From Staff Reports

Asheville City Councilman Brian Haynes said he would not seek re-election to the council. 

Haynes made the announcement on his Facebook page on Dec. 2.

“When my term is up I will have served five years and I believe it’s time for me to pursue a different path,” Haynes wrote in the post.

Haynes stated in his Facebook post that he will put his energy toward social and environmental justice activism, citing the climate crisis and widening economic disparity.