Bo Hess

Context

Associated municipality: Asheville.

Council Member. From the city website (retrieved 2026-10-22); verify.

Issues

• Downtown Public Safety - called for urgent action and partnerships
• Parks landscape maintenance contracts - pulled the two items and questioned spending
• HOME-ARP allocation plan amendment - added public oversight report
• Flock License Plate Readers - voted yes; supported ending the contract but defended police technology and oversight
• Housing Zoning Text Amendments - urged support for the staff ADU version
• Deaverview Master Plan Contract - moved approval

Log

• 2026-10-08 - Council Agenda Briefing Worksession - Asked for parks staffing numbers on the landscape contracts and pressed for downtown public safety action.
• 2026-10-13 - City Council (formal meeting) - Pulled landscape contracts D and E for debate; added the HOME-ARP oversight reporting amendment.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-09-22 - City Council - Moved to go into closed session at 6:11 p.m.
• 2026-09-08 - City Council - Moved the Deaverview contract; asked for Public Safety Committee review of bear and west Asheville homelessness issues.
• 2026-08-25 - City Council - Voted yes on the Flock resolution after a long statement; moved to close the agenda briefing in closed session.