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Hendersonville, like many other localities across the country, is facing a crisis in affordable and workforce housing availability. City officials believe it's a supply and demand issue due to a lack of land to build on, zoning restrictions and high construction costs. “I think you’re seeing people fleeing parts of the country where climate change has had a dramatic affect," City Manager John Connet said. "People are moving from the West Coast, Arizona, New Mexico and those kind of places because of the drought and wildfires.” Despite a developer's best intentions to set rent costs lo...

Third Coffee with the Mayor features Volk, City Manager John Connet From staff reports © Contributed by City of Hendersonville Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk and City Manager John Connet will welcome residents and their questions about the city during the third monthly Coffee with the Mayor gathering Tuesday, July 20 from 9:30-10:30 a.m. Doors open at 9 a.m. Coffee with the Mayor will be held at the Center for Art & Entertainment at 125 S. Main St., Hendersonville. The event is free with reservations by calling 828-697-8547 or email...

A draft joint resolution was unanimously approved by Council at its June 3 meeting. The next step is for the Board of Education to approve the resolution.

Henderson County (Jun 3, 2021) - The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday night adopted a $45.2 million budget that raises the property tax by 3 cents in order to fund a 10 percent pay raise for city employees, buy first responder and public works vehicles and pay for major capital projects including the new police station and a new Seventh Avenue streetscape and in the coming years a new fire station, City Hall renovation and Edwards Park and Dogwood lot park improvements.

2021-22 Hendersonville budget approved with 3-cent property tax hike Hendersonville City Council on Thursday unanimously approved a $45.2 million 2021-22 fiscal year spending plan, which includes a $20.5 million general fund and a 3-cent property tax rate hike for the city.  The property tax rate will increase from 49 cents to 52 cents per $100 of assessed value. City officials previously predicted the need for a 6 cent increase in the upcoming fiscal year but "strong sales tax and property tax collections" allowed the increases to be spaced out – 3 cents in the upcoming year and 3 ce...