My relationship with the Pinehurst Traffic Circle began in October 1992. I had just moved to the Greensboro area. At the time, my parents lived in Whispering Pines, so a
With regard to the recent story in The Pilot on short term rentals, I think it is important that your readers see there is another issue at play that has
The West Pinehurst Community Park is marked by a formal sign, a port-a-potty, a disc golf layout and a walking trail, but not much else. Activity for anyone who stumbles
Pinehurstâs proposed budget for the upcoming year forecasts a continued rebound from the worst months of the COVID-19 pandemic.
This time last year, village leaders budgeted cautiously as they waited the economic fallout to everything from sales tax collections to facility rentals. What happened as the pandemic has played out through 2020 and into 2021 has been a mixed bag as far as effects on Pinehurstâs revenues streams go.
Part of the 1.5-cent tax property increase proposed for the 2022 fiscal year is a holdover from last year, when the Village Council decided to delay a half-cent increase so as not to compound unforeseen effects the pandemic might have on Pinehurst residents. The other penny worth of increase, which will bring in an estimated $381,000 in revenue, will support the villageâs acquisition of Given Memorial Library and the Tufts Archives.
The contrast couldnât be more noticeable. In recent months, Pinehurst has either approved or been the recipient of announcements signaling substantial new development and investment in the village.
Top of that list was last Septemberâs announcement of a second USGA headquarters on Pinehurst Resort property near the Memberâs Club. The resort intends to add a boutique hotel nearby to accommodate the USGA for the five U.S. Opens it will stage here through 2047.
Add to that a new subdivision off Blake Boulevard; a new neighborhood near Lake Pinehurst; a new cancer center under construction on the FirstHealth campus; new development on N.C. 5 at the villageâs southern boundary; and the ongoing infill construction of homes around the village.