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avlwatchdog.org 30/08/2026

Answer Man: Why so many ugly tree stumps on Biltmore Avenue? Real ID renewal confusion? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: There are many empty tree wells in our streets downtown. We counted five in about two blocks of Biltmore Avenue last night. What is the process and timeline for replac
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avlwatchdog.org 17/08/2026

Answer Man: Who has oversight of the Asheville Downtown Improvement District? Weird beeping at AVL baggage claim? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I just read your article on property tax and sales tax funding the Asheville Business Improvement District. There is $1.4 million funding the BID (technically called t
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avlwatchdog.org 12/08/2026

Answer Man: Mysterious poles going up on Long Shoals, Merrimon Avenue? Double crosswalk on Haywood Road in West Asheville? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Has anyone asked you about those weird telephone poles up and down Long Shoals Road? They have some sort of tan cylinder at the top and are not connected to overhead w
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avlwatchdog.org 12/08/2026

Answer Man: Will Rec Park Pool be rebuilt? What about Patton Pool in Hendersonville? Is Asheville prepared for cyber attacks on water infrastructure? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I noticed in a recent Answer Man column that you mentioned the 50-meter pool at Rec Park, and that there are plans to replace the pool.  Both of the 50-meter pools in
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avlwatchdog.org 06/08/2026

Answer Man: Helene Business Recovery Fund borrowers facing skyrocketing rates? Messy I-26 median? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You should look into the disaster bridge loans a lot of people took out through Mountain BizWorks and the Golden Leaf Foundation after Helene. These were loans with a
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avlwatchdog.org 31/07/2026

Answer Man: Are lead levels in school drinking water still checked? Why can’t people figure out pedestrian crosswalks at roundabouts? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You wrote about the lead found in the water at Glen Arden Elementary School after Helene. I saw there were mitigation efforts concerning the drinking water (presumably
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avlwatchdog.org 24/07/2026

Answer Man: No City of Asheville sidewalk trash receptacles for Broadway? Should hikers knock their dogs' poop off the trail and leave it? Can I eat at Taco Bell? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Several weeks ago I submitted a request through the Asheville App regarding the need for at least one of the blue-and-black trash containers on Broadway Street just no
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avlwatchdog.org 24/07/2026

Answer Man: How did Broadmoor Golf Links get back open so fast? And why does Asheville Muni still look like a jungle? • Asheville Watchdog

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: You should do a story on the Broadmoor Golf Course and how they got back open so quick after Helene. That place is like the model for post-Helene recovery. How did the
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avlwatchdog.org 18/07/2026

Answer Man: The county’s appraisal of my home was $150,000 higher than sale price, so what gives? Was a huge private fireworks display off Cane Creek Road permitted?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: How did the Buncombe County employees that calculated the new real estate appraisals earlier this year miss the mark so badly? Shortly before the new appraisal values
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avlwatchdog.org 13/07/2026

Answer Man: Asheville Business Improvement District getting sales tax revenue plus property tax revenue? And can the city nab that cash for its general fund?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: I’m summarizing this question, as it was quite complicated. I heard from a reader regarding the Asheville Downtown Improvement  District, commonly known as the Busines
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avlwatchdog.org 03/07/2026

Answer Man, special fireworks edition: Will cops respond to illegal fireworks? Will fireworks return to Lake Julian next year? Any local drone shows for the Fourth?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: On July 4 last year, fireworks were set off illegally across the street in our residential Asheville neighborhood from afternoon well into night.  Repeated hard “crack
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avlwatchdog.org 28/06/2026

Answer Man: Why the flood of dump trucks entering/exiting Fletcher quarry? Confusing pedestrian light on Merrimon Avenue?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What’s going on with all the dump trucks on Fanning Bridge Road going in and out of the old limestone quarry in Fletcher? Some days it’s been a steady stream of trucks
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avlwatchdog.org 24/06/2026

Answer Man: What’s the status of Malvern Hills Pool, and why was McCormick fixed up faster? Do accessory dwelling units come with parking for renters?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: What is up with Malvern Hills Pool? How is it that McCormick Field can be renovated within a year, and it’s taking three years to simply rebuild an existing pool? My a
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avlwatchdog.org 14/06/2026

Answer Man: With I-26 Connector work starting, will ‘Future I-26’ designation get retired? Has Asheville changed water chemicals since Helene?

Today’s round of questions, my smart-aleck replies and the real answers: Question: Why do some of the I-26 highway signs and exit signs around downtown Asheville still say “Future 26?” When will they be replaced with correct signs? Will they be chang
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