Restaurants say Phase 2 opening at 50% was worth it At last Thursday’s Town Board meeting, the Chamber of Commerce presented requests from restauranteurs who were trying to plan for being open for inside dining […]
Preparing each fiscal year’s budget is usually a painstaking process spanning several months. It begins with the Town Retreat, held this year on March 5, where department heads present wish lists for capital improvement projects […]
Tomorrow is the April meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It will not be held at the Highlands Community Center. Since we are under a state of emergency the meeting will be a […]
Highlands Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Wednesday afternoon at the Highlands Community Building and approved a supplemental municipal proclamation to further take action to minimize the spread of COVID-19. Call in order for […]
Highlands Town Board of Commissioners held an emergency meeting Tuesday afternoon to proclaim a state of emergency (SoE) allowing town staff, law enforcement officers, and emergency personnel to implement the provisions necessary to address the […]
February’s Town Board meeting touched on a number of topics – Dogwood Trust Foundation, Highlands Motoring Festival request, Coalition for non-native invasive plants request, an update from the Greenway Trail committee, the request to schedule […]
Three new people were appointed to the town’s Planning Board, but not all commissioners voted for the appointments. At Thursday night’s Town Board meeting, Assistant Planning Director Michael Mathis presented the appointees who were recommended […]
At the Town Board’s November meeting last week, Highlands Board of Commissioners were given a brief breakdown of the new Highlands Fire & Rescue facility planned across from the Highlands Post Office at 149 Franklin […]
Running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 5 are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric Pierson, and Brian Stiehler. Opposing them are Marc Hehn, Nick McCall, Michael Rogers and Hank Ross. Each candidate has been asked to answer six […]
Each year it’s called a retreat but like the mayor said, it’s really a precursor to establishing the upcoming fiscal year’s budget. Last week, the Town Board and town department heads gathered in Coleman Hall […]