Are Haywood County tax dollars being used effectively? That's the core question in a controversy over the transfer of funds from Haywood County to the Buncombe-Asheville Chamber of Commerce, according to Smoky Mountain News. A letter to the editor published by the newspaper highlights concerns surrounding the financial arrangement. Since 2018, the Haywood County Board of Commissioners has allocated $75,000 annually to the Buncombe-Asheville Chamber of Commerce for a "Joint Economic Development"