Campaign season sees a profusion of forums for Asheville City Council candidates and the public. A local photographer gives a look at one forum in her area, and what the candidates said Above: Five Asheville City Council candidates — Rich Lee, Lindsey Simerly, Julie Mayfield,…

One of the major issues facing the city in the next four years is the overhaul of the UDO. You’ve mentioned that you decided to run because you were concerned about the pace of development in the city. If elected what’s your thoughts about how…

One of the biggest tasks facing Council in the next four years is the changes to the UDO. If you’re re-elected, what’s going to be your priority in those changes? I’ve perhaps been the strongest voice on Council for getting into updating our comprehensive land…

One of the biggest decisions facing Council in the coming four years is the UDO overhaul. If elected, what are going to be your priorities in dealing with that? I think Asheville does have to contemplate how to become a busier city with more people…

One of the biggest tasks Council will face in the next four years will be the revision of the UDO. If elected, what will be your priorities for changing the UDO? We need to make sure we’re very intentional about getting the kind of development…

One of the biggest things facing Council in the next four years is the overhaul of the UDO. If elected, what are going to be your priorities on that? There’s been a lot of frustration with the number of hotels that are being built downtown…

One of the biggest decisions Council’s going to face in these next four years is the overhaul of the UDO. If elected, what’s going to be your priority for those rules? How that affects short-term rentals and allowing more development projects to make it in…

What motivated you to get into the campaign and what are the top three priorities that you want to get done if you’re elected? What motivated me was that I did not feel we were talking about neighborhoods should have more participation in the development…

For too many in Asheville, a single box on a job application bars them from a shot at a future. But there’s a better way, and a growing local movement to change that Above: A logo for the national Fair Chance — Ban the Box…

For three decades, plans for the Interstate 26 expansion have been driven by dangerous, outdated ideas that will hurt our city. The sky isn’t falling, and it’s time to call the state out Above: This postcard of the Smokey Park Bridge from the 1960s shows sidewalks…