Mayor on Duty

I chaired the quarterly Transportation Advisory Committee of the Southwestern Regional Planning Organization last week at Southwestern Community College. We had several presenters, one of which was Wanda Payne, the NCDOT Division 14 Engineer.  Payne gave us a regional […]

Mayor on Duty

Thursday, Dec. 12, is the last town board meeting of the year. The board meeting will begin at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Building next to the ball field. You can remotely access the meeting via the portal on the town website. No workshop […]

Mayor on Duty

A recent email from a resident was addressing the issue of workforce housing. Attached to the email was an article that called for a reduction in building code requirements and density standards as a strategy to increase housing supply. I […]