Monday was a day of meetings for me. That evening was the kickoff presentation of the BlueZones regional initiative. Folks from Cashiers, Highlands, Franklin, Sylva, Macon and Jackson Counties pretty much filled the PAC Center. […]
A recent letter-to-the editor raised questions about our water and sewer department policies and pending rate increase. The writer implied that I didn’t create an accurate picture of the rate increase, and that I withheld […]
I want to thank American Legion Post 370 for the moving Memorial Day ceremony this past Monday at the Veteran’s Memorial Park. Over 40 new veterans’ bricks were installed. An application for a veteran brick […]
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 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 […]
The times they are a changing, even in Highlands. Some changes will be good, some bad and some have yet to be determined. Let me review several changes. Some changes are not decided at the […]
I want to thank the over 80 volunteers that participated in last weekend’s Highlands Plateau Cleanup. We all collected over 18 cubic yards of road trash and litter. The corridors to the town look great. […]
I want to talk about animals in Highlands this week. Several initiatives are underway to control animals residing in town. At last Thursday’s Highlands Town Board meeting commissioners addressed the issue of dogs running out […]
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 […]