Sage Turner
Roles
Current
- Council Member · City Council Worksession on Policy, Finance and Infrastructure · City of Asheville2025-06-10 – present
- Member · Planning, Economic Development and Environment Committee · City of Asheville2025-05-20 – present
- Member · Housing and Community Development Committee · City of Asheville2024-07-11 – present
- Councilwoman · City Council · City of Asheville2022-12-06 – present
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Audit Committee · City of Asheville2021-05-01 – present
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Downtown Commission · City of Asheville2020-12-31 – present
Past
- Councilmember Vot... (Councilmember Seat 1) · Asheville Buncombe Riverfront Commission · City of Asheville2021-01-01 – 2024-03-12
Attendance
Meetings attended as a member. The rate counts only meetings with an official roll call, because that is the only record of an absence. Attendance data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
- Attendance rate
- 91%
- Attended
- 141
- Absent
- 8
- Excused
- 0
Attended 85 of 93 meetings with an official roll call.
Seen present at 56 other meetings through votes, agendas, video or transcripts. Those can't show an absence, so they aren't counted in the rate.
Recent meetings
- City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Oct 13, 2026) · Oct 13, 2026 · from AgendaPresent
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Oct 8, 2026) · Oct 8, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- Special Meeting: City Council Work Session (In-Person) (Sep 24, 2026) · Sep 24, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Sep 22, 2026) · Sep 22, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Sep 17, 2026) · Sep 17, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (In-Person) (Sep 8, 2026) · Sep 8, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (Virtual) (Sep 3, 2026) · Sep 3, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Aug 25, 2026) · Aug 25, 2026Present
- City Council Agenda Briefing (In-Person) (Aug 20, 2026) · Aug 20, 2026 · from TranscriptPresent
- City Council Meeting (Jul 28, 2026) · Jul 28, 2026Present
Voting record
Individual votes extracted from meeting minutes. When the minutes record a unanimous or majority vote without naming everyone, each member who was present is counted. Vote data is still being improved and may be incomplete.
May 14, 2024 · City Council Meeting (May 14, 2024)
Community Reparations Commission
Community Reparations Commission
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedMay 14, 2024 · City Council Meeting (May 14, 2024)
Public hearing to rezone 1310 Fanning Bridge Road from Industrial District - Conditional Zone to Industrial District.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Motion to Continue to 9-10-24
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $83,673, in the City’s Special Revenue Fund for the 2023 Edward Byrne Justice Grant.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution for City Council to accept the United States Department of Justice 2023 Edward Byrne Justice Assistance grant and authorize the City Manager to sign all of the appropriate agreements.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution approving recommendations for Strategic Partnership Grant program awards and authorizing for City Manager to execute grant agreements.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution allocating Housing Trust Funds to specific affordable housing projects.
Resolution allocating Housing Trust Funds to specific affordable housing projects.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381.
Monthly municipal property tax refunds or releases per N.C. Gen. Stat. sec. 105-381.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to apply to the Federal Transit Administration Grants for Buses and Bus Facilities Competitive Program for the purchase of fifteen (15) biodiesel 30’ buses with associated transit technology equipment and accessories, to purchase an upgraded fare payment system, including upgraded fareboxes for all existing buses with obsolete systems, and a new administrative billing system and associated farebox servicing equipment for the transit garage.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Budget amendment, in the amount of $350,000, for the Nature Center Gateway to the Appalachians Project.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to execute a contract with J. Bartholomew Construction for the Western North Carolina Nature Center Gateway to the Appalachians Project.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution ratifying a change order with Chonzie, Inc., in relation to the Vance Monument removal.
Resolution ratifying a change order with Chonzie, Inc., in relation to the Vance Monument removal.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a lease agreement with Pack Square Property, LLC for real property located in the Jackson Building Complex at 22 S. Pack Square, 14 S. Pack Square and 8 Market Street for office space for the Asheville Fire Department administrative operations displaced due to upcoming construction at Municipal Building.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to amend a contract with Sitework Studios for Nasty Branch Greenway construction drawing and specification revisions; and further authorizing the City Manager to execute any change orders up to the contingency amount.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassedApr 23, 2024 · City Council Meeting (Apr 23, 2024)
Resolution authorizing the City Manager to enter into a interlocal joinder agreement to join the North Carolina CLASS Investment Pool.
From the agenda. Counted from the tally because the agenda did not name each voter.
Voted YesPassed