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From YouTube: Housing Matters | Tapped In - April 4, 2023
Description
Buncombe’s Board of Commissioners have prioritized pursuing affordable housing on County-owned sites, and they would like to hear from our community as the site selection process moves forward. Joining us today is Matt Cable, Buncombe County Community Development Division manager, who will share more about this initiative and how community can participate.
In March 2023, following the results of an initial evaluation of multiple County-owned properties, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners prioritized three sites for the development of affordable housing: 30-80 Valley Street, 50-52 Coxe Avenue, 180 Erwin Hills Road (portion).
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Today,
today,
we
will
highlight
how
Buncombe
County
Board
of
Commissioners
have
prioritized
pursuing
affordable
housing
on
county-owned
sites,
and
they
would
like
to
hear
from
our
community
as
the
site
selection
process
moves
forward.
Joining
us
today
is
Matt
cable,
Buckley,
County's,
Community,
Development,
Division
manager,
who
will
share
more
about
this
initiative
and
how
the
community
can
participate.
Welcome,
Matt,
hey
good
morning
how
are
y'all
very.
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Who
they're
listening
to
sure
I'm
Matt,
cable,
I'm,
the
Community
Development
Division
manager,
as
Leonard
mentioned
and
I,
have
been
in
Western
North
Carolina?
My
whole
life
I
grew
up
in
Hendersonville
and
have
worked
for
Buncombe
County
now
for
the
last
five
years:
okay
in
affordable
housing
and
public
transit.
Oh.
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That's
where
they
came
up
with
short
list
of
properties
we're
talking
about
today,
so
those
included
properties
on
Cox
avenue
properties
on
Valley
Street
properties
on
Woodfin
were
on
the
short
list,
but
they
were
identified
as
not
really
a
feasible
path
forward
right.
So
some
of
them
weren't,
even
in
that
last
step
of
the
analysis
and
then
a
site
out
in
the
Irwin
Hills
Community
as
well.
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You
know
you
need
access
to
public
transit.
You
need
access
to
a
grocery
store
within
a
certain
amount
of
distance,
so
that
helped
to
narrow
down
the
scope,
but
those
projects
are
really
available
to
low
and
moderate
income
households.
So
people
learning
less
than
kind
of
what
a
media
and
income
household
it
wasn't.
Caddy
would
earn.
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We
get
on
here
now
that's
kind
of
the
minimum
of
what
you
could
possibly
put
there
and
the
minimum
needed
to
be
substantial
enough
to
make
the
project
worth
looking
at
further.
But
the
public
input
that
we're
going
to
seek
is
really
to
help
Define
better.
What
we
want
to
achieve
on
that
side,
whether
that's
the
minimum,
whether
that's
more
than
that,
and
what
also
can
you
achieve
on
this
site
right,
like
okay
in
the
site,
hold
a
building
of
this
size
with.
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We
are
not
in
the
business
of
building
the
housing
and
holding
it
and
leasing
the
housing
ourselves,
but
we
really
need
the
development
Community
to
respond
to
a
request
that
we
have,
which
is.
We
want
affordable
housing
at
this
location.
Can
you
produce
that
there,
and
so
we're
engaged
in
as
much
as
we
want
to
get
the
developer
engaged
and
then
determine
when
our
relationship
will
ultimately
be
on
each
site
so
that
they
can
produce
the
units
so.
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Rental,
you
know
that
space,
if
you're
a
potential
home
buyer,
you
know
how
long
you
want
to
be
in
the
community.
That's
part
of
a
decision
right
and
generally,
if
you're
going
to
be
in
a
community
for
less
than
five
years.
You
are
looking
for
rentals,
but
there
are
also
people
who
desire
rental.
For
other
reasons,
you
know
maintenance
issues
that
you
don't
have
to
care
for,
particularly
if
you
have
have
health
or
age-related
issues
that
may
impact
you.
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Because
thing
is,
if
you've
never
had
to
pay
out
of
pocket
for
pipes
bursting
in
the
middle
of
the
winter,
then
you,
if
you
know
you,
know
the
the
just
the
the
Privileges
that
come
with
being
in
a
rental.
