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Ashvegas commenter: Policy of requiring city of Asheville government department directors to live inside city limits is being ignored

Jason Sandford April 1, 2010

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

Here’s the comment, which comes in response to the observation that none of the four Asheville city government employees arrested earlier this week actually live in the city limits:

All of them live outside the city like many of the department directors do, It’s city policy that department directors must live in the city because they are expected to be subject to the standards they are setting for city taxpayers and they should be paying city taxes themselves. (Asheville City Manager Gary) Jackson has allowed most of them to ignore that policy requirement which has led to a bunch of sleazy activity carried out by department heads because they have no accountability or responsibility to the city taxpayers since they’re not one themselves.

Asheville’s topmost managers should live in the city of Asheville. Sounds like this is worth following up.

Jason Sandford

Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.

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4 Comments

In the mix April 30, 2010

While I understand this is just a blog, it is sanctioned by the Citizen Times. So then I must ask, is it the practice of the local newspaper staff to to make the observation that there’s an interesting story here and somebody somewhere should follow up. Fogive me if I find that rather pathetically ironic.

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Curious April 4, 2010

" . . .Sounds like this is worth following up. . . "

So who will be following up? John Boyle?

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Been there April 1, 2010

I work in a local business. I am the only employee, aside from the filthy rich owner, who lives in Asheville. Mind you, there are nearly 100 working here…

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kmcmoobud April 1, 2010

Is this really the poilcy? At one point in time, only the City Manager and the Assistant City Manager were required to live in the limits.

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