I attended the recent broadband meeting that Senator Corbin and Representative Gillespie hosted two weeks ago. There was a strong turnout of people throughout Western Carolina where broadband accessibility is a vital issue. Just in […]
At the October Town Board meeting, commissioners voted unanimously to accept Hotwire Communications’ contract as the closed system provider of the town’s broadband highway known as Highlands Smart Cities Network. The town officially sealed the […]
Finally, there is light at the end of the tunnel concerning Hotwire coming online as a system-wide broadband provider for Highlands. At Thursday night’s Town Board meeting, Town Manager Josh Ward asked IT Director Matt […]
Information allegedly obtained during the Closed Session of the December Town Board meeting, which was later released and misrepresented to an “outside” interested party, was the subject of the January Town Board Closed Session meeting. […]
The big news out of last week’s November Town Board meeting was two things: the decision to go with Hotwire as the closed system provider on the town’s broadband highway known as Highlands Smart Cities […]
Tonight is the June meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissions. Since we are in Phase 2 of the Governor’s State of Emergency, the meeting will again be held by way of ZOOM. Information […]
During Thursday night’s Zoom Town Board meeting, Commissioner Amy Patterson announced that contract negotiations with Wide Open Networks have fallen apart. At the March’s retreat –though business isn’t typically done – business was conducted regarding […]
Fall in Highlands is where more than leaves change. Late October is a time where seasonal residents change locations. Our municipal election on Nov. 5 may portend change in some form or another. October is […]
The Town of Highlands is one step closer to providing high-speed internet access to every resident. During the May meeting of the Macon County Board of Commissioners, Highlands Mayor Pat Taylor informed commissioners that the […]
After much research and deliberation, the town’s fiber optic network is a go. At the May Town Board meeting, commissioners OK’d the construction contract and financing of the project with a $4.6 million loan with […]
I was on the road last week. My travel was connected to current town issues. On Monday night Sallie and I drove to Brevard to hear a talk by Tony Buettner about the creation of […]
The Town of Highlands budget deliberations for FY 2019-20’ is wrapping up. The final word will come Thursday night at the Town Board meeting and then a public hearing will be set for the June […]
The May Highlands Town Board meeting is tonight at 7p.m. The meeting will be at the Highlands Conference Center next to the ball field. While the meeting agenda may not be long, there are several […]
Last Friday Mayor Bob Scott of Franklin, Mayor Lynda Sossamon of Sylva and I carpooled to Black Mountain for a regional mayors roundtable. The event was sponsored by the North Carolina League of Municipalities (NCLM). […]
This is the time of the year where I attend numerous meetings concerning budget initiatives and projects impacting the town. Here are some meeting highlights. Two weeks ago, I traveled to Cherokee to attend a […]