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Blowing Rock Board of Adjustments Hearing – Short Term Rental Violation at 163 Wilmot Circle
January 25, 2020 Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, A very important hearing of a violation of town short term rental regulations lasted five hours on Thursday night, January 23rd at Blowing Rock Town Hall. The hearing is a quasi-judicial proceeding. Civic Association board members were in attendance. The hearing with lawyers in abundance resumes at…
Valley Boulevard ‘vision’ presented to Blowing Rock Council
The Valley Boulevard Committee presented their community findings and recommendations to the Council at the January meeting. Benchmark Consulting assisted the Committee to engage the community and develop the recommendations. Town Council members Sue Sweeting and Albert Yount served on the Committee with other community volunteers appointed by the Council members. The process was a…
Winter Retreat – Town Council Priorities for 2020
THE MESSAGE IS LONG BUT IMPORTANT Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, OVERVIEW I attended the 3 day Winter Retreat in early January to gain a first-hand understanding of the Town Council priorities and determine if the Town’s priorities line up with our Top 10 Priorities. Our Town Manager, Shane Fox, facilitated a well-organized meeting. Preparation…
Watauga County Sample Ballot for March 3rd Primary
Dear Friends of Blowing Rock, The Sample Ballot for the Watauga County Primary is now available on the Board of Elections Website for your review. The link is http://www.wataugacounty.org/App_Pages/Dept/BOE/notices.aspx About 1/3 of our Blowing Rock voters are registered as Independents. Unaffiliated voters must choose either a Democratic, Libertarian, or Republican ballot as there are no…
Letter to Town Council – Top 10 Priorities for 2020
December 10, 2019 Honorable Mayor Sellers, Council Members Harwood, Matheson, Powell, Sweeting, and Yount and Town Manager Fox: 2019 is ending on a much more positive note than the beginning of the year! After two divisive public hearings in the beginning of the year, we have focused on building community consensus among stakeholders and encouraged…
Winkler Hotel Approved by Planning Board with Restricted Hotel Use
The Winkler Family’s proposed 12-unit hotel project was approved by the Planning Board on November 21st. The 12-unit townhouse type hotel will be be located at the former Blue Ridge Motor Court property, between El Rincon and the Blowing Rock Inn in the 800 block of North Main Street in downtown Blowing Rock. The conditional…
Tom Lucido joins Board of Blowing Rock Civic Association
Friends, We are pleased to announce that Tom Lucido is joining our board. He brings tremendous experience with real estate development in the southeast. His help will be essential to help us understand and recommend updates to the Land Use Code in 2020 based on an updated Comprehensive Plan and our Advocacy Plan. We believe…
Village on the Headwaters – Tree houses and Offices approved for former New River Inn site
The Town Council approved a new development on Valley Boulevard by the owners of 4 Forty Four. The proposed office building is just before the water treatment plant driving north to Boone on Valley Boulevard. The property is approximately 5 acres and will include 10 short term rental residences and a second office building or…