Government officials discussing merger.
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (HERE NEWS) — Buncombe County Commissioners voted to proceed with a state-mandated feasibility study of merging Asheville City and Buncombe County schools.
During Tuesday’s meeting, Prismatic Services, Inc. was awarded the $301,543-contract to conduct the study. “This is a really important question, and I want us to do this right,” Commission Chair Brownie Newman said. “I think we should follow through on this. It was not started on the local level, but we want this to be a process with integrity.”
County officials offered the following timeline for the study:
Gov. Roy Cooper signed House Bill 142 / SL 2023-128 into law on Sept. 29, 2023, which mandated that the Asheville City and Buncombe County school systems jointly study the feasibility of a merger. Buncombe County Commissioners accepted the lead role on the study on Oct. 17, 2023.
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