Esther E. Manheimer

Context

Associated municipality: Asheville.

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

Issues

• Costco conditional zoning at Sand Hill Road - spoke in support, citing NCDOT improvements
• Code Purple shelter county match - season planning
• Flock License Plate Readers - explained the charter limits and the Axon contract; read the resolution
• Unsafe Dwelling Rent Protection - read the ordinance and stressed due process
• HOME-ARP allocation plan amendment - asked that wording make clear rental help is short-term

Log

• 2026-10-13 - City Council (formal meeting) - Presided; read the proclamations; spoke in favor of the Costco project.
• 2026-10-22 - Page created from public sources.
• 2026-09-22 - City Council - Presided; held the HOME-ARP public hearing.
• 2026-09-08 - City Council - Presided; read the tenant protection ordinance; said staff should consult the state Wildlife Commission on bears.
• 2026-08-25 - City Council - Presided; explained the Flock resolution and Axon contract.