Mayor on Duty
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). […]
Mayor on Duty
Mayor on Duty
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 […]
Mayor on Duty
We have a growing problem in this country with recycling. The Chinese have stopped taking American recycle materials, aka garbage. I have recently read articles in the New York Times, VOX, The Asheville Citizens Times […]
Mayor on Duty
Last week someone publicly questioned my work schedule and travel expenses. I will respond. The implication was that the costs I incurred to Raleigh to attend the League of Municipalities Legislative Dinner were excessive. The […]
Mayor on Duty
The beginning of March is when town staff and commissioners begin to look at budget priorities for the coming fiscal year. I am already in general discussions with key staff members. Here is the problem, […]
Mayor on Duty
Last week was very busy for me. On Wednesday I was in Raleigh at the NC League of Municipalities Legislative Dinner. On Thursday we had the February Highlands Town Board meeting, followed by the Community […]
Mayor on Duty
The North Carolina Wildlife Commission recently sponsored a BearWise workshop in Asheville. Cynthia Strain of the Highlands B.E.A.R. Taskforce and I, along with BEAR board members Elaine Carlton, Gerri Tulley, Debbie Lassiter and Kelly and […]
Mayor on Duty
Last week I met at town hall with Brian Burch, the NCDOT Division 14 Engineer. Also, at the meeting was Wesley Grindstaff, the division road maintenance engineer and Steven Buchanan the division traffic engineer. Chief […]
Mayor on Duty
Most of my week has been spent dealing with the North Carolina Department of Transportation. I will provide updates on projects this week and next week. Monday morning town manager Josh Ward told me the […]
Mayor on Duty
It was a roller coaster week for me with highs and lows. Let me recap. On Monday I met with Senator Jim Davis and Chairman Jim Tate of the Macon County Commission. We discussed mutual […]