So
these
are
really
great
for
people
who
are
actually
aging
as
well
too
and
Famous
Footwear
fan
on
people
with
families
as
well
right
right.
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County
does
work
on
programs
that
support
those
kind
of
repairs
for
income
eligible
households
as
well.
So
I
don't
want
to
underscore
that,
but
rentals
there
is
some
predictability
to
that
and
and
then
an
affordable
unit.
There
are
fixed
amounts
that
you
can
be
charged
now.
Those
do
increase
incrementally
over.
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That's
variable
based
on
household
sites,
some
other
factors,
but
it's
it's
affordable
and
it's
also
affordable
to
households
that
have
a
need
that
is
not
typical,
meaning
less
than
than
median
income
right,
because
median
is
the
typical
income
of
our
community.
So
it's
less
than
that.
Those
are
the
the
houses
that
we're
looking
to
support
with
the
provision
of
affordable.
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So
I
mean
it's
challenging
in
our
community.
That's
why
there
is
this
initiative
and
this
effort
at
all
levels
of
County
government,
to
try
to
address
income
issues,
to
try
to
address
access
to
housing
issues,
to
try
to
increase
the
housing
Supply,
which
is
another
way
to
generally
help
bring.
You
know,
rent
and
ownership
costs
into
affordability.
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I
can
say
you
know
it
is
challenging
if
you're
out
there
looking
in
our
market
for
affordable
rents,
our
developments
that
are
affordable
are
generally,
you
know,
fully
occupied
and
there's
a
wait
list.
So
the
county
has
really
been
trying
to
work
towards
positioning
ourselves
as
a
resource
for
residents
and
potential
residents
to
come
to
our
website
and
come
to
our
staff
and
say
Hey.
How
do
I
find
a
rental
or
what
is
the
reality
of
finding
a
rental
for
my
household
right
now?
What
are
resources
that
you
have
available?
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Give
feedback
sure
so
we
have
a
couple
of
different
options
on
April
the
12th
we're
going
to
be
having
our
meeting
in
downtown
Asheville
at
200,
Cox
avenue
in
that
first
floor
meeting
room
so,
and
let
me
just
back
up
a
little
bit
and
say
you
can
come
to
any
of
the
meetings
I'm
going
to
mention
and
talk
about
any
of
the
sites.
Right,
it's
what's
convenient
for
you,
based
on
where
you,
where
you
live.
We
tried
to
have
a
site.
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That
is
near
the
roundabout
and
across
from
vital
records
and
where
you
get
your
birth
certificate,
and
then
you
have
one
on
Thursday,
April,
13,
2023
from
6
to
7,
30
p.m
and
that's
their
Erwin
Hills
and
then
it's
the
land
of
Sky,
Regional
Council
on
3
39,
new
Leicester
Highway,
and
that's
by
the
really
nice
McDonald's.
That's
how
I
know
you
know
if
you're
anything
like
me
and
then
your
virtual
input
session,
that
is,
for
a
phone
or
computer
near
you.
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So
you
know
Buncombe
County.
These
projects
are
key
and
important
and
I'm
glad
that
we
are
emphasizing
participation
in
this
because
we
want
to
know
what
the
community
wants
to
see
on
these
sites.
But
Buncombe
County
has
been
active
in
affordable
housing,
work
and
support
for
you
know
well
over
20
years
at
this
point
and
and
the
main
way
that
button
County
supports
that
activity
is
by
funding
the
work.
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So
some
of
the
things
the
bunker
county
is
involved
in
is
support
for
emergency
repairs.
So
we
were
talking
about
you,
know
those
roof,
repair
needs
or
Plumbing
issues
or
septic
and
Sewer
problems.
So
we
are
a
funder
as
a
grant
to
various
organizations
that
do
that
work
in
our
community.
We
provide
funding
for
tenant-based
rental
assistance,
so
the
goal
there
is
to
help
preserve
people
and
their
homes.
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Those
is
more
of
a
technical
exercise
kind
of
upfront
to
say
which
sites
we
want
to
use
after
we
get
this
feedback
from
the
community.
What
we're
looking
for
them
to
do
is
to
guide
you
know
what
is
the
public
interest
on
the
site?
