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Blowing Rock Town Council sharpens pencils on 2019-20 budget; proposed 3-cent property tax hike challenged

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|Date: June 04, 2019
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Blowing Rock Town Council sharpens pencils on 2019-20 budget; proposed 3-cent property tax hike challenged

By David Rogers. June 4, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Creative thinking was the order of the evening on Tues ...

By David Rogers. June 4, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Creative thinking was the order of the evening on Tuesday during the Blowing Rock Town Council's public hearing and subsequent first work session on ...

June 04, 2019
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Brilliance, blindsided by dysfunction

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|Date: February 15, 2019
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Brilliance, blindsided by dysfunction

By David Rogers. February 14, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Brilliance was blindsided Tuesday night at the re ...

By David Rogers. February 14, 2019. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Brilliance was blindsided Tuesday night at the regularly scheduled February meeting of Blowing Rock's Town Council. A study of Blowing Rock hist ...

February 15, 2019
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DAY ONE: Little drama — until the end of the day

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|Date: January 20, 2019
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DAY ONE: Little drama — until the end of the day

By David Rogers. January 20, 2019. ASHEVILLE, NC -- Day One of the 2019 Blowing Rock Town Council "Retrea ...

By David Rogers. January 20, 2019. ASHEVILLE, NC -- Day One of the 2019 Blowing Rock Town Council "Retreat" was unremarkable -- until the end when discussion became animated as the Board of Commission ...

January 20, 2019
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Sunset Dr., January Retreat head December Blowing Rock Town Council agenda

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|Date: December 10, 2018
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Sunset Dr., January Retreat head December Blowing Rock Town Council agenda

By David Rogers December 10, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Whether or not to spend $1.5 million is always a t ...

By David Rogers December 10, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Whether or not to spend $1.5 million is always a tough decision, especially when it may not result in immediate visible gains. Blowing Rock's Boa ...

December 10, 2018
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BLOWING ROCK TOWN COUNCIL: A night of ovations

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|Date: November 14, 2018
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BLOWING ROCK TOWN COUNCIL: A night of ovations

By David Rogers. November 14, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Tuesday's meeting of the Blowing Rock Town Counci ...

By David Rogers. November 14, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Tuesday's meeting of the Blowing Rock Town Council consumed almost two and a half hours, but the members of the Board of Commissioners only talk ...

November 14, 2018
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OP-ED: Left out among (and by) the crowd

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|Date: November 08, 2018
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OP-ED: Left out among (and by) the crowd

By David Rogers. November 7, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Pundits, politicians, naysayers and enthusiastic a ...

By David Rogers. November 7, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Pundits, politicians, naysayers and enthusiastic advocates alike -- they all often describe today's governmental environment as "the Trump era" o ...

November 08, 2018
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A Town Council too far in the weeds

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|Date: July 30, 2018
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A Town Council too far in the weeds

By David Rogers. July 30, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Serving as a town commissioner is a serious responsib ...

By David Rogers. July 30, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Serving as a town commissioner is a serious responsibility that frequently becomes a thankless job because seldom can you please everyone. It is als ...

July 30, 2018
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TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA: Hat trick on transportation in March meeting

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|Date: March 12, 2018
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TOWN COUNCIL AGENDA: Hat trick on transportation in March meeting

By David Rogers. March 12, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Blowing Rock's Town Council will look at transportat ...

By David Rogers. March 12, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Blowing Rock's Town Council will look at transportation through town from not one, not two, but three different angles Tuesday night at the regular ...

March 12, 2018
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The vote stops here

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|Date: January 21, 2018
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The vote stops here

By David Rogers. January 20, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Let's call it what it is: locally historic -- and ...

By David Rogers. January 20, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Let's call it what it is: locally historic -- and a great lesson in civic affairs. Our message on these pages over the past few years has been th ...

January 21, 2018
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PUBLIC NOTICE: Blowing Rock Town Council Retreat Scheduled for Asheville, Jan. 14-16

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|Date: January 08, 2018
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PUBLIC NOTICE: Blowing Rock Town Council Retreat Scheduled for Asheville, Jan. 14-16

PUBLIC NOTICE. January 8, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- The Blowing Rock Town Council will attend their annua ...

PUBLIC NOTICE. January 8, 2018. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- The Blowing Rock Town Council will attend their annual retreat on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday, January 14, 15, and 16. The anticipated meeting time ...

January 08, 2018
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No “fake” open meetings

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|Date: December 11, 2017
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No “fake” open meetings

By David Rogers. December 11, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A couple of years ago we penned an editorial in t ...

By David Rogers. December 11, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- A couple of years ago we penned an editorial in these pages, "Does Blowing Rock Really Need A Camp David?" In summary, we challenged the Town Co ...

December 11, 2017
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To tree or not to tree, that is the question; Town Council ponders future of Memorial Park

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|Date: November 15, 2017
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To tree or not to tree, that is the question; Town Council ponders future of Memorial Park

By Taylor Welsh and David Rogers. November 15, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC — For some attending Tuesday night’ ...

By Taylor Welsh and David Rogers. November 15, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC — For some attending Tuesday night’s Blowing Rock Town Council meeting, the discussion about Memorial Park’s trees that are in poo ...

November 15, 2017
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Promise of Ambulance Service Reported, Intersection Lighting Update Highlight Blowing Rock Town Council Meeting

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|Date: October 11, 2017
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Promise of Ambulance Service Reported, Intersection Lighting Update Highlight Blowing Rock Town Council Meeting

By Christina Beals. October 10th, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Though relatively brief, Tuesday’s Town Counc ...

By Christina Beals. October 10th, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC -- Though relatively brief, Tuesday’s Town Council meeting covered a range of important issues, including the potential stationing of an ambula ...

October 11, 2017
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October 12th: All Six Blowing Rock Candidates Committed To “Issues & Insights” Roundtable Discussion

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|Date: October 03, 2017
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October 12th: All Six Blowing Rock Candidates Committed To “Issues & Insights” Roundtable Discussion

October 3, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC – They may not see eye-to-eye on all the issues, but Blowing Rock’s can ...

October 3, 2017. BLOWING ROCK, NC – They may not see eye-to-eye on all the issues, but Blowing Rock’s candidates for the open Town Council seats (three for Town Commissioner and one for Mayor) will ge ...

October 03, 2017
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