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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…
Watauga County Selects Emergency Notification Provider – Good First Step to Improving EMS in Blowing Rock
Watauga County NC Selects Emergency Notification Provider Hyper-Reach Chosen to Help Protect Lives and Property November 6, 2019//Watauga County, NC For Immediate Release Telephone-based mass notifications systems are used by thousands of public safety agencies across the US to warn citizens about local emergencies, hazards and other threats. Now Watauga County announces that they have…
Town of Blowing Rock Election Results
The dialogue with the community was effective with two forums and published interviews. This election seemed to be framed around progress and preservation. Incumbent Mayor Sellers was unopposed and was elected with 421 votes. We have one new Town Council member. Challenger David Harwood was elected with 308 votes. Incumbent Albert Yount was elected with…
Headwaters of the New River Project on Valley Boulevard
The Planning Board approved the conditional rezoning application from Kevin Troyer owner of 4 Forty Four construction company to approve the Headwaters project located on the former New River Inn property at 6875 Valley Boulevard with four conditions including a 5 year vested right to commence all phases of the project and installation of a…
Valley Boulevard Vision Committee – Community Input
The Valley Boulevard Vision Committee completed the second of two community meetings. The Civic Association was represented at both meetings and attended all of the committee meetings leading up to the community meetings. The meetings were led by Benchmark who reviewed 8 new buildings and 22 renovations since the current Land Use Code was adopted…
Town Seeks Applicants for Various Boards
Your service is needed. Please consider serving on our advisory boards. Advisory boards do the homework and make recommendations to the Town Council. Applicants should be a resident taxpayer who is available to attend meetings throughout the year. You do not need to be a registered voter in Blowing Rock. We also should thank the…
Sustainable Tourism – A Conversation for Blowing Rock
The community should start a conversation about what sustainable tourism means to Blowing Rock. Blowing Rock is not alone in sorting out the success and impact on local communities around world. Charleston is hosting a panel on October 29th with panelists from Amsterdam for example. I found a relevant post and video that articulates the…