Here are my notes from the Rutherfordton Council meeting in January. The meeting lasted all day and the summary here is incomplete. However, Jim Edwards acting as facilitator provided excellent tasks to help Town Council determine their priorities. Noted that the only act of town business was conducted at the first of the meeting to…
Economic Development Advisory Board Agenda – May 22, 2013 I. Call to Order – Rutherford County Annex – 10:30 am II. Adoption of Agenda for May 22, 2013 meeting III. Approval of minutes from March 20, 2013 meeting IV. Public Comments (limited to 3 minutes per speaker) V. Update on Business Retention & Expansion Program…
The gray blob at the end of the walk bobbed and then stood motionless. The small movement was enough to catch my eye with dismay. Every year the robins build a nest in the holly tree at the end of the drive. Every year I watch them sit and anxiously await their young. Within 24…
RUTHERFORD COUNTY COMMISSIONERS’ SPECIAL MEETING AGENDA 5/6/2013 1:00 PM I. Call to Order A. Approval of Agenda II. Commissioners A. Emergency Medical Services’ Week Proclamation Attachments B. Appointment to Isothermal Planning and Development Commission Board of Trustees C. Vice Chairman Eckler – Boards and Commissions Attachments D. Chairman Owens – Naming a Portion of Highway 74…
Five years ago this May the Cherokee County History and Arts Museum at 301 College Drive, Gaffney, opened its doors to the public. The Museum, a goal of the Cherokee Historical & Preservation Society, Inc. since 1969, has now been visited by approximately 15,000 guests and has become one of the most sought after rental…
What if: the Tri-Cities – Rutherfordton, Spindale, and Forest City – combined their police, fire and public works departments? Downtown merchants shifted their hours to noon to eight PM? Research shows most spending occurs between 6 PM and 8 PM. Rutherfordton’s NEXT mayor focuses on the Master Plan and leads the community? The problems have…
The local organizers invite you to their Mayfest booth, Saturday, May 4, 2013 for information on bringing a YMCA to Rutherford County, NC. Join these active volunteers wanting to bring people of all ages and backgrounds together to learn, grow, and thrive. Strengthening community is the foundation for the Y. In working with neighbors, the…
Kudos to the Ruthfordton Kiwanis Club for their April auction to benefit the youth of this town. Thanks to the many volunteers who donated to make this event a success. Karma for the Rutherford County Methane Landfill project which was turned over to Columbus County. Without Foothills Connect to advocate green projects and promote jobs…
(RUTHERFORD COUNTY) The public comments are available online through the Rutherford County webcast site. The time notations of these brief summaries are markers on the video of the April 2013 Rutherford County Commissioners meeting. Public comments - Edith Edwards reminded the commissioners of Mike Dalton’s letter of April 2006 citing the improper and shabby treatment of…
(RUTHERFORD COUNTY) While the county commissioners’ meetings can be viewed on their webcast, the advantage of attendance is to see reaction, feel the tension, hear public comments and formulate questions that can be addressed immediately after adjournment. Other times like this one, it has taken a week for the underlying issues to emerge into some…
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