ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — Downtown Asheville businesses facing street and sidewalk construction could get some help from the city, but exactly what that help will look like is still being worked out.
Asheville City Council approved $175,000 on Tuesday, Oct. 13, to support businesses affected by construction on North Lexington Avenue, Coxe Avenue and Eagle and Market streets.
The money could pay for signs directing customers to businesses, marketing campaigns and activities designed to bring people downtown during construction. Whether businesses will receive any direct financial assistance remains unclear…