BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Visitor Center has a new home – in the lobby of Blythewood Town Hall. “Since funding for the Visitor Center is no longer provided to the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce after Dec. 31, we have moved the source of our information for visitors from the Chamber to the Town Hall,” Mayor […]
After Five
January 24, 2019 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood attorney Shannon Burnett visits with guests Kelly Ballentine (All State Insurance) and attorney Bart Bartlett during a Blythewood Chamber of Commerce After Five event on Tuesday at her law firm. At right are Burnett’s staff, Carol Ellisor and Debra Moore. The Law Offices of Shannon Burnett are located at 109 Main Street […]
Smile!
December 20, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Jerry Rega, owner of Regal Prints, was named Business Person of the Year; Susan DeMarco’s Sweet Pea’s Ice Cream Parlor was named Small Business of the Year and Phil Frye received the Community Service Award of the Year during the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s third annual Mingle & Jingle Awards Gala on Dec. […]
Town Hall takes reins of Big Grab
August 2, 2018 By
Switzer: Town Agrees To Partner With Chamber BLYTHEWOOD – Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross announced via email on Wednesday, July 25 that the 2018 Big Grab is on for Sept. 7 and 8, and that the Town would be organizing and funding the event this year since two vendors, the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce […]
A-Tax meeting turns into a near donnybrook
July 26, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – When two separate applicants appeared before the Town government’s Accommodation Tax (A-Tax) committee last week to vie for $10,000 the town council has allocated for someone to manage this year’s Big Grab yard sale, the tense, hour-long meeting erupted into a shouting match between the two applicants and their supporters until frustrated committee […]
CPA: Visitor Center funds funneled to Chamber
July 19, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After reviewing The Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce’s financial documents that were requested by council for fiscal year 2017-18, a certified public accountant concluded that the documents were “confusing, lacking in detail and sometimes impossible to follow and understand.” He also concluded that much of the $18,500 accommodation tax (A-tax) money council awarded […]
Blythewood Town Council increases Chamber funding
June 28, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – After months of threatening to withhold funds from the chamber of commerce and visitor center until the chamber’s executive director Mike Switzer produced the two organizations’ complete financials by June 12, council did just the opposite on Monday night. After being presented financials that one former council member described as little more than […]
Switzer to hand over financials
June 14, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council again addressed the growing issue of the Blythewood Chamber of Commerce and Visitor Center financials at the May 26 Town Council meeting. And, again, Council asked Mike Switzer, Executive Director of both the Chamber and Visitor Center, to produce the complete financial records for both organizations. The Town and The Voice […]
Council grills chamber director
May 31, 2018 By
Switzer has until June 12 to submit financial reports BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council’s second workshop for the 2018/19 budget, held Thursday, May 24, quickly jumped the rails from a budget discussion to an intense interrogation of the Greater Blythewood Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Mike Switzer about chamber and visitor center financial inconsistencies reported earlier […]
BW Town Council passes first reading on budget
May 31, 2018 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council passed first reading of its 2018-19 budget Tuesday evening. The proposed $1,565,632 budget reflects $202,111 in building permits and fees, an increase of $17,111 over last year. Council also sees business licenses inside the town increasing from $94,871 to $113,351 and business licenses outside the town increasing from $80,188 to $92,491. […]
