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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…

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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…

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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….

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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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…

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1150 Main Street Project Analysis by Blowing Rock Civic Association Development Committee

Project at 1150 Main St. in Blowing Rock, NC Date:  March 19, 2018 The committee members were furnished with architectural drawings, elevations and other material concerning the above referenced project.  On March 9, 2018 the committee members met, on site, with the real estate agents, developer, his architect and engineer. The committee walked the site…

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Proposed Development at 1150 Main St. White House former Blowing Rock Realty Office in downtown Blowing Rock

Friends – Realtor Sue Glenn and Carboro Developer Steve Heatherington hosted a community meeting at town hall recently to introduce the proposed development and to receive community questions and comments on it. THE PROPOSED DEVELOPMENT WILL BE PRESENTED TO THE TOWN PLANNING BOARD AT THEIR APRIL MEETING. The following are various points taken from the…

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