Weaver Park Repairs and Park Project Process

At a glance

• What: Council discussion of Weaver Park repairs and of how parks projects engage neighborhoods.

Context

After an earlier $800,000 renovation, residents and North Asheville Little League say the park still has problems: a divoted field, rocky mulch, an inaccessible ramp ending in mud, awkward bench placement and an insufficient play structure. Staff plan field regrading by the end of December, new mulch, reopened bathrooms and an added play-structure piece; new equipment is limited by state procurement rules and floodway restrictions. Council members asked for a policy review of how parks projects are designed and bid and how neighbors are consulted, and for a Friends of the Park System.

Sources

• https://youtube.com/watch?v=0UZJVjtqTyM (Council Agenda Briefing Worksession, 2026-10-22; auto-generated captions)

Log

• 2026-10-22 - Council Agenda Briefing Worksession - Hess, Turner, Roney and Ullman pressed staff on timelines, procurement limits, accessibility and partnerships; staff to follow up and bring parks policy to a work session.

2026-09-22 - City Council

A resident read survey comments from the Bring Back Weaver campaign calling the new playground too small and unsafe for different ages, said an offered donation was never followed up, and asked the city to redo the playground and improve future capital projects.