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LETTER FROM OUR TOWN MANAGER TO OUR TOWN
DATE: March 21, 2020 FROM: Shane Fox, Town Manager, Blowing Rock, NC RE: Coronavirus (COVID-19) Update and Local Efforts To our beloved Blowing Rock residents, businesses, and stakeholders, I am writing to you today to provide an update regarding COVID-19, as well as to highlight the plans in place in our community to address any…
Welcome New Board Member – Gigi Poole
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, Your Civic Association is blessed with a talented and involved board of directors. Please join me in welcoming Gigi Poole to your board of directors. Many of you know Gigi who is an involved and active citizen. Gigi, a native of Fort Mill, SC, is a retired Vice President and…
2019 Blowing Rock Construction Permits – Modest but Steady Residential Growth Continues
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, Blowing Rock issued 355 building permits in 2019 with a value of $18.1 million down 17% from 335 permits in 2018 with a value of $21.9. Residential permits were $14.2 million and commercial permits were $3.9 million. The mix of residential to commercial permits continues to be approximately 75% of…
Rankin Road Proposed Subdivision
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock The Town Council will review and vote on a new subdivision of 5 single-family lots off of Rankin Road. The Winkler Family purchased the property and subdivided it into 7 homesites including one lot with a large home that is being renovated for their personal use and one lot on…
Video Coverage – The Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments Hearing on the Appeal – 163 Wilmot Circle Property
The Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments hearing on the appeal denying Chad Frazier’s 163 Wilmot Circle property used for short-term rental took two sessions, each over 5 hours. Closing Arguments:
Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments Again Denies Wilmot Circle Owner Short-Term Rentals
The saga continues, but the Town holds the line on spreading short term rentals to neighborhoods. READ ARTICLE BY STEVE FRANK PUBLISHED BY HIGH COUNTRY PRESS Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments Again Denies Wilmot Circle Owner Short-Term Rentals Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments Again Denies Wilmot Circle Owner Short-Term Rentals – See Below PUBLISHED THURSDAY,…
Blowing Rock Again Denies Wilmot Circle Owner
BOA Appeal May Be Forthcoming After a second marathon session of the Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments, the Town of Blowing Rock has again slammed the door on short-term rentals in the R-15 residential zones. The decision came in the case of property owned by Chad Frazier, the 163 Wilmot Circle apartment building that has…
Public Hearing Continues on Violation of Blowing Rock Short Term Rental Regulations
A quiet Blowing Rock neighborhood has found its tranquility challenged—some say ruined—by noise, traffic, by non-residents’ cars blocking access, and by strangers reportedly seen crossing adjacent properties day and night. Those complaints prompted action on the part of the Town of Blowing Rock, action centering on the apparent illegal use the property with the owner…
Blowing Rock Occupancy Tax up 9.5%
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, Please read a recent article in the Watauga Democrat citing a 13.4% increase in occupancy tax in the county. Blowing Rock’s growth in 2019 was 9.56 percent, up to $1.15 million from $1.05 million in 2018. Blowing Rock had two negative months in 2019 compared to 2018, March and June,…
Sidewalks to Bass Lake
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, The Bass Lake sidewalk project along U.S. 221 from downtown Blowing Rock to Bass Lake will start in March after the construction contract was awarded during the February Blowing Rock Town Council meeting. The project will start at the intersection of U.S. 221 and Main Street, with hopes of finishing…