Asheville – UNC Asheville has announced plans to develop part of its forestland bordered by Broadway and WT Weaver Boulevard. The 45 acres of urban forest, which includes the Asheville Botanical Garden, has held a Millennial Campus designation since 2021.
This designation was established for the UNC System by the NC General Assembly in 2000. Areas may be designated if the Board of Governors finds that they will “enhance the institution’s research, teaching, and service missions as well as enhance the economic development of the region served by the institution.”
On June 13, the university announced that it would undertake a two-phase project to build a stadium, student and faculty housing, and a childcare facility. UNC Asheville is collaborating with the Asheville Soccer Club to construct the stadium, which will serve not only UNC Asheville’s men’s and women’s Division I soccer teams but also Asheville’s men’s and women’s United Soccer League teams. A UNC Asheville press release states, “The stadium will also be designed to host multiple types of events that will draw people from across the region and state to the University and city.”…