June 10, 2025Asheville City Council
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Accepts the 2025 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Grant on behalf of the Asheville HIDTA branch…
- Passed. Voted no: Kim Roney.
- What the minutes say it will do: “The purpose of the HIDTA program is to reduce drug trafficking and especially production in the United States, specifically in areas where drug-related activities are having a significant harmful impact.”
- The money, in the minutes' words: “The Office of National Drug Control Policy has determined that the City of Asheville is eligible to manage this grant totaling $160,904.00.”
More from the minutes
- “This unit does not focus on, or adopt cases, that are for simple possession, but focuses only on cases that deal in trafficking, manufacturing, and distribution of illegal drugs.”
Official title: Council adopted a resolution to accept the 2025 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Grant on behalf of the Asheville HIDTA branch and authorized the City Manager to execute all documents associated with the grant; and adopted a budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $160,904.00
Carried 6–1
From the minutes: This motion was seconded by Councilman Hess and carried on a 6-1 vote, with Councilwoman Roney voting “no.”
Read the motion as recorded
“Councilwoman Turner moved to adopt a resolution to accept the 2025 High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas (HIDTA) Grant on behalf of the Asheville HIDTA branch and authorize the City Manager to execute all documents associated with the grant; and adopt a budget amendment in the City’s Special Revenue Fund in the amount of $160,904.00.”
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