CitizenTimes.com News
Jan 31ASHEVILLE -- Occupy Asheville protesters are remaining defiant despite facing what looks to be a Feb. 14 deadline to disperse their two-month encampment in front of City Hall. »
A deal between the city and Occupy Asheville? Maybe.
Mountainx
Jan 25At the longest Asheville City Council meeting in recent years, the debate over the Occupy Asheville encampment was front and center. Motions both to create a permitting process for the camp and to ban it outright failed narrowly. In the end, Council ag... »
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Impasse over Occupy Asheville camp continues
Mountainx
Jan 31Last night, Occupy Asheville’s coordinating council agreed on a letter asserting its camp in front of City Hall is “a representation of the people’s natural rights.” While not explicitly rejecting a proposal by Asheville City Council to voluntarily dec... »
Occupy Asheville doesn’t take Council’s camp deal, but “will pursue further dialogue”
MountainxBlog Wire
Jan 31Following a meeting of its coordinating council last night, Occupy Asheville issued a letter asserting that its encampment in front of City Hall is "a representation of the people's natural rights." In the letter, Occupy… »
City Council meeting preview: Let’s talk about sidewalks
MountainxNews
Jan 31Tonight, Asheville City Council will venture away from City Hall and head to Haw Creek Elementary School to hold an East Asheville community meeting. The hot-button topic of sidewalks is on tonight’s agenda. Two years ago, City Council held a special m... »
A deal between the city and Occupy Asheville? Maybe.
Mountainx
Jan 25At the longest Asheville City Council meeting in recent years, the debate over the Occupy Asheville encampment was front and center. Motions both to create a permitting process for the camp and to ban it outright failed narrowly. In the end, Council ag... »
Asheville City Council preview: Camped out
Mountainx
Jan 24A proposed permitting process for the Occupy Asheville encampment (which the protesters have rejected), is the main issue on Asheville City Council’s agenda tonight. Council will also consider the 92-unit White Oak Grove Apartments project in South Ash... »