News About Town: On Monday, November 16, the Board of Commissioners will meet via Zoom to discuss the LYNX Silver Line. CATS Silver Line Project Manager Andy Mock will present the CATS scorecard to the Board, which was presented to the Silver Line Task Force in October. To call in using iPhone one-tap, call US: +16465588656,,95412263467# or +13017158592,,95412263467# or call toll free 888 788 0099.
(Huge thanks to Dimple Desai for the Veterans Day Celebration pic!)
News Around Town: On Wednesday, Novant Hospital announced the organization is raising their minimum wage to $15 an hour. According to a 2019 Fact Sheet, the Winston Salem-based medical provider employs more than 1,600 physicians and over 29,000 employees at over 640 locations. Throughout the system, this raise benefits more than 2,000 team members and will be effective January 2021. The Matthews location employs approximately 1,000 total salaried and hourly staff.
One Good Thing: Pick up a gun lock from Matthews PD (1201 Crews Road) tomorrow, November 14, from 10 am to 1 pm. Locally organized by Captain McGuirt as part of Project ChildSafe, Cops With Locks provides free gun locks and teaches safe and responsible gun ownership. Other departments participating are the Pineville PD, Mint Hill PD and Stallings PD.