Complex problems, no easy fixes
Some problems have easy solutions.
If a road is full of potholes, the town paves it.
If the community building is in need of repairs, the town renovates it.
Some problems have easy solutions.
If a road is full of potholes, the town paves it.
If the community building is in need of repairs, the town renovates it.
The decision on the addition of the Shelby sidewalk was finally made at the town board meeting last Thursday.
Highlands does a number of events tied to holidays, but perhaps no single event is as well attended as the “All Hallows Eve” celebration along Main Street.
Tonight is the Highlands Town Board meeting starting at 7 p.m. at the Highlands Community Center next to the ball field. At 6 p.m. the board will have a public workshop meeting at the same venue.
Early voting for municipal elections began this morning in North Carolina.
Let me share with some thought that I am having about related to town personnel and the challenges ahead.
As the weather goes from cool and crisp, to downright cold this week, there is an annual feeling of anxiousness among area firefighters and first responders.
I was at a Southwest Regional Planning Organization meeting last week, where elected officials from towns and counties met to address regional concerns.
A wise man once said, “all politics is local.”
On Friday, three of Highlands political representatives showed why that phrase, uttered first in 1932, still rings true today.
If your commute across town has taken a little longer than expected this week, you are already aware.