The Asheville city council is scheduled to adopt a budget for the coming fiscal year at its next meeting on June 13th. Among the many spending requests lawmakers received is one from the Asheville Police Department, which is seeking $1-million to hire 15 new officers. Police chief Tammy Hooper says it's needed to address a surge in crime in the downtown area, most likely caused by increases in tourists visiting the city. But Asheville Citizen-Times reporter Joel Burgess found there's more to the