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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…
Sweeping Bill impacting Single-Family Neighborhoods
March 27, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners ALERT – THIS NC BILL PROPOSES SWEEPING CHANGES FOR RESIDENTIAL ZONING! Please see below for an NCLM article on a proposed joint NC House and Senate Bill from late Wednesday. This will severely limit our ability to control residential zoning. Please feel free to reach out our local…
Downtown Water & Sewer Replacement – $6 Million
March 27, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, At the Winter Retreat, the Town Council included replacement of the aging water and sewer system on Main Street on the Top Priority List. We reported on this in our Winter Retreat Post. Funding for this project will come from the Water & Sewer Operating Fund after revising…
Memorial Park Makeover
March 24, 2021 Dear Blowing Rock Homeowners, If you subscribe to the Watauga Democrat or Blowing Rocket you can read the article about the Town Council meeting to makeover Memorial Park using a combination of Federal grant funds, bond funds and other funding from TDA and ABC. The Makeover: Parks & Rec committee aiming for $1.29…
PRESERVATION OF GATEWAY TO BLOWING ROCK
The Green Park neighborhoods consisting of Gideon Ridge, Lower Green Hill Road, Tarry Acres and Pinnacle have joined together to save a greenspace gateway entrance to the Town. The increased demand for real estate has focused homeowners and Town leaders on the potential loss of greenspace that we often take for granted. Conservation of land…