Buncombe County homeowners are reeling from soaring property values, with some reporting assessment increases as high as 100 percent, according to Asheville Watchdog (published via BPR). The rising valuations have sparked concerns about a corresponding jump in property taxes, as homeowners begin receiving their new assessment notices. Grove Park and West Asheville Residents React In the Grove Park/Town Mountain area, former Asheville Mayor Lou Bissette, 82, saw the valuation of his home on Old T