RE: Belmont’s Busy Weekend
Well, a big weekend has come and gone in dear old Belmont.
Some of the more progressive realtors in town were able to piggyback on the weekend that drew thousands of visitors to Friday Night Live!, the Garibaldi Festival, and the Belmont Women’s Club Home Tour. There were multiple “open houses” for homes that were for sale in the Belmont area. Realtors certainly took advantage to show their listings this weekend and particularly on Sunday.
photos from Belmont Rocks! website:
Some homes for sale within the tour pattern were visited by a number of individuals, and a few received offers this week according to our sources.
Now this is the way to market Belmont, events, social life, school activities, and FUN!
congratulations to all the people who continue to show the best of what Belmont has to offer. This summer should be very interesting with all the upcoming events that are planned.
Palenick and Council Cronies to use strong arm tactics
Over in the county seat, Gastonia citizens are experiencing yet another turn from the litigious-minded city manager, Jim “Big Plan” Palenick.
Why not force a business to GIVE their land to the city through the eminent domain process granted to public entities? The issue is the bank building and land within “Big Plan” Palenick’s downtown renovation. The city wants the land for the “public good”, the bank wants fair market value for the property. The city says the fair market is only UP TO $600,000, the bank disagrees. Three members of city council have sided with the government – well, that’s all it takes – now it appears the citizens of Gastonia will be headed for court.
What a great use of taxpayer money! Something continues to stink in Gas-town.
Community Blood Center to open Belmont Office
Monday, May 5 Grand Opening and ribbon-cutting at 10 a.m. for the Community Blood Center of the Carolinas new Gaston County Donor Center in Belmont.
The location is 1212 Spruce Street in the CaroMont Health Building. This is the CBCC’s first satellite office.
It will collect whole blood and platelets.
CBCC is a nonprofit organization which provides more than 90 percent of the blood used at 14 area hospitals including Gaston Memorial, Piedmont Medical Center and all of the Carolinas HealthCareand Presbyterian hospitals in the Charlotte metro area.
For more details, call 704-972-4700 or visit www.cbcc.us.
The Belmont Front Porch 