As city officials eye East Asheville hotel for use as a shelter, nearby property owners object

Asheville City Council's plans to buy Ramada Inn and convert it to a homeless shelter would compromise public safety, attorneys for property owners argue

The Ramada Inn hotel near River Ridge Shopping Center in East Asheville./ photo by Jason Sandford

A city of Asheville plan to purchase an East Asheville hotel for use as a homeless shelter threatens the economic viability of an adjacent shopping center and puts residents of a large apartment complex close by at undue risk, attorneys for the property owne…