During the public comment period of the July Town Board meeting, commissioners heard from Bob Irwin concerning Short-term Rentals, (see story above) from Dennis Wilson about renovating the Community Building kitchen and from Dr. Scott […]
A discussion at the May Town Board meeting about vehicles driving too fast on Hickory Hill Road has morphed into a revamping of the town’s Traffic Schedule regarding speed limits on town-owned roads, inroads into […]
With any luck the issue of adding trees to the Main Street corridor will be put to rest at tonight’s Town Board meeting, with the possibility of a another option being considered. At the December […]
The North Carolina Department of Transportation has approved the town’s revised plan to add planters with trees at a few locations along Main Street. The town sent the DOT the new plans after the Nov. […]
After commissioners nixed the NC DOT plan for beautifying Main Street that involved the center walkway and parallel parking, the Land Use Committee was asked to get with the agency to see if the town’s […]
The Highlands Community Building was filled with business owners and residents concerned over the parallel-parking plan that was presented at the Town Board meeting on Nov. 15. Not everyone at the meeting feels Main Street […]
Things got a bit unorthodox in terms of procedure at the recent Board of Commissioners meeting on Oct. 18. It began when improving the aesthetics on Main Street was under discussion. Commissioner Eric Pierson said […]