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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…
Solid Progress on Obtaining Expert Assistance for Planning for Downtown and Valley Blvd. Blowing Rock
All – Excellent progress was achieved at last night’s BR Town council meeting with the appointment of Council members Sue Sweeting, Albert Yount and Jim Steele to an ad hoc committee formed to obtain and work with expert professional assistance on planning for downtown and Valley Blvd. (321 corridor in BR). Sue Sweeting who initiated…
IMPORTANT – 40 Bedrooms Hotel Proposed in Downtown Blowing Rock – Developer’s Community Meeting
Friends – Several members of the Blowing Rock Civic Association Development Evaluation Committee attended the subject meeting Wednesday March 6th. Our group had cordial discussions with the developer Steve Barker from Charlotte and his development Planner Walter Fields from Charlotte. Barker proposed the “Morningside” condominium project that was defeated by a unanimous council vote a…
Hotel Proposed for Property Back of Speckled Trout in Blowing Rock
Friends – A 40 room hotel has been proposed for the .905 acre site back of the Speckled Trout restaurant in downtown Blowing Rock. The developer Catellus Group from Charlotte will hold a community meeting to introduce their plan and to obtain public advice on it on Wednesday March 6, 2019, from 4:00 P.M. to…
Thank You for Your Vote Against Code Changes Governing Downtown Development
Honorable Mayor, Mayor Pro Tem and Distinguished Members of the Blowing Rock Council: We appreciate your vote against proposed changes in town codes governing downtown development. We also appreciate your resolution to obtain expert professional assistance with any future evaluation of town codes. We clearly think it is vitally important to retaining town quality that…
Blowing Rock Downtown Development Code Changes DEFEATED !!!
All – I am pleased to report that major code changes proposed for downtown Blowing Rock development were defeated by a unanimous council vote. Council member Sue Sweeting made the motion to defeat these changes and included in it obtaining outside experts to assist in any future examination of town development codes. One of the…