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 […]
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Perry Shown the Door
December 5, 2013 By
Dec. 2 Resignation Plot May Have Been Hatched in Illegal Session BLYTHEWOOD – “This sort of leaves our town in a lurch,” former Town Councilman Ed Garrison said Monday after learning several days earlier that Blythewood’s Town Administrator John Perry had abruptly left the Town’s employ under pressure from the Mayor and Town Council. “Who’s […]
Precincts 1 & 3 Swing Election
November 14, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – It only took about 320 voters to seat a new majority to the Blythewood Town Council last week. With 1,551 registered voters in the Town, that’s approximately a 21 percent voter turnout. While the exact number of votes cast for candidates in the election was certified, only an approximate number of total ballots […]
Election Signals Shift in Balance of Power
November 6, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – With the balance of power at stake in the Blythewood Town Council election Tuesday evening, two of the challengers, Bob Massa and Tom Utroska, came away with a clear victory over incumbents Paul Moscati and Ed Garrison. Ernestine Middleton lost her bid for a two-year term to Bob Mangone. Middleton, who returned to […]
Neighborhood in the Dark Over Street Light Agreement
October 31, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At the Town Council meeting on Monday, Ashley Oaks homeowner Jeff Henry presented Council with a petition signed by 107 (or 88-1/2 percent of) Ashley Oaks residents calling on Blythewood Town Hall to reinstate its seven-year practice of paying for the street lighting in Ashley Oaks. Henry said that about 15 years ago […]
Restaurant Deal Clears First Reading
October 31, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – At its regular monthly meeting on Monday evening, Town Council passed first reading on an ordinance to lease the restaurant it plans to build across from Town Hall to Jonathan Bazinet, owner of Sam Kendall’s restaurant. The lease agreement includes a guaranty of lease payment with both Bazinet (for five years) and Red […]
Everyone Wants to Get in on the Act –
October 24, 2013 By
Blythewood Mayor J. Michael Ross, third from left, cuts the ribbon for the opening of the Doko Manor Sunday with the help of councilmen Paul Moscati, left, Ed Garrison and Roger Hovis and former town mayors M.B. ‘Pete’ Amoth and Keith Bailey.
Candidates to Square Off at Debate
September 19, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – The Blythewood Chamber of Commerce has announced on its Web site that it will host a debate for the candidates for Town Council in the upcoming Nov. 5 election. In an email dated Sept. 16 and addressed to the six candidates, The Country Chronicle and two teachers from Blythewood and Westwood high schools, […]
Town Finalizes Restaurant Payment Plan
September 12, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Town Council passed final reading last week on an ordinance that authorizes an installment purchase plan for a restaurant the Town government plans to build adjacent to the Town Hall on a quarter acre of land that has been separated (by ordinance) from the park property. Financing of the $1.4 million project will […]
Seven File for November Council Elections
September 12, 2013 By
BLYTHEWOOD – Seven residents have filed as candidates for three seats on Town Council as of noon on Friday, the deadline for filling according to Town Clerk Martha Weaver. Last to file was Bob Massa of Oakhurst subdivision, who is seeking a four-year term and Ernestine Middleton who lives in the Lake Stevens area and […]
