ASHEVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The City of Asheville Parks & Recreation is inviting residents to help shape the future of two major riverfront recovery projects during a community design workshop later this month.
The workshop, scheduled for Saturday, Feb. 28, will focus on rebuilding and redesigning areas along the French Broad River and in the Azalea Park area that were heavily damaged by flooding from Tropical Storm Helene in 2024.
The drop-in event will be held from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. at A-B Tech’s Ivy Building, 9 Genevieve Circle. Short presentations will take place at the top of each hour for the French Broad Riverfront project and at the half hour for the Azalea area project…