We
know
know
we
want
to
do
affordable
housing,
but
what
other
interests
are
out
there?
What
else
would
you
like
to
see
on
that
side
if
we
can
accommodate
other
uses
along
with
the
housing?
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The
housing
is
always
going
to
be
a
component
of
that,
and
so
the
next
steps
detailed
site
analysis.
So
we
kind
of
understand,
what's
on
the
site,
but
engineering
soil
testing,
looking
at
the
site
in
more
detail,
working
with
an
architect
to
look
at
various
types
of
test
fits
so
I
talked
about
that
first
run
like
we
could
put
a
box
here
and
it
would
hold
this
many
units,
but.
D
More
of
like
a
rendering
stage
like
what
could
it
really
look
like
what
are
different
options?
Is
this
a
four-story
building?
Is
it
a
two-story
building
and
then
there
will
be
additional
Community
engagement
as
we
go
through
that
process
to
say
you
know,
this
is
what
we
think
the
site
can
hold
and
what
we
think
the
site
would
look
like
based
on
your
first
round
of
public
input.
How
does
the
public
receive
that?
And
what
are
your
thoughts
now
that
we
are
kind
of
in
this
next
stage?.
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Sure
so
we
are
partnering
with
development,
Finance
initiative
DFI,
so
they
are
part
of
our
school
of
government,
so
they're,
basically
another
government
entity
and
they
have
a
lot
of
expertise
and
experience
in
helping
governments,
take
their
properties
and
turn
them
into
affordable
housing,
and
so
they
are
facilitating
a
lot
of
the
process
right.
So
they
are
actually
the
hosts
kind
of
of
these
upcoming
public
input
sessions.
County
staff
is
there
to
support.
D
There
will
be
a
survey
exercise
at
the
public
input,
so
they're
going
to
collect
all
of
that
feedback
and
then
report
out
based
on
our
initial
meeting.
The
public
interests
are
this
so
that
there
is
kind
of
a
feedback
loop
right
so
that
you
are
seeing
Oh.
My
input
was
received,
and
this
is
how
they
received
it.
So
there
is
the
opportunity
to
see
that
you
know
as
we
go
forward
through
the
engage
site,
we'll
be
updating
and
providing
that
information
so
that
there's
a
continual
feedback
loop.
D
You
know
the
worst
thing
that
anyone
experiences
is
taking
the
time
and
effort
to
provide
input
and
then
not
seeing
the
impact
input
was
received.
So
you
know
goal.
Would
be
iterative
to
share
that
back?
Make
sure
that
we
captured
it
correctly
and
we'll
do
that
even
in
the
meetings
we'll
say,
am
I
hearing
you
correctly
that
this
is
a
goal
for
this
site
am
I
understanding
you
correctly,
so
you
want
to
really
clarify
when.
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Likely
that
the
county
could
potentially
also
have
to
add
funding
to
the
sites,
not
the
sites
alone,
but
could
provide
funding.
There
could
be
other
charitable
donors
that
could
help
make
that
you
know
that
Gap
a
little
less
but
Bond
funding
can
dovetail
into
this
project.
So
at
the
time
that
development
Agreements
are
realized
and
that
they
start
putting
together
their
Capital
that
they
need
to
produce
at
the
amount
of
funds
they
need
the
county.
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A
different
type
of
project
that
we're
looking
at
but
very
similar
in
that
they're
helping
them
to
kind
of
say
you
know,
I'm
this
portion
of
the
site,
single
family
housing
might
make
sense
on
this
portion
of
the
site.
Multi-Family
housing
might
make
sense
and
ultimately
they're
going
to
be
helping
them
and
assisting
them
in
finding
you
know
developers
that
are
interested
in
the
production
on
that
site.
So
it's
not
the
whole
parcel
like
Hall
of
Fame
road.
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In
both
developing
property
and
projects
in
downtown
Asheville
and
outside
of
the
city
limits
as
well,
so
you
know
I
think
one
of
the
things
is.
We
definitely
want
each
of
the
sites
to
fit
in
with
the
community
and
that's
part
of
what
public
input
is
about,
and
I
am
really
careful.
