Though not official when “headlined” in the Nov. 7 edition, the winners of the 2019 Town of Highlands municipal election stand. During the canvass which was completed Friday, Nov. 15, provisional ballots increased by two […]
Tonight’s town board meeting is kind of a wrap up meeting here at the end of the year. At the December meeting newly elected town board members will be sworn in, and new business will […]
Running for re-election Tuesday, Nov. 5 are Commissioners, John Dotson, Eric Pierson and Brian Stiehler. Opposing them are Marc Hehn, Nick McCall, Michael Rogers, and Hank Ross. There are three seats open on the board. […]
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 Board of Commissioners recently voted to match a $1,500 grant to treat Japanese Knotweed, a non-native invasive plant common throughout the region. Knotweed is highly invasive, spreading from even the smallest cutting or fragment […]
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 […]
At the December Town Board meeting, citizens turned out to hear the final word on the proposed tree planters on Main Street but what they got was yet another proposal. This began a litany of […]
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 […]