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Watauga County Commission Public Hearing on Financing for Recreation Center
Friends – Betsy and I attended the subject hearing last Tuesday night 8/21/2018. A large crowd attended this meeting most of them apparently well organized mainly Boone proponents of this facility that will be located in Boone. The hearing was interesting and informative. There were a large number of speakers urging approval of this…
Summary of August 14, 2018 Blowing Rock Council Meeting
Friends – The following were significant points from the subject meeting: 1. Vitally important painting of street lines to protect driver safety has been delayed according to Town Manager Ed Evans due to problems with obtaining trucks to transport paint and due to the rainy weather. 2. Difficult to drive Sourwood Lane on Green Hill…
Watauga County Commission Public Hearing on Financing Proposed $ 35 Million County Recreation Center in Boone
Friends: Watauga County had a 13% property tax increase in 2017 primarily to finance the subject proposed facility. Despite this large increase the county will have to borrow a substantial additional amount to build this facility. Additionally a consultant hired by the county has estimated that the county will be spending at least an additional…
CURRENT STATUS OF REAL ESTATE DEVELOPMENTS IN BLOWING ROCK 7/17/2018
1. Chestnut at Blowing Rock – 23 Luxury town homes on former site of Blowing Rock Hospital. Four units are under contract at prices between $ 1.4 and $ 1.6 million. Two more of the town homes are reserved. Town homes range in size from 2400 to 2800 square feet with two car garages….
UPDATE ON JULY 10, 2018 BLOWING ROCK TOWN COUNCIL MEETING
Friends – I am very pleased to report to you that the long awaited and much needed Sunset Drive improvement project approved by the Blowing Rock Council at their July 10th. meeting will be totally funded by bonds that were approved by citizens in 2014. Mayor Charlie informed us that the exact cost of the…
A SUMMARY OF BLOWING ROCK’S TOWN COUNCIL MEETING JULY 10, 2018
FRIENDS – THE FOLLOWING ARE HEADLINES FROM THE SUBJECT MEETING. FOR MORE DETAILS PLEASE SEE THE INFORMATION LISTED BELOW THE TOWN COUNCIL HIGHLIGHTS SECTION 1) MAYVIEW RESIDENTS ASKED THE TOWN TO CLOSE THE MAYVIEW STORAGE YARD ON CONE RD. THAT THEY CONSIDER TO BE AN “EYESORE” 2) THE BRCA PRESENTED A LEGAL…
Agenda for Blowing Rock Town Council July 10, 2018
Blowing Rock Town Council July 10, 2018 Town Hall 6:00 p.m. 1036 Main Street Blowing Rock, NC 28605 I. Call to Order II. Adoption of Agenda III. Special Recognitions & Reports a. Resolution Honoring – Betty Pitts b. Resolution Honoring – Jeff Eason IV. Approval of Minutes a. June 5, 2018 Budget Public Hearing b. June 12, 2018 Regular…
Happy Memorial Day and The Beginning of Summer
May 27, 2018 Friends – Another great spring has arrived in our beautiful town. In addition to our fulltime residents we now have the pleasure of greeting the many seasonal residents who are returning to our community. As the pace of activities accelerates it’s a good time to reflect with gratitude on the many…
AN ANALYSIS OF THE PROPOSED BUDGET FOR FISCAL YEAR BEGINNING JUNE 30, 2018
Friends – The critically important subject document is now being examined by the Mayor and Council. Approval of the budget will be requested at the June 12 Council meeting. The following are pertinent numbers: 1. TOWN PROPERTY TAX BASE IN SUBJECT BUDGET: $ 1,142,036,477, A 1.2% INCREASE OVER THE ESTIMATED CURRENT BASE AND…