Greetings from BRCA 28605!
Green Park Inn Public Meeting
A neighborhood informational meeting will be held (TODAY) at the Green Park Inn on Thursday, January 9, 2025, at 5:00 PM for the following item:
- Conditional Rezoning (R-6M to CZ-GB, General Business) – Green Park Inn
John Winkler is requesting a conditional rezoning of the Green Park Inn property at 9239 Valley Blvd from R-6M, Multi-family to Conditional Zoning – General Business (CZ-GB). The Applicant is requesting to partially demolish the Green Park Inn and salvage and restore parts of the hotel and retain 40 of the 88 existing hotel rooms. Additionally, the Applicant proposes to construct 12 condominiums and 8 duplex units on the property. The property is further identified by Watauga County PIN 2817-42-2568-000.
BRCA will be in attendance and will record the meeting and make it available next week.
We Need To Hear From You @
Downtown Development Subcommittee
There will be a Public Information Workshop for citizens on January 22, 2025, from 4:00-7:00 PM. Content is now being developed. Information on the survey was in your water bill. You can also find the survey at:
https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/departments/downtown-survey
We have had about 150 responses so far and reviewed those yesterday at the Subcommittee meeting. Interesting so far from the survey on most vs. least favorite buildings:
Top 5 “BEST”
Library – 16
Town Hall – 13
Mellow Mushroom – 13
Ragged Garden – 11
Martin House – 10
Top 5 “Worst”
Embers – 42
Main & Pine – 9
NEACO – 7
Meadowbrook – 7
Town Tavern – 7
Winterfest 2025
The 2025 Blowing Rock Winterfest will take place from January 23–26, 2025. Event link here:
https://blowingrockwinterfest.com/
Blowing Rock: Fairytale Mountain Town
Great read on Blowing Rock.
Right Off North Carolina’s Blue Ridge Parkway Is A Fairytale Mountain Town With Award-Winning Cuisine
Link: https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/tripideas/right-off-north-carolina-s-blue-ridge-parkway-is-a-fairytale-mountain-town-with-award-winning-cuisine/ar-AA1wjZih?ocid=msedgdhp&pc=U531&cvid=e5e028010b464e37afdb06388dac9507&ei=14
REMINDER: TOWN OF BLOWING ROCK
SEEKS APPLICANTS FOR VARIOUS BOARDS
Are you interested in the future of your community and have extra time to volunteer? Would you like to serve on one of Blowing Rock’s municipal boards?
The Blowing Rock Town Council will soon consider appointments to the Planning Board, the Board of Adjustment, the Tourism Development Authority, the Alcohol Beverage Control Board and the Public Land, Appearance, and Recreation Board. Each of these boards has an essential role in preserving and protecting the quality and character of our community. These vacancies are for those members who live within Town limits, except where noted.
If you have an interest in serving on one of these important citizen boards, please complete a Board Appointment Application by Friday, January 24, 2025. You can click the below link for the Application, or a copy can be picked up at Town Hall. Once completed please submit to Hilari Hubner, Town Clerk, at Post Office Box 47, Blowing Rock, NC 28605 either by mail or email to clerk@tobr.us.
Hilari H Hubner
Town Clerk/Tax Collector
Town of Blowing Rock
Link to Volunteer Board Application:
https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/10278/637411211069000000
Blowing Rock Town Council Winter Retreat
Town Council Winter Retreat will be held at the Blowing Rock Conference Center (not American Legion) on January 28-30, 2025.
On behalf of all of us at BRCA we sincerely appreciate your financial support and your ongoing engagement. Thank you for following us. We also want to welcome our new members and viewers; we welcome you to BRCA.
Tom Barrett
Vice President
Executive Committee Member