Mayor on Duty
The new year is well underway. Tonight will be the first meeting of the year for the Highlands Town Board. It begins at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ballfield. You […]
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ABC Store looking for new digs; has sights on the Fire Dept. building
The Highlands ABC Store has outgrown its space and it’s looking to the town for help. At December’s Town Board meeting earlier this month, ABC Store Manager Kevin Vinson and Chairman of the ABC Board […]
MC Commissioners vote to bid out Highlands School soccer field project
Commissioner Paul Higdon voted no The Highlands School soccer teams have experienced substantial hurdles over the years due to the state of disrepair of the field at the school. Officials have skirted around the field’s […]
Macon County BOC split on funding renovations at Highlands School
Commissioners Higdon and Young voted no Seven months after the Advancing Highlands Education Committee (AHEC) explained the need for renovations to the Highlands Middle School building and the need for two preschool classrooms, the board […]
Mayor on Duty
Tonight is the September Highlands Board of Commissioners meeting. It will begin at 7 pm at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. Public comment is the first item on the agenda. The […]
Packed house at STR public hearing segues to worksession
People lined the walls at a Public Hearing on Aug. 25 to voice their opinion on the proposed short-term rental policy amendments. Proposed Town amendments: Option 1: One proposal disallows STRs in R1 and R2 […]
Highlands passes $27.4 million budget for FY ‘22-’23
No tax increase nor increase for town services The FY 2022-’23 budget was finalized and passed 4-1 with very little fanfare at the June Town Board meeting. Commissioner Marc Hehn voted against it because he […]
Commissioner Hehn asks town to make Town Manager Ward pay him for lawyer fees
Before accepting the February Town Board agenda as written which was item #3 – Review and Approve the Agenda – Commissioner Marc Hehn asked to move item #15 – Request for Reimbursement for Attorney Fees […]
Town Board workshop on STRs raises more questions; short on answers
There were two parts to Tuesday night’s special called Town Board meeting – dubbed workshop. The first part was a closed session where the board was briefed on the lawsuit leveled at the town by […]
STRs are now on Town Board’s plate
Monday night, the Planning Board put the finishing touches on its Unified Development Code amendments in regards to short-term rentals. The ball is now in the Town Board’s court and will be reviewed at a […]
Highlands Town Board mandates masks be worn inside town facilities
At a special called Town Board meeting Monday, commissioners voted unanimously to require masks be worn by employees and visitors inside any town facility, effective immediately. Those facilities include: Town Hall, the Community Building, the […]
Town Board considers a myriad of topics
During the public comment period of the July Town Board meeting, commissioners heard from Bob Irwin concerning Short-term Rentals, (see story above) from Dennis Wilson about renovating the Community Building kitchen and from Dr. Scott […]
Mayor on Duty
The agenda for tomorrow’s July meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners is full. The meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. The first item […]
Town Board passes FY ‘21-’22 budget 4-1; waives online utility payment fee
Very little has changed since the FY ’21-’22 budget was finalized in early May and again in late May when commissioners voted to hold the required public hearing prior to passage at the June Town […]
Sanctions for commissioners’ ‘code of ethics’ violations discussed
At the January Town Board meeting, Commissioner Marc Hehn, after alluding to a verbal run-in with another commissioner, asked for information about the town’s Code of Ethics, indeed if the town had such a code. […]