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February 12, 2026

Greetings from BRCA 28605 and Happy Thursday!  Coming to you today (with no video) from Raleigh.  We are in the midst of winter and can finally see the driveway again after almost three weeks of ice and snow.  As life goes on there are three important items to be aware of this week.

Two Public Notices from TOBR

PUBLIC NOTICE

 
 
A neighborhood informational meeting will be held at the Blowing Rock American Legion on Thursday, March 5, 2026 at 5:00 PM for the following item:
 

1. CZ 2024-02 The Laurel Conditional Rezoning from CB, Central Business to CZ-CB, Conditional Zoning Central Business

 
Watauga Partners, LLC is requesting a conditional rezoning of the “7-Acre” property from CB, Central Business to Conditional Zoning – Central Business (CZ-CB).  The 7.34 acre property is located along the north side of Main Street between Hill Street and the Chetola Resort main entrance.  The Applicant is proposing the construction of an 85-room hotel with meeting spaces, 2 restaurants, and 2 parking structures on the property. Other land on the west side of the property will remain vegetated and some reserved for future development. The property is further identified by Watauga County PINs 2817-08-4673-000, and 2817-08-9806-000, and lies within the WS-IV-PA water supply watershed.
 
This meeting is for informational purposes and for the exchange of questions and concerns about the proposed conditional rezoning request.  A Planning Board meeting will be scheduled to follow for public comment and a public hearing will be scheduled for Town Council review and consideration.  Plans for the proposed development are available for public inspection at the Town Office during normal business hours; or questions may be directed to the Planning Director at (828) 295-5240.
 
The neighborhood meeting will be held at the Blowing Rock American Legion, 333 Wallingford Street.  The American Legion is ADA accessible.
 
Kevin Rothrock, AICP
Planning Director

PUBLIC NOTICE

The Blowing Rock Town Council will conduct a special meeting on Thursday, February 19, 2026. The meeting will begin at 8:30 a.m. and immediately following the opening of the meeting, Town Council will enter closed session; NC 143-318.11 (6) To consider the qualifications, competence, performance, character, fitness, conditions of appointment, or conditions of initial employment of an individual public officer or employee or prospective public officer. No other business will be conducted. The meeting will take place at Town Hall located at 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, N.C.
Hilari Hubner
Town Clerk

Early Voting to Kick Off for Blowing Rock

Watauga County

Caldwell County

Early Voting

2 Locations:

• Caldwell County Resource Center, 120 Hospital Ave NE, Lenoir, NC 28645.
• William B. Shuford Recreation Center, 56 Pinewood Rd, Granite Falls, NC 28630

Dates and Times:

• Thursday, February 12^th – Friday February 13^th (8 AM to 7:30 PM)
• Saturday, February 14^th – Sunday February 15^th (CLOSED)
• Monday, February 16^th – Friday, February 20^th (8 AM to 7:30 PM)
• Saturday, February 21^st – Sunday, February 22^nd (CLOSED)
• Monday, February 23^rd – Friday, February 27^th (8 AM to 7:30 PM)
• Saturday, February 28^th (8 AM to 3 PM)

Election Day

Tuesday, March 3^rd, 2026

Thank You!

On behalf of all of us at BRCA we sincerely appreciate your financial support and your ongoing engagement.  Thank you for following us.  We also want to welcome our new members and viewers; we welcome you to BRCA.  Have a great weekend.  If you are not a member of BRCA please consider joining for a little as $100 annually. Happy Valentines Day!  Enjoy the Olympics, & Daytona 500!

Tom Barrett
Executive Committee Member & VP