Appreciating the quiet months
Anyone who has lived in Highlands for a long period of time probably has more appreciation for January and February than the guests who visit during the winter.
Anyone who has lived in Highlands for a long period of time probably has more appreciation for January and February than the guests who visit during the winter.
Last Friday, I signed a stack of town checks in my office. Fridays are check signing days. The process begins at the first of the week when invoices come to the town clerk. Our clerk also double
Well, everyone knew it was bound to happen one day.
That’s the opening line from Balsam Range’s hit bluegrass song “Last Train to Kitty Hawk.”
I want to talk about taxes as we go toward the new year, specifically sales tax revenues. The Town of Highlands is projected to take in about 1.6 million dollars in sales tax for this fiscal year.
As we step into 2024, odds are you have made a resolution to do something different, or better, in the New Year.
Sometime during my first term as mayor, I was invited to a meeting at the Lakeside Restaurant, where hospitality and food service folks had gathered, along with Chamber of Commerce representatives.
What a year it has been in Highlands.
It’s been so busy, it’s hard to pick just the top handful of stories from the calendar headed 2023.
The Christmas season gives us time to slow down and reflect. I did just that after the December town board meeting. I realized that meeting marked the tenth anniversary of my first swearing-in as
Highlands is one of the most generous communities anywhere.
A critical shortage of workforce housing plagues communities and economic development across the nation. What are the factors that contribute to the shortage? Let’s start off with off-the-chart b