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Local Government
Weddington will hold a public engagement session Monday, Oct. 19, where LaBella Associates will present feedback from a September meeting and collect additional resident input on a proposed town park.
Local Government
A proposed NC constitutional amendment on the Nov. 3 ballot would require the legislature to cap local property tax increases but sets no specific limit, leaving the details to state lawmakers — a structure Union County commissioners have formally opposed.
Local Government
The Union County Man & Woman of the Year award committee is accepting nominations for its 2026 volunteer honor through Friday, Nov. 6, with forms available on the committee's Facebook page.
Local Government
The Marvin Village Council has appointed Brian T. Lee, a CPA and former Harrisburg assistant town manager who oversaw $100 million in capital projects, as village manager effective Oct. 19.
Local Government
The North Carolina General Assembly voted nearly unanimously Wednesday to suspend the state's 41-cent gas tax through Nov. 30, sending the bill to Gov. Josh Stein. Waxhaw-area drivers paying more than $4 per gallon could see pump prices drop about 30 cents within 10 days of the governor's signature.
Local Government
North Carolina's all-digital vehicle registration system took effect Oct. 1, ending license plate stickers and automatic paper cards for Waxhaw-area drivers, while law enforcement verifies registration electronically during traffic stops.
Local Government
The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization voted 64-5 on Sept. 23 to restore support for the $4.3 billion I-77 South toll lane project, and NCDOT Chair Tony Lathrop confirmed the formal restart at a Sept. 29 summit, with at least $300 million in community benefits now locked into a memorandum of agreement.
Local Government
A new national study finds North Carolina leads the country in superintendent turnover, but UCPS Superintendent Andrew Houlihan just marked 10 years on the job as the district posts record graduation rates and top state proficiency scores.
Local Government
The Weddington Planning Board meets Monday, Sept. 28, to consider a formal recommendation on Text Amendment 2026-4, which would replace a 150-foot chicken coop setback with a 20-foot setback and a six-hen limit.
Local Government
North Carolina Attorney General Jeff Jackson is urging residents who purchased certain generic drugs between 2009 and 2019 to file claims for a share of $96.5 million in price-fixing settlements with six drug manufacturers.
Local Government
Single-family home permits across the Charlotte metro dropped 28% in the first half of 2026, and builders say sewer capacity caps, septic constraints and rising land costs are slowing construction in Waxhaw, Weddington and Wesley Chapel.
Local Government
A driver struck a Waxhaw police officer directing traffic at the Rehobeth Road and NC-75 intersection Wednesday morning, sending the officer to the hospital with minor injuries and leaving the intersection without traffic control due to staffing limits.
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