Interior Design That Gives Feeling of Living on the Coast


Last Wednesday, March 31, the historic Green Park Inn, located at 9239 Valley Boulevard in Blowing Rock, sold for $935,000 cash at a live auction, and the deal will close shortly, said Bracky Rogers, sales manager, auctioneer and founder of Rogers Realty.

Local Firm Selected To Pursue Large-Scale Solar Energy Plant on County’s Closed Landfill

Watauga Solar partners Ray Sinclair, left, and Ged Moody, right, are currently conducting a feasibility study to determine the practicality of constructing a 1- to 2-megawatt photovoltaic (PV) power plant at the county’s closed landfill site that will produce solar energy, create opportunities for local investment and ownership and serve as an educational tool for all ages of students and citizens. Photo by Sam Calhoun

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Trout season got underway across North Carolina at 7:00 Saturday morning.
According to the North Carolina Sportsman magazine, the season will run until February 28, 2011.
You can stay up-to-date on the latest fishing regulations and see maps of public fishing areas by visiting www.NCWildlife.org/Fishing.

The Boone Town Council received a list of capital plans Wednesday but also reports of depleted coffers that would leave projects on hold, barring a tax increase.
Boone town manager Greg Young presented a chart of the town’s sales-tax revenues, which are mostly lagging behind those of the past two years. “To me, it was a general overall decline. I didn’t notice a pattern in particular,” he said.
Young said the economy was the main factor in declining revenues, but the weather also had an affect on winter spending. Sales-tax revenues are down about 5 percent this year and Young said the state’s budget decisions would also affect town revenues.
Young said the town would likely to have to delay capital projects yet another year, though the town should try to contribute money if possible.
Young also presented plans for Howard Street improvements, a project that has been on the books since the 1990s. Young said such a major undertaking would likely require a tax increase.
The new sidewalks, streetlights, and other amenities would have an estimated price tag of up to $5.2 million, which Young said would require a tax increase of about 3 percent to meet debt payments of $380,000 a year.
Watauga Democrat - News Story - Boone council mulls $5.2 million Howard Street improvements



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