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🌱 How a $1.8M gap could hit Black Mountain taxes and services

Black Mountain, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Good morning Black Mountain! Your connection to what's happening around town is here. Take a sip of coffee and read on. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How a $1.8M gap could hit Black Mountain taxes and services
  • What changes could Black Mountain make after five bears were euthanized?
  • Why six Black Mountain bears were killed and how neighbors can help

Also on today's calendar: Step into Vibrant Wellness and 6 more events.

Today's riddle: What's the difference between a hippo and a Zippo? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, with a high of 69 and low of 61 degrees.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, temps: high: 76, low: 64.
  • Monday: Cloudy, a thunderstorm; humid, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Black Mountain faces $1.8M shortfall as budget deadline approaches (blackmountainnews.com) — Black Mountain officials are staring down a $1.8 million budget shortfall that could mean higher property taxes, no employee raises, and pressure on core services like fire protection and trash pickup. Interim Town Manager Richard Hicks outlined options including tax increases and deeper cuts as council races to adopt a 2026-27 budget by July 1.
   

• 5 bears euthanized in Black Mountain, addressed in meeting (blackmountainnews.com) — Five bears were recently euthanized in Black Mountain after repeatedly breaking into homes, prompting a packed community meeting at the Black Mountain Library. Wildlife officials and Mayor Michael Sobol discussed how unsecured trash and bird feeders contributed, and residents pushed for stronger ordinances, fines, and bear-resistant containers to prevent future conflicts and protect both people and bears.
   

• 6 bears killed within 2 weeks as home break-ins rise in one NC county, state says (charlotteobserver.com) — Six black bears have been euthanized in the Black Mountain and Haw Creek areas after repeatedly breaking into homes and cars, highlighting how human food and trash are drawing wildlife into neighborhoods. State biologists say unsecured garbage, bird feeders, pet food, and grills are teaching bears to see porches and houses as easy meals, and they’re urging Black Mountain residents to tighten up their habits to prevent more bears from being killed.
   

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Black Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

    Saturday May 23
  • Jack Blocker →
    White Horse Black Mountain, 105c Montreat Rd, Black Mountain
    7:30 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • CPJ Recruitment posted a job opening for Remote Travel Planning Specialist in Black Mountain. Apply here.
  • Aramark Corp. posted a job opening for Groundskeeper - Alamance Community College FAC in Montreat. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Black Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Swannanoa

  • Once stripped from the landscape, rivercane is returning to WNC as a climate solution (mountainx.com)
  • Thunderstorms with marble-sized hail in Buncombe County Thursday - gusts up to 40 mph (heraldsun.com)

Asheville

  • Answer Man: Why do I have to drive so slowly on the Parkway? Strong chlorine smell at the tap explained? • Asheville Watchdog (avlwatchdog.org)
  • Heart's the Only Compass (feat. Steve Martin) (bandcamp.com)
  • UNC Asheville Joins National Student Success Initiative Backed by Gates Foundation (theclevelandamerican.com)

Ok Black Mountain! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: One weighs a ton, and the other is a little lighter (Thank you Laurie B. for sending it in!)
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