Montreat Minute
Montreat Minute 1/26/24
Needed: Volunteers to Fill BOA Vacancies As of the end of this month, there will be three openings on the Montreat Board of Adjustment: two regular positions and one alternate. Your help is needed in filling out this important board. The function of the BOA is to hear appeals of decisions from the zoning administrator,…
Read MoreMontreat Minute 1/19/24
Be Prepared for the Cold! The Montreat area is expected to experience an arctic blast this weekend. Extreme cold can often mean frozen and burst pipes. Pipes that are most likely to freeze are exposed to the cold (such as outdoor hose bibs, swimming pool and water feature supply lines), water supply pipes in unheated…
Read MoreMontreat Minute 1/12/24
Greetings Montreaters! We were thankful for the hearty group who braved the cold to join us for the January Town Council meeting. My summary follows below. The official minutes will be in next month’s agenda packet. Please remember you can view tonight’s meeting recording by CLICKING HERE. Public Forum Letta Jean Taylor offered some thoughts…
Read MoreMontreat Minute 12/22/23
Merry Christmas from the Town Council and Staff! Holiday Hours and Sanitation Pickup The Montreat Town offices will be closed for the Christmas Holiday on Monday and Tuesday, December 25th and 26th. Normal hours will resume on Wednesday, December 27th. Please note that sanitation pick up will not occur until Wednesday the 27th. However, the…
Read MoreMontreat Minute 12/15/23
Mayor’s Summary of the December 14, 2023 Town Council Meeting Greetings Montreaters! We had a small but participative group for our last meeting of the year. We’re thankful for our guests, as they add a great deal to the meeting. My summary follows below. The official minutes will be in next month’s agenda packet. Please…
Read MoreMontreat Minute February 18, 2022
Mask Mandate Lifted in Buncombe County and Montreat with Exception Buncombe County suspended the COVID indoor mask mandate on Wednesday, February 16 after it had been in place since August 18, 2021. Like other county municipalities, Montreat signed on to the mandate as well. But as of Wednesday, we too have expired the mandate, with…
Read MoreMontreat Minute January 21, 2022
Drop Trash at Town Services Building; Pickup Resumes on Monday Due to the interrupted sanitation pickup services this week, the bear boxes at the old Town Services Building will be open to Montreaters without pre-printed bags. Until Monday, January 24th you do not need pre-printed Montreat bags to drop off trash. Normal trash pickup will…
Read MoreMontreat Minute for January 14, 2022
Mayor Pro Tem’s Summary of the January 13, 2022 Town Council Meeting Greetings Montreaters, The Mayor was not available for the meeting and he sent his regrets. It was my honor to preside this evening. Approximately 18 people joined the Council in the Town Hall tonight for the Forum and Council meeting. Approximately 20 others…
Read MoreMontreat Minute December 17, 2021
Watch Night Service Returns New Year’s Eve After a “Covid interruption” last year, the Cottagers’ Watch Night Service will be held on Friday, December 31, 2021, at 5:00 p.m. in Graham Chapel. The brief service will be led by the Rev. Edna Banes. Watch Night Services have been observed on New Year’s Eve for several…
Read MoreMontreat Minute December 6th, 2021
Burn Ban Issued for all North Carolina Counties Due to increased fire risk, the N.C. Forest Service has issued a ban on all open burning until further notice. “It is fall wildfire season in North Carolina, and we are seeing wildfire activity increase due to dry conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “With these ongoing…
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