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Lynda’s Lasseter’s Comments on Rainey Lodge at Town Council Meeting May 14, 2019
BR Town Council Speech May 14, 2019, by Lynda Lasseter (not verbatim as delivered) My name is Lynda Lasseter. My husband and I live at 559 Morningside Drive 6 months of the year. Our home has been in my family for 45 years. Our home is not a vacation home; it is our…
RUMORS FROM UNDER THE ROCK
Rumors FROM UNDER THE ROCK! By Dan Phillips It’s always fascinating to see what kind of information will sneak out from under a rock. There is a Rumor circulating in Town concerning the Blowing Rock Civic Association. It is FAKE NEWS! The BRCA has not had its Computer Server, (located in George and Betsy’s Garage)…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR CONCERNING RAINEY LODGE
Letter to the Editor 6/6/2019 Subject: Very Important Decision on Downtown Blowing Rock Development Next Tuesday Night 5/14/2019 Dear Editor: A 40 room hotel with restaurant and bar has been proposed for downtown Blowing Rock by a Charlotte developer who previously has developed a Ramada Inn in Dickinson, North Dakota. The proposed hotel, if approved…
BLOWING ROCK HAS A NEW TOWN MANAGER
April 26, 2019 BLOWING ROCK COUNCIL CHOOSES SHANE FOX TO BE NEW TOWN MANAGER The Town of Blowing Rock has chosen Cleveland County Assistant Manager and Chief Financial Officer Shane Fox to be Town Manager starting June 3, 2019. Fox, a native of Granite Falls and a former Executive Director of the High Country Council…
Proposed Rainey Lodge Hotel Project – Public Hearing will Resume on May 14th. @ 6:00 P.M.
All – A lengthy public hearing on the subject 40 room hotel in downtown Blowing Rock was suspended after 11:00 P.M. last night by the town council. Last night’s lengthy hearing primarily involved testimony by the developer and his professionals and by the Town Planning director presenting the proposed project. Part of the council meeting…
BLOWING ROCK PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY NIGHT
All – The Blowing Rock Town Council will conduct an important public hearing Tuesday night April 9th. at 6:00 P.M. at Town Hall as part of a Conditional Use Permit process to approve, deny or approve with conditions a proposed downtown hotel. YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS HEARING IS IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS…
BLOWING ROCK PUBLIC HEARING TUESDAY NIGHT
Use Permit process to approve, deny or approve with conditions a proposed downtown hotel. YOUR ATTENDANCE AT THIS HEARING IS IMPORTANT IF YOU ARE INTERESTED IN THIS PROPOSED PROJECT. Important pertinent facts concerning this proposed hotel are: 1. The developer plans for this facility to contain 40 hotel rooms. 2. The developer proposes a restaurant…
BLOWING ROCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION’S RESPONSE TO RAINEY LODGE HOTEL
Blowing Rock Civic Association, Inc. PO Box 2471 Blowing Rock, NC 28605 April 2, 2019 RE Rainey Lodge Conditional Use Permit Honorable Mayor Sellers, Mayor Pro-Tem Yount, Council Members Matheson, Powell, Steele and Sweeting and Town Manager Freeman We strongly support developments that benefit our residents and business community like the substantial…
REPORT TO MEMBERSHIP OF BLOWING ROCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION’S ACTIVITIES 1/1/2018 TO 3/15/2019
REPORT TO MEMBERSHIP OF BLOWING ROCK CIVIC ASSOCIATION ACTIVITIES 1/1/2018 – 3/15/2019 1. BRCA NOW HAS OVER 300 MEMBERS INCLUDING TOWN MERCHANTS, HOTEL OWNERS AND MANAGERS, COMMERCIAL PROPERTY OWNERS, HOMEOWNERS, RESIDENTS (FULL TIME AND SEASONAL) AND TAXPAYERS (ALL FULL TIME). 2. A GREAT DEAL OF THOUGHTFUL HARD WORK BY BRCA BOARD MEMBER TIM GUPTON RESULTED…
PUBLIC NOTICE OF AD HOC COMMITTEE FOR TOWN PLANNING
All – Please note the notice below of the first meeting of an Ad Hoc Committee to explore among other alternatives the possible use of professional experts to assist the Town in planning for downtown and the Highway 321, Valley Blvd., corridor in Blowing Rock. Thanks so much. George Wilcox, BRCA PUBLIC NOTICE A…