Greetings from BRCA 28605!
We trust you’ve had a good week and are looking forward to the weekend. Super Bowl Sunday is upon us! There are several community events upcoming. Information on the Green Park Inn project,
Link to website here: Town of Blowing Rock | Home
From the Planning Department:
Neighborhood Meeting for Conditional Rezoning – Shoppes on the Parkway
Post Date: 02/04/2025 3:29 PM
PUBLIC NOTICE
A neighborhood informational meeting will be held at Blowing Rock Town Hall on Thursday, February 13, 2025, at 5:00 PM for the following item:
1. Conditional Rezoning (GB to CZ-GB, General Business) – Shoppes on the Parkway
Shoppes on the Parkway, LLC is requesting a conditional rezoning of the Shoppes on the Parkway property at 278 Shoppes on the Parkway Road from GB, General Business to Conditional Zoning – General Business (CZ-GB). The Applicant is requesting to redevelop the property from a single-level retail center to a mixed-use development with retail, restaurants, and residential. The Applicant is seeking approval of Phase 1A at this time but is sharing the entire Master Plan with the community for future long-term expectations. The property is further identified by Watauga County PIN 2818-10-4788-000. Informational link here:
Town Council Regular Meeting
The next meeting is scheduled for Tuesday February 11, 2025, at 6:00 PM. The meeting will be at Town Hall, which is located at 1036 Main Street, Blowing Rock, NC 28605. Big agenda items include voting on approval for Green Park Inn project and voting and approving the 2025 Board Members to various volunteer boards. The agenda was not available today. You can also view the agenda and the videos from the Winter Retreat on the town’s website.
Continued Hurricane Recovery
CBS Evening News Reports on Newland!
We want to share a story received today from Margaret Thele at Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation and take a moment to express our gratitude to those writing checks to them to help with providing propane. Thank you!
From GMSF:
We have received a handful of checks dedicated for propane, which is fantastic! There is a healthy fund balance for it and we have partnered with Blue Ridge Propane, who will go to people’s homes and fill up their tanks there as well as fill smaller portable tanks at their business office. Additionally, we are working with the Mobile Station at the top of Three Mile Hwy, who fill kerosene tanks. Kerosene is quite expensive right now, over $5 per gallon, and those with monitor heaters have to have kerosene. We are happy to be able to help and so grateful to you to help get the word out!
I wanted to share this segment from CBS Evening News that aired on Tuesday night about Newland and the hurricane recovery. It is a great story and we are so glad that the area is remaining spotlighted on the national level. Please feel free to share the link through the electronic newsletter that you send out. One thing to mention, is that this story really highlights a lot of the need still remaining in the area, but we want to continue to emphasis that our region is open and welcoming visitors. We all need the business dollars that come with visitors and it will help the many businesses that are struggling right now to keep their doors open.
https://www.cbsnews.com/news/hurricane-helene-destroyed-private-bridges-north-carolina
Take care and hope to see you soon,
Margaret Thiele
Vice President of Development
Grandfather Mountain Stewardship Foundation
PO Box 129, Linville, NC 28646
(828) 833-6339 (direct line)
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.
Tom Barrett
Vice President
Executive Committee Member