Buncombe County is taking its first formal step toward seeking voter approval on millions of dollars in new borrowing.
That journey began with a letter to the Trust for Public Land, a San Francisco-based nonprofit, which the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners unanimously approved Tuesday night. In that document, Board Chair Amanda Edwards asked for the nonprofit’s help “to develop and sustain reliable, ongoing sources of funding for parks, trails, land and water conservation, affordable housing, and related priorities.”
The request is nearly identical to a letter the county sent TPL in 2021. The nonprofit then prepared a comprehensive report on the feasibility and popularity of different financing strategies, including issuing new bonds…