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Blowing Rock council approves consent items, loading zones, code of conduct updates and begins loan process
Summary
Blowing Rock Town Council on July 8 approved consent items and moved forward on a $2.25 million financing plan, while also adopting permanent downtown loading zones and advancing a revised code of conduct for elected officials and board members.
Blowing Rock Town Council on July 8 approved a slate of routine and substantive items, including consent agenda measures, authorization to solicit bids for a proposed $2.25 million installment loan, permanent downtown loading zones and a draft code of conduct to be finalized with agreed edits.
The council unanimously approved the consent agenda, which included the annual tax report and order of collection, a fireworks permit for the Blowing Rock Chamber/Blue Ridge Relay and a public-safety-related resolution (listed in the packet as “3 21 resolution / safety”).
In a public hearing on proposed debt financing, the council authorized staff to solicit bids for an approximately $2,250,000 installment loan to fund the Colas Memorial Park project, the purchase of two parcels and upgrades at Fire Station 1, with Fire Station 1 to serve as collateral. Staff said the…
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