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Update April 20, 2021:
When the Buncombe County Board of Commissioners declared racism a public health and safety crisis in August of 2020, it signaled the confluence of meaningful community action and a legislative commitment to dismantling systemic racism within Buncombe County governmental operations. While the 2025 Buncombe County Strategic Plan places equity as both a foundational focus area and a value, none of the stated goals or objectives can be met without first developing a Racial Equity Action Plan to help us create the path there.
The Buncombe County Equity and Inclusion Workgroup has diligently been working on action steps to make that vision a reality. Following a series of employee engagement opportunities, the Workgroup took the draft Racial Equity Action Plan to the community for feedback.
We are grateful to the more than 150 community members who joined us for ten community input sessions. In case you were not able to make one of the sessions, you can still provide your feedback.
To view the Racial Equity Action Plan, click here.
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