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Major General William S. Busby to Speak @ Memorial Day Service 5/24/25 @ 11:00 am Gazebo at Memorial Park
Greetings from BRCA 28605! This afternoon from Buffalo, NY. Home of the Anchor Bar’s original Buffalo Wings, the Bills, the Sabre’s, the Bandits and tennis family of Jessica Pegula. Can you tell I love Buffalo? Major General William S. Busby to Speak The 2025 Memorial Day Service will be held at the Gazebo at Memorial…
Library Tables, Queens of Blowing Rock, Spring Survey & More
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Library Tables Delivered Yesterday Jean and Hodge Kitchin delivered new library tables to the Blowing Rock Library. The tables are a gift from the Kitchin family and Blowing Rock Civic Association. There will be a dedication service on May 15th at 4:30 PM at the library. BRCA is honored to have…
Legislative Activity & Summer Concert Series
May 2, 2025 Greetings from BRCA 29605! Legislative Activity to Follow On the Immigration front:House Bill 261: Longer prison sentences than normal for Illegal Immigrants that have been deported and reenter the US illegally and commit crimes. The bill is designed to discourage criminal behavior. House Bill 318: Unauthorized immigrants accused of certain felonies and misdemeanors related to…
BRCA Spring 2025 Priorities Survey
We will be surveying our audience within a few days to collect data on your top three priorities in 2025. The sample survey topics are: BLOWING ROCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION“A Unifying Voice for Blowing Rock Property Owners”PROMPT RESPONSE REQUESTED FROM PROPERTY OWNERS (Survey closes June 15, 2025) The Blowing Rock Civic Association is a community-based nonprofit…
Workforce Housing Discussion at Planning Board
Greetings from BRCA 28605! Today from Seabrook Island, SC. Planning Board Discussion on Workforce Housing Tonight Town of Blowing Rock Planning Board regular meeting is today, April 17, 2025 at 5:30 at Town Hall. Agenda:Call to OrderApproval of AgendaApproval of March 20th, 2025 Minutes Old BusinessCommittee ReportsAdjournment You can attend this public meeting or view on…
Workforce Housing Discussion
April 10, 2025 Greetings from BRCA 28605! Workforce Housing Discussion This week we focus on the Tuesday (April 8) Council Workforce Housing discussion. You can view that discussion at the following link. If you want to start with that portion of the discussion only, go to the “23 minute” mark, it begins as soon as…
Workforce Housing Discussion
Greetings from BRCA 28605! B. R. Workforce Housing Discussion & Senate Bill 306 House Bill 306.There was a recent Bill introduced by Representative Ray Pickett that BRCA wanted you to be aware of. If it becomes law, this Bill would allow the Towns of Blowing Rock and Boone and Watauga County to develop, own and…
Proposed Bill 291: Short Term Rental
GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINASESSION 2025S 1SENATE BILL 291Short Title: Regulation of Short-Term Rentals. (Public)Sponsors: Senators Moffitt, McInnis, and Hanig (Primary Sponsors).Referred to: Rules and Operations of the SenateMarch 17, 2025S291-v-11 A BILL TO BE ENTITLED2 AN ACT TO LIMIT THE REGULATION OF SHORT-TERM RENTALS BY CITIES TO3 PROTECT PRIVATE PROPERTY RIGHTS AND TO ESTABLISH…
Shoppes on Parkway Project Tabled
Greetings from BRCA 28605 and Happy Friday! We have been traveling since last Friday so a bit late on our posting. There is no personal video today. Today we come to you from Raleigh. We recommend viewing the Town Council meeting for more information about the proposed Shoppes on The Parkway project. It can be…
Representative Ray Pickett Interview
BRCA Chair Jean Kitchin had the opportunity to interview Representative Ray Pickett last Sunday afternoon at the home of Tom & Tina Barrett. They discuss state level issues affecting Blowing Rock. The complete interview can be seen at the following video link: https://vimeo.com/1062059312 BR Has a Birthday! Blowing Rock will celebrate 136 years on March…