When
I
talk
about
it,
not
to
give
an
idea
of
what
that
would
look
like.
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Know
make
anyone
come
in
with
a
forethought
idea
that
someone
else
has
given
them
about
what
they
want,
but
we
want
them
to
be
vibrant.
We
want
to
be
part
of
the
community
and
connected,
but
what
does
that
mean?
What
that
means
on
Valley
Street
might
be
different
from
what
it
means
on
Cox
Avenue,
and
it
might
be
completely
different
from
what
it
means
in
Irwin
Hills.
So
what
is
that
Community
Envision
and
how
does
it
fit
in
and
make
it
a
you
know:
vibrant,
active
and
and
engaged
part
of
the
community.
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D
You
know
I
would
like
to
let
folks
know
that
I
think
Buncombe
County
has
really
shown
that
it
is
invested
in
making
our
community
affordable.
Where
we
can,
you
know,
government
can
only
do
certain
things
right.
We're
only
allowed
to
do
certain
activities
and
I
think
that
you
know
if
they
look
over
the
history
of
Buncombe
County,
particularly
in
the
last
four
to
five
years.
There
is
a
serious
commitment
to
affordable
housing.
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I
would
just
like
to
say
that,
like
the
whole
purpose
of
you
know
kind
of
engage
in
community
around
this
process
a
lot
of
times.
You
know
they
governing
body
tries
to
assess
the
needs,
but
we're
actually
out
here
being
very
intentional
and
want
to
hear
people's
feedback.
So
as
again,
we
thank
Max
for
being
on
the
show
today,
but
we
also
want
to
encourage
Community
to
come
out
and
share
their
input.
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You,
you
know
using
your
voice
to
change
the
directory,
or
at
least
feel
like
you've
been
hurt
and
got
some
set
have
some
say
in
a
direction
this
goes.
So
we
just
strongly
want
to
encourage
this
particularly
around
this
affordable
housing,
feasibility
initiative
and
feedback.
We
just
want
to
address
again
that
they
have
three
feedback
sessions.
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That's
happening
next
week
on
April
the
12th
again
that'll
be
downtown
Nashville,
as
well
as
on
Thursday
April
13th
at
Irwin
Hills,
and
then,
if
you're
unable
to
make
it
in
person,
there
will
be
a
virtual
option
online
that
Saturday
April
the
15th
at
9
00
a.m
to
10
30
a.m,
but
also
we
just
strongly
encourage
a
community
that
we
24
hours.
You
can
always
reach
out
to
engagebunkum.org
to
find
out
more
information
around
all
our
engagement
opportunities
that
we
have
here
at
Butler,
County
and.
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B
You
know
where
you're
going
it's
about
where
your
heart
takes
room,
and
we
want
here
in
Buncombe
County
for
our
our
community
to
be
able
to
plant
our
heart
and
take
root
into
the
community,
that
they
love
and
adore,
and
the
only
way
to
do
that
is
to
look
at
multiple
ways
to
provide
housing
and
care
for
our
folks
I
know.
Sometimes
it
feels
like
the
government
moves
so
slow
and
that
you
don't
hear
you
don't
see
the
work
being
done.
B
What's
Bank
of
County,
we
want
all
of
our
residents
to
know
that
your
voice
is
needed.
Not
only
is
your
voice
needed,
it
is
being
requested,
it
is
we
are
calling
out
for
it
and
there
are
multiple
ways
for
you
to
give
your
your
feedback
to
us.
You
know
we
have
engaged
that
Becca
when
we
have
input.com.
We
have
all
of
these
meetings,
so
please
take
time
to
go
to
the
Franklin
County
website
and
look
at
those
things
at
the
end
of
the
day.
It's
not
about
you
know
how
you
end
it
here.
B
It's
all
about
how
you
live
here.
What
did
you
contribute?
What
did
you
take
and,
and
how
did
you
plant
your
legacy?
We
in
Beckham
County
are
one
we
we
always
won.
We
want
to
make
sure
that
if
one
person
is
hurting,
then
we
all
are
hurting
to
you
all
great
day
and
I
hope
you
all
continue
to
fight
on.
But
that's
why?
What
buckham
county
thanks.