Breaking previous records, approximately 130 volunteers helped spruce up Highlands and surrounding highways on April 23, as part of the annual Plateau Pickup, organized and hosted by the Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visit Highlands, NC. Volunteers […]
Though the Chamber of Commerce, in conjunction with the town holds litter pick-ups a couple times a year, it’s clear twice a year isn’t enough. Highlands’ byways are consistently littered with garbage. At a recent […]
As part of its litter removal efforts, including the ongoing Litter Sweep, N.C. Department Transportation crews, contractors and volunteers have now collected more than 4 million pounds of litter from roadsides since Jan 1, 2021. […]
I’m always on alert while the North Carolina legislature is in session, especially in April when new bills are being proposed. There is one proposed bill, SB 349/HB401-Increase Housing Opportunities, that really causes me concern. […]
With COVID on the rise, Highlands’ rental business is booming and the real estate market is changing. Vacationers, short-term renters, and new homeowners have decided to escape quarantine in their home states and make Highlands […]
Here is yet another photo that illustrates trash disposal problems that a small number of residents continue to generate. Yes, I and the board might be viewed as garbage nazis by some with the passage […]
Tonight is the November meeting of the Highlands Town Board of Commissioners. It begins at 7 p.m. by way of Zoom. The Zoom information is on the town website (and pictured at the bottom of […]
A picture is worth a thousand words, or at least 500. The photo of an overstuffed bear resistant garbage toter that was placed on the road Sunday afternoon illustrates a growing problem in Highlands. I […]
Let me talk trash. Beginning this past Thursday our trash problems began. Town Hall staff received a high volume of calls from folks saying their thrash had not been picked up. Some callers said the […]
Public Works Committee talks trash pickup The proposed lightning up of Main Street will not happen this year, so says Mayor Pat Taylor after a meeting with Town and Highlands Chamber of Commerce/Visitor Center staff […]
I have been asked why the town wants to change the way residential garbage is collected. The old adage, ‘if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it,” has been invoked. My response is that the way […]
Recycling will continue for now, but the convenience of dumping household trash in the Rec Park dumpsters is no longer an option. On Monday, Mayor Pat Taylor sent word that due to misuse and popularity […]
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 […]