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Important Community Events
June 13, 15, & 19, 2023 Important Community Events Greetings from BRCA 28605 and Happy Thursday! A lot going on as we enter our summer season 2023 June 13th Chuck Mantooth, President & CEO: ARHS will update the community on the updated ARHS at the American Legion building on Tuesday afternoon June 13th at 5:00…
Chuck Mantooth, CEO: Appalachian Regional Healthcare to Speak
Blowing Rock American Legion Bldg. June 13, 2023 @ 5:00 PM Dear Residents and Visitors to Blowing Rock/ Watauga County, On Tuesday, June 13th, at 5 PM at the American Legion Building in Blowing Rock, Chuck Mantooth, the CEO and President of Appalachian Regional Health Care will share information about our wonderful local hospital, much…
BRCA Pleased to Announce Memorial Day Presentation @ Memorial Park
May 22, 2023 VICE ADMIRAL SEAN PYBUS, USN RETIRED, A FORMER COMMANDER OF U.S. NAVY SEALS, WILL SPEAK AT THE BLOWING ROCK, N.C. MEMORIAL DAY SERVICE, SATURDAY, MAY 27, 2023, AT 11:00 A.M. AT THE MEMORIAL PARK GAZEBO IN DOWNTOWN BLOWING ROCK Admiral Pybus was an outstanding member of the United States Navy Sea, Air,…
BRCA Website Analytics Q1 2023
May 22, 2023 Our website results: The Executive Board at BRCA want to thank our viewers. Over the past year we have worked really hard to keep our taxpayers and voters informed. We are pleased to see it’s working! 4,100 times you went to view information on the site. You opened our BRCA 28605 messaging…
Underground Utilities fail: 3-2 vote
May 11, 2023 Thank you Town Council! May 11, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605! We want to say “Thank You” to our Town Council for their service and careful consideration of recent decisions. BRCA is not opposed to the Underground Utility project but rather believes urgent needs should be addressed before “wants.” The financial information…
Underground Utilities Vote Tonight
Protects | Preserves | Informs | Engages | Unites May 8, 2023 Greetings from BRCA 28605! REMINDER Regularly scheduled Town Council Meeting: Town of Blowing RockDate: Tuesday, May 9, 2023, 6:00 p.m.Location: 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NCAgenda & Packet Info Link: https://www.townofblowingrocknc.gov/home/showpublisheddocument/11161/638189639512573870 Two big agenda items: Underground Utilities & Parking Enforcement lead the agenda topics. …
Is This The Town We Want To Be?
Message from BRCA Executive Board May 4, 2023 Many of us attended the Blowing Rock public meeting on May 1st at which Shane Fox and Doug Chapman discussed the proposal to bury the utility lines between the Speckled Trout and St. Mary’s Church at a cost of $6.4 million dollars. Shane said that by refinancing…
Blowing Rock Public Town Meeting May 1, 2023: Underground Utilities
April 28, 2023 IMPORTANT FOR BLOWING ROCK VOTERS AND TAXPAYERS TO ATTEND: Community Information Meeting about burying downtown utility lines – May 1, 2023, 6 pm, American Legion Building The May 1st meeting may be the only time to ask questions and share your opinions before the Town Council acts on this project, possibly at…
A message from BRCA Chair Jean Kitchin
A message from BRCA Chair Jean Kitchin: April 20, 2023 When the Town Council meeting was held on April 11, 2023, several members of the BRCA Board were in attendance. We try to do this every month to stay abreast of actions taken and to have the opportunity to engage in person on behalf of our…
Underground Utilities Meeting
April 20, 2023 Blowing Rock Community Informational Meeting: A special meeting to share information on the Underground Utilities currently under consideration will be held on Monday May 1, 2023 at the American Legion building at 6:00 PM at 333 Wallingford Street. It is important that our tax payers and voters attend to listen to specifics about the proposed project and share their…