Susan S. Phillips Village Manager Stacy C. Eggers IV Village Attorney (828) 898-9292 www.seesugar.com  Gunther Jochl Mayor ScottJ. Brown Mayor Pro Tem Council Members David Ammann Wade Wittman Dick Casey  INC. 1985  THE VILLAGE OF SUGAR MOUNTAIN 251 Dick Trundy Lane Sugar Mountain, NC 28604  Manager's Monthly Report January 16, 2024  Holiday' Week(s): Following a very wet couple of days at Christmas, the Village saw many visitors to the Mountain over the holiday season. The Police Department scheduled additional officers from Tuesday, December 26th through Monday, January 1st, as well as the Public Works staff was on call as needed. There were no major incidents, and all of our officers and Bill Daniels did an excellent job with traffic control. ChiefTurbyfill is again to be commended fori the outstanding Property Tax Collections: Of the $1,410,225 total 2023 levy, $1,318,806 or 93.52% has been collected with a balance of $91,419 uncollected through January 11, 2024. A balance of $4,823 remains uncollected for the 2014-2022 taxy years. Taxes were due by Friday, January 5,2024 and have Board of Adjustment: The Board of Adjustment was scheduled to hold a hearing on Tuesday, November 28th at 10:001 to hear an appeal from Mr. Carl Taylor, property owner at 1144 Grouse Moor Drive. Mr. Taylor has appealed the action of the Village requiring the construction of a retaining wall on the property to protect the structural integrity of Grouse Moor Drive. The After being informed by the property owner that the contractor had agreed to let the property owner out ofthe contract and hire a new contractor and collaborate with an engineer in planning to construct retaining walls and the reconstruction of the driveway on the property, the Tourism Development Authority (TDA) Board Meeting: The TDA Board met on Wednesday, January 10, 2024. The Board discussed a proposal for aerial photography in the Village by a company in Johnson City. Following discussion, the Board agreed Todd Bush is a local business and has always done a great job with the Vilagesphotograpny needs. The Board discussed ways to promote celebrating fifty years of the golf course in the upcoming season. Mark File submitted The November 2023 collections of the occupancy tax showed a decrease of 2% in comparison to November 2022. The occupancytax collections fort the period December 20221 through November 2023 ($862,929) have shown a decrease of $171,837 or 19.9% decrease in comparison to the  job he did planning during this busy time.  now begun to accrue interest and penalties.  meeting is now: scheduled for Tuesday, January 23, 2024.  contractor has now reneged on this agreement.  the attached December 2023 marketing update.  same period of 2022( ($1,034,766).    Golf Course 50 Years (1974-2024): We will be celebrating fifty years of the golf course during the upcoming season. We are currently ini the early planning stages of events, special rates, etc. Residential Construction: We continue to see a significant increase ini the number of residential homes being built throughout the Village overt the past several years. We currently havet fourteen (13) single-family residential and 3 (12 units) multi-family residential permits in various stages of the construction process. Of these sixteen (16) permits, one (1) was issued in 2021, five (5) in  that will take place throughout the 2024 season.  2022 and ten (10) in 2023. Active Permits:  Lot #77 Green Cliffs Rd Sugar Pointe - September 2021 Lot 175 Green Cliffs Rd Sugar Pointe = March 2022 Lot 187 Shelter Rock Circle = March 2022 Lot 217 Cloud Spring Rd Sugar Pointe - May 2022 Lot 68 Sugar Mountain Dr - August 2022 Lot 143 & 144 Grouse Moor Dr - November 2022 Lot! 59 Timber Ridge - March 2023 Lot 181 Green Cliffs Rd Sugar Pointe - April 2023 Lot 173 Green Cliffs Rd Sugar Pointe - April 2023 Lot 73 Rock Spring Circle - May 2023 Lot 127 Mossy Creek - May 2023 Lot 146/147 Grouse Moor Drive - June 2023 Lot 58 Rock Ledge Lane - August 2023 Reserve II - Buildings 19, 20, 21 (12 units) - August 2023  Ina addition toi the above active permits, ten (10) single-family homes were completed in 2023. The remaining property within the Reserve II subdivision was approved in November 2023 and the installation of the infrastructure (streets and utilities) will commence in Spring 2024. AS Special Use Permit and Zoning Permit were approved in July 2023 for a Courtyard Marriott at  the Grandfather Center with plans to begin construction in early 2024.  Happy New Year! Respectulysubmitted,  SusanP Phillips,Villagen Mana nfdpo