Buncombe County Advances $70 Million General Obligation Bonds and $1.8M Landslide Mitigation Contract
By Marge Farrington | Published 2026-06-18T13:54:33.910Z
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Buncombe County -- June 17, 2026: In a decisive legislative session focused heavily on long-term disaster recovery and community resilience, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to advance a pair of high-stakes initiatives. Local leaders officially placed a $70 million dual-bond package on the upcoming November ballot and executed a critical $1.83 million engineering contract targeting landslide mitigation in the hard-hit Fairview community.
Buncombe County -- June 17, 2026: Buncombe County Authorizes $70 Million Bond Referendums and Immediate $1.8M Landslide Engineering ContractASHEVILLE, NC — June 17, 2026Buncombe County -- June 17, 2026: In a decisive legislative session focused heavily on long-term disaster recovery and community resilience, the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Tuesday, June 16, 2026, to advance a pair of high-stakes initiatives. Local leaders officially placed a $70 million dual-bond