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Memorial Day Event – Saturday – American Legion at 11 AM
May 25, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Dr. Anthony (Tony) Zeiss will be the guest speaker at the American Legion’s annual Memorial Day Program in Blowing Rock’s Memorial Park on Saturday May 29, 2021, at 11:00 A.M. The community is invited to attend. Dr. Zeiss, one of the nation’s most outstanding educators, was the President…
Leadership Interview – Issues Resulting from Rising Numbers of Tourists
Town Government Leader Interviews Issues resulting from the Rising Numbers of Tourists May 24, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The BRCA is pleased to present discussions with Blowing Rock neighbors who are serving our community in town government leadership. We hope you are enjoying our interview series. Please join us on our BRCA website to…
Green Hill Traffic Study – Share your Observations
May 19, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, Our Town Manager, Shane Fox, announced that the Green Hill Traffic Study Survey and Interactive Input Map has been activated. If you live in a Green Hill neighborhood or drive Green Hill Road, you should take advantage of this opportunity to share your observations. The Town Council recognized…
Town Government Leader Interviews – Importance of Seasonal Residents
May 17, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The BRCA is pleased to present discussions with Blowing Rock neighbors who are serving our community in town government leadership. Please join us on our BRCA website to become better acquainted with these dedicated folks and their views on major issues impacting our historic village. BRCA Board member…
Updated Gateway Plat
May 9, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, We updated the site picture to show exactly the proposal to preserve 2 acres in green and to show the new configuration of the subdivision with 8 lots on Green Hill. Our neighbors are purchasing Lot 9 and Mr. Winkler is putting a conservation easement on portions of…
Green Park Gateway
May 7, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners and Town Council, Our neighbors in Green Park, Green Hill and throughout the Village have raised $282,000 to preserve the south gateway on Highway 321 into Blowing Rock. They were able to work out a deal with Mr. Winkler who had approval for a larger subdivision on the…
Pine Street Townhouse Project – Density, Parking & Height?
May 6, 2021 Dear Mayor Sellers, Council Members Harwood, Matheson, Powell, Sweeting & Yount, In advance of the next council meeting, we wanted to share the key points I plan to raise about your approval of the Pine Street project. My goal in sending now is to give you some time to evaluate the points…
CIVIC ASSOCIATION INTERVIEWS TOWN GOVERNMENT LEADERS
May 3, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The BRCA is pleased to present discussions with Blowing Rock neighbors who are serving our community in town government leadership. Please join us on our BRCA website to become better acquainted with these dedicated folks and their views on major issues impacting our historic village. BRCA Board member…
2020 Retreat Priorities – Source Of Funding
February 21, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners To understand the Town budget, you need to understand the sources available to the Town Council to fund the general operating budget. The devil is in the details! Let’s look at the “Numbers”. Funding Sources Property Taxes – 63% Consumer Sales taxes – 14% User Taxes collected by…
CIVIC ASSOCIATION INTERVIEWS TOWN GOVERNMENT LEADERS
April 26, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, The BRCA is pleased to present discussions with Blowing Rock neighbors who are serving our community in town government leadership. Please join us on our BRCA website to become better acquainted with these dedicated folks and their views on major issues impacting our historic village. BRCA Board member…