LakeSanteetlahNC

Council member’s residence continues to draw attention

Randy Foster

Thursday, January 27, 2022

Lake Santeetlah – The Lake Santeetlah Town Council kicked off the year with its first meeting much where it left off 2021: with a clash among council members over whether some qualify to serve based on residence status.

Graham County Clerk of Court Tammy Holloway (right) swears in the new Town of Lake Santeetlah councilmembers Tuesday afternoon (from left): Tina Emerson, Ralph Mitchell and Connie Gross. Recent appeals at both the local and state level have attempted to dispute the legitimacy of Emerson and Gross’ residency, but both challenges have been dismissed. Photo by Kevin Hensley/editor@grahamstar.com

Santeetlah appeals dismissed at state level

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, December 9, 2021

Raleigh – After a pair of local protests were dismissed, another pair of appeals have been thrown out at the state level. Through a public records request, The Graham Star obtained documents containing the official decisions of the N.C.

Council approves front entrance contract

Charlie Benton

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Lake Santeetlah – An ongoing, front-entrance project took a step forward, with the approval of a contract with Aldridge Brothers Construction to build the structure. The contract was approved after Town of Lake Santeetlah Councilman Keith Predmore presented it at the Nov.

Lake Santeetlah election protest dismissed

Kevin Hensley

Tuesday, November 23, 2021

Robbinsville – For now, the results of the Town of Lake Santeetlah’s Nov. 2 municipal election will stand. The Graham County Board of Elections dismissed two separate protests filed at a special preliminary hearing Nov. 17, citing incomplete paperwork being submitted as part of the challenges.

Council talks connection issues

Charlie Benton

Wednesday, October 20, 2021

Lake Santeetlah – One local municipality is looking at ways to increase its Internet speed. Town of Lake Santeetlah council member Roger Carlton gave a presentation discussing possible ways to improve Internet service for town residents at the Oct. 14 meeting.

Homeowners settle in Santeetlah lawsuit

Charlie Benton

Thursday, August 26, 2021

A lawsuit between the Town of Lake Santeetlah and two homeowners has been settled, to the tune of $40,000.

Santeetlah council looks toward return to in-person meetings

Charlie Benton

Friday, April 23, 2021

Lake Santeetlah – As more people are vaccinated – and COVID-19 case counts stay low – one community is looking at returning to in-person council meetings starting next month.

More progress made toward condominium groundbreaking

Charlie Benton

Thursday, March 18, 2021

Lake Santeetlah – A long-awaited development in the Town of Lake Santeetlah may be closer to being realized. Developer Jose Rosado gave an update on the Santeetlah Lakeside Condominium project at the monthly council meeting on March 11.

Legal costs continue to plague town

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, October 22, 2020

Lake Santeetlah – Pending litigation continues to force Lake Santeetlah to move money around, to cover costs. During their Oct. 15 meeting over Zoom, council members approved a $58,000 budget amendment, to cover more anticipated legal costs, as well as to increase advertising and promotion.

Santeetlah hires new zoning administrator

Kevin Hensley

Thursday, September 3, 2020

Lake Santeetlah – Just a couple of weeks removed from agreeing to hire a new zoning administrator, the town moved forward with finalizing the paperwork. At a special called meeting on Aug. 24, council members discussed Bryan Farley’s contract.