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Council Approves High Visibility Development by 3-1 Vote
Rainey Lodge Approved by Town Council The Town Council voted 3 to 1 to approve the controversial hotel project located on 221 behind Speckled Trout and adjacent to the Morningside neighborhood. Councilman Matheson proposed a lengthy pre-written motion to approve the Conditional Use Permit (CUP) subject to conditions that require a performance bond and limitation…
ALERT !!! VOTE ON 40 ROOM HOTEL IN DOWNTOWN BLOWING ROCK SET FOR TUESDAY 6/11/2019 COUNCIL MEETING
Friends – After two heated public hearings including an unprecedented forced recusal of outstanding Council Member Sue Sweeting from participation in the important process and the exclusion of significant expert testimony in behalf of homeowners impacted by the project, Blowing Rock Council will vote on a requested permit by a Charlotte developer for a 40…
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Email to: ken@highcountrypress.com High Country Press. You must sign your letter prior to sending. tom.meyer@mountaintimes.com Watauga Democrat/Blowing Rocket. Again you must sign your name. Betsy Wilcox
Thoughts for “THE SEASON” by Dan Phillips
“THE SEASON” By Dan Phillips As you come back to Town to live and play for the season, we hope that you appreciate being kept up to date with what is going on in town. The last thing you want to do is get involved in the political issues in BR, you are only…
Watauga Democrat’s Review of the Town Council Meeting May 14, 2019 by Thomas Sherrill
Rainey Lodge public hearing finishes, council decision set for June 11 By Thomas Sherrill thomas.sherrill@wataugademocrat.com May 15, 2019 BLOWING ROCK — After a combined 10 hours split between two meetings and a forced recusal of a council member, the quasi-judicial public hearing for the proposed Rainey Lodge hotel ended on May 14, but the Blowing…
Blowing Rock Civic Association’s Response to Town Council Meeting May 14, 2019
Subject: Public Hearing on Proposed Rainey Lodge 40 Room Hotel & Restaurant in Downtown Blowing Rock Completed – Tipping Point Blowing Rock Friends, Tipping Point – Division versus Unity This public hearing was a tipping point for Blowing Rock creating division rather than unity to protect our shared concerns for the future of our community,…
Gigi Poole’s Town Council Meeting Comments May 14, 2019
My name is Gigi Poole and I live at 147 Dogwood Lane, Blowing Rock. I was not here for the previous meeting, but tonight I have gotten to see the Interveners, but I don’t know who the Applicants are? Oh, Mr. Barker and his attorney, Ms. Garrett. And this is the same applicant who came…
Lynda’s Lasseter’s Comments on Rainey Lodge at Town Council Meeting May 14, 2019
BR Town Council Speech May 14, 2019, by Lynda Lasseter (not verbatim as delivered) My name is Lynda Lasseter. My husband and I live at 559 Morningside Drive 6 months of the year. Our home has been in my family for 45 years. Our home is not a vacation home; it is our…
RUMORS FROM UNDER THE ROCK
Rumors FROM UNDER THE ROCK! By Dan Phillips It’s always fascinating to see what kind of information will sneak out from under a rock. There is a Rumor circulating in Town concerning the Blowing Rock Civic Association. It is FAKE NEWS! The BRCA has not had its Computer Server, (located in George and Betsy’s Garage)…
LETTER TO THE EDITOR CONCERNING RAINEY LODGE
Letter to the Editor 6/6/2019 Subject: Very Important Decision on Downtown Blowing Rock Development Next Tuesday Night 5/14/2019 Dear Editor: A 40 room hotel with restaurant and bar has been proposed for downtown Blowing Rock by a Charlotte developer who previously has developed a Ramada Inn in Dickinson, North Dakota. The proposed hotel, if approved…