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BLYTHEWOOD – If residents of the Town of Blythewood want to keep the community clean and aesthetically pleasing, they may have to take matters into their own hands. At a Town Council workshop last month in which code enforcement was a topic of discussion, Town Administrator Gary Parker suggested that even a part-time employee dedicated […]

Cobblestone Makeover Meets Opposition BLYTHEWOOD – Developer DR Horton’s proposed zoning amendment to Cobblestone Park’s Planned Development District (PDD) continues to be a heated topic at Town Council. Last week, the Planning Commission unanimously approved recommending the amendment to Council, but at their monthly work session on Tuesday, some Council members who live in Cobblestone […]

BLYTHEWOOD – During the segment of Monday night’s Town Council meeting allowing for members’ miscellaneous comments, Councilman Bob Massa said he thought it was time the Town considers a fee for yard and garage sales. “One fee for individual garage sales and a higher fee for multi-family sales,” Massa said. “And limit them to two […]

BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council put the finishing touches on its proposed $1,241,000 budget for fiscal year 2014-15, at a three-hour work session on Tuesday. Councilman Bob Massa, a CPA who works closely with the Town’s financial consultant, Kem Smith, reviewed the budget highlights for Council, explaining that the Town’s estimated revenue is expected to increase […]

BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council broke new ground at its regular meeting on Tuesday evening by abandoning parliamentary procedure and flagrantly disregarding the state’s open government laws as they voted on as many items that were not on the agenda as were. Two each. And they voted on a resolution before it came up on the […]

BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council (minus Mayor J. Michael Ross, who is golfing this week in Scotland) and Town Administrator Jim Meggs spent the better part of a four-hour budget workshop on Tuesday morning trying to stretch the Town’s actual revenue to cover its proposed expenses. Councilman Bob Massa, who chaired the meeting in the Mayor’s […]

BLYTHEWOOD – Under proposed amendments to the Town’s landscape and tree preservation ordinance, owners of all existing commercial properties in Blythewood’s Town Center District would be required to conform to new landscaping and buffering requirements within five years of the adoption of the amendments. While new businesses (or newly developed properties) are required to meet […]

BLYTHEWOOD – During a 5-hour work session on Tuesday, Blythewood Town Council presented an update on where the Town stands with construction costs associated with Doko Meadows (the park) and Doko Manor. The bottom line, Councilman Tom Utroska told Council members, is that there is still work to be completed on the Manor and the […]

BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council took the second and final vote Monday night to amend the Town’s budget for fiscal year 2013, to more accurately reflect the operational losses of Doko Manor this past year. The 2014 budget that was set last July projected a $20,000 loss in the Manor’s operating funds in the 2014 fiscal […]