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Kim Roney has a bachelor's degree in music industry from James Madison University.

Kim is a member of Asheville’s City Council. She previously worked as station manager and executive director at 103.3 AshevilleFM from 2012 to 2015.

Kim is a music educator at Roney[ED}. She previously worked as a bartender at The Mothlight and a station manager and executive director at 103.3 AshevilleFM.

Kim is currently a member of Asheville’s City Council.

Supports increasing wages for city staff to ensure they can afford to live in the communities they serve.

Supports increasing wages for city staff to ensure they "can afford to live in the communities they serve."

- Supports increasing wages for city staff to ensure they "can afford to live in the communities they serve."

Economy

Supports deploying first responders with the "right tools and training" to calls for service around substance use, homelessness, and the mental health crises.

- Supports deploying first responders with the "right tools and training" to calls for service around substance use, homelessness, and the mental health crises.

Public Services

Supports revising the Unified Development Ordinance to encourage denser development along transit routes, aiming to enhance access to essential services without a car.

Supports using a community benefits table to set standards for development goals, including affordable housing, green building, solar energy, and multimodal infrastructure.

Plans to update the Land Use Incentive Grant to ensure tax dollars are incentivizing affordable housing for "working and vulnerable people."

Plans to update the Land Use Incentive Grant to ensure that tax dollars incentivize affordable housing for "working and vulnerable people."

- Supports revising the Unified Development Ordinance to encourage denser development along transit routes, aiming to enhance access to essential services without a car.
- Supports using a community benefits table to set standards for development goals, including affordable housing, green building, solar energy, and multimodal infrastructure.
- Plans to update the Land Use Incentive Grant to ensure that tax dollars incentivize affordable housing for "working and vulnerable people."

Housing & Urban Development

Supports working with Community Health Workers to prevent gun violence and intimate partner violence.

- Supports working with Community Health Workers to prevent gun violence and intimate partner violence.
- Supports reducing homelessness.

Public Safety

Supports the development of a reliable regional transit system that promotes equitable access, economic mobility, and environmental sustainability.

Supports advancing "Complete Streets Policy" to ensure commuter safety.

Supports policies that ensure commuters arrive at their destinations safely.

Supports seeking state funding for public transit and multimodal transportation infrastructure.

- Supports the development of a reliable regional transit system that promotes equitable access, economic mobility, and environmental sustainability.
- Supports policies that ensure commuters arrive at their destinations safely.
- Supports seeking state funding for public transit and multimodal transportation infrastructure.

Transportation & Infrastructure

As of January 2, 2026, Kim Roney’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Kim Roney

Kim Roney is a member of Asheville’s City Council. She previously worked as station manager and executive director at 103.3 AshevilleFM from 2012 to 2015.

Supports engaging community health workers to prevent gun and intimate partner violence.

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