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May 15

City of Asheville Restructure is more than rearranging civic engagement + The Three COA Council Committees

I didn’t get elected to Asheville city council in 2022. At the same time one of the first things I did the following week was ask the Mayor, council, and city manager was to produce the Asheville Public Safety Strategy. I make further comment on GrantMillin.com and will continue to…

Grant Millin

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City of Asheville Restructure is more than rearranging civic engagement + The Three COA Council…

May 13

What’s happening to Public Safety Strategy at Asheville’s city hall?

Grant Millin

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What’s happening to Public Safety Strategy at Asheville’s city hall?

May 8

Asheville’s Sustainability Master Strategy

Asheville

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May 3

The Asheville Housing, Migration, and Locals’ Livability Strategy

Grant Millin

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May 1

Grant Millin request for 20 years of Asheville crime data

Asheville City Council

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Grant Millin request for 20 years of Asheville crime data

Apr 24

Local media and describing Grant Millin’s council campaign

Grant Millin

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Apr 19

Grant Millin, 2022 Asheville City Council candidate

Grant Millin

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Apr 18

What this congressional race really needs to be about (2006)

I wrote the following commentary during another critical election cycle, 2006. I am proud from the NC 11 perspective at least I helped the first female Speaker of the US House of Representatives obtain her office. That’s US Rep. Nancy Pelosi. There’s no comparison between Democratic Party and Republican Party…

Grant Millin

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Mar 26

Public Realm Development and Sustainability Guidebook… we need one of those too

I recently came across the following apparently logical article about what development density may mean for some folks: The strongest case for urban density isn’t aesthetics, it’s math https://fullstackeconomics.com/the-strongest-case-for-urban-density-isnt-aesthetics-its-math/ Russians and rich folks consuming natural resources to build monster homes, condos, apartments, hotels, and STRs that often have a lot…

City Of Asheville

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Mar 10

Real Stuff to Restructure: Radical Greed and the concept of Open Space

The March 8, 2022 City of Asheville (COA) council work session on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) Chapter 7 Section 11.4 was covered by Citizen-Times and there’s a COA video and PDF. The current city manager and her staff believe that the desperation surrounding affordable housing, creates a strategic outcome…

Grant Millin

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