//County-wide reparations passes in 4-3 vote; joins Asheville in planning process

County-wide reparations passes in 4-3 vote; joins Asheville in planning process

In a 4-3 vote, Buncombe County commissioners passed a resolution Tuesday supporting reparations for Black people in county.The reparations are meant as an apology to the Black community including descendants of people who were enslaved in Buncombe County.Commissioners voted to pick representatives to join the Community Reparations Commission that the City of Asheville created after making a similar vote in July. Asheville City Council hopes