Asheville Watchdog sues City of Asheville, alleging open meetings law violations • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog sues City of Asheville, alleging open meetings law violations • Asheville Watchdog

Asheville Watchdog is suing the City of Asheville over its refusal to allow reporters and the public to attend meetings of the Independent Review Committee (IRC), which was created to investigate the causes of a catastrophic water system failure over the 2022-2023 holiday season.  Our lawsuit asks the court to declare the city violated North Carolina’s open meetings law and to prevent it from creating future advisory committees that operate in …