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Hendersonville City Council invites residents to informal Q&A series

Hendersonville City Council invites residents to informal Q&A series

L-R: Hendersonville City Council Member Melinda Lowrance, Mayor Barbara Volk, Council Member Lyndsey Simpson, Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Hensley and Council Member Gina Baxter. Photo: Contributed/Hendersonville Town Council


HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. (828newsNOW) — The Hendersonville community is invited to bring questions, concerns and conversation to a series of five meetings with individual Hendersonville City Council members over the next several weeks.

The meetings, called “Council Conversations,” will be held on Monday evenings at different locations around Henderson County.

“These informal gatherings allow the public to interact with their local elected officials by asking questions, voicing concerns and working together toward solutions,” Hendersonville wrote in a press release.

Each meeting will be hosted by a different member of Hendersonville City Council at a time, though other city staff members will be on-site to provide additional information.

Each Council Conversation will last for approximately one hour. Find the full schedule below:

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