Watauga County Commissioners almost got me. In May, they’ll put a quarter-cent sales tax increase on the ballot. A similar measure failed eight years ago, but the county’s decided to…
This week, Watauga County commissioners adopted a resolution calling for “100% green energy” by 2050, meaning no fossil fuel use at all in 33 years. And not just for Watauga…
Enthusiasts offered the Watauga County Commissioners $50,000 to convert a county-owned field into a disc golf course. The commissioners rejected the offer, indicating the usual fears of traffic and other…
With overwhelming citizen support, the Watauga County Board of commissioners passed a moratorium on building any new: asphalt plants, electricity generating facilities, propane or gasoline bulk storage facilities, chip mills,…
Nathan Miller, acting as a private citizen though chair of the Watauga County Board of Commissioners, is suing Kathleen Campbell for failure to fulfill a request for public records pertaining…
The Watauga County Commissioners have decided large billboards are not so evil after all. Individuals and organizations are once again liberated to use them to express themselves. That is not…
All EDC’s must ask, “Where are they going, for I am their leader;” but this one seems to have a more acute sense of self-awareness. Following the Watauga County Commissioners’…
The Watauga County Commissioners, in conjunction with the county’s Economic Development Commission, is interested in turning the old high school into a business park. More data is required to convince…
While I’m on the subject, the Watauga County Commissioners are considering spending $361,750 on demolishing the old high school that has been vacant for two years, and is described as…
The Watauga County Commissioners appear to favor decreasing the fund balance by $6.13 million to increase funding for: “technology needs” pool repair animal control 911 communications upgrades a “document management…
The Watauga County Board of Commissioners is considering reclassifying the new River in order to build a new water intake facility. Doing so would increase required buffer sizes for properties…
Should the Watauga County Commissioners allow the local farmers’ market to operate in the parking lot of the county’s social services building? On the surface, one might see hints of…