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Legislative Alert – Attack on Neighborhoods by our Legislature
ALERT September 16, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The North Carolina League of Municipalities shared this alert. A harmful provision damaging the ability of cities and towns to regulate short-term rentals, such as Airbnb, was included in the North Carolina House of Representatives’ proposed state budget, and the provision is now being negotiated as…
Town Council Meeting Agenda – September 16 2021
September 11, 2021 Town Council Agenda Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The Town Council will meet on Tuesday, September 14th, at 6PM. The summary agenda is provided below. You can read the entire meeting package at the following link to the Town’s website. https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/10567 The Council will consider Mrs. Powell’s resignation, conduct a public hearing on…
Your Vote Counts!
August 30, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Your Vote Counts! November 2nd will be our election day for the Mayor and three Town Council seats. Candidates Mayor Charlie Sellers is running unopposed. Four candidates are running for three Town Council seats: • Nancy Collins • Pete Gherini • Doug Matheson • Melissa Pickett Voter History…
Rainey Lodge Status
August 26, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Some of you have been asking about the status of the Rainey Lodge Hotel project behind Speckle Trout which was approved by the Town Council just over two years ago in June 2019. There are four conditions that must be met by the developer to start construction which…
24/7 Transport Ambulance Proposal
August 18, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Beech Mountain is dealing with the same 24/7 transport ambulance service that we are in Blowing Rock. This article in the Watauga Democrat describes the compromise funding solution that the taxpayers of Beech Mountain will have to fund. See the following link. As we have discussed https://www.wataugademocrat.com/news/council-discusses-use-of-emergency-response-unit-for-out-of-town-calls/article_1c9d19b1-1f4f-5677-b6b2-00abb4c18dd8.html As…
Green Hill Estates – Planning Board – August 12th
August 16, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, On August 19th, The Planning Board will be reviewing a Special Use Permit (SUP) for new 10 lot subdivision on Green Hill Road, called Green Hill Estates. We are trying to make the community aware of proposed projects as soon as we have information to share. The window…
24/7 Transport Ambulance – Unacceptable Risk!
August 8, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, RE: 24/7 County Transport Ambulance Service – Unacceptable Risk! We hope you have been following quest to secure quality transport ambulance service in Blowing Rock and throughout the County. Blowing Rock Civic Association hosted a community meeting to educate our homeowners on July 22nd. You can watch the…
Roger Brooks Interim Report on Tourism Study
July 20, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Roger Brooks presented his interim recommendations to the community last week. You can take the survey and review the video of the meeting using the links below provided by the Blowing Rock Tourism Development Authority. This is your opportunity to participate in the process and share your views….
State of the Town Meeting
August 2, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The Town and Chamber are sponsoring the State of the Town update on August 12th. See Invitation from the Chamber of Commerce and Town of Blowing Rock.