News About Town:  The Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO) awarded $55.4 million in discretionary project funds to 28 regional transportation projects at its board meeting on February 19, 2020. These funds are divided up across three counties, based on a prioritization assessment. One project in Matthews received funds during this round of funding; the Sam Newell Road Multi-Use Path (Crestdale School to south of Williams Road) received $834,272. This path is an NCDOT project and the town will cover $448,000. Of those funds, $80,000 was set aside in the town’s Fiscal Year 2019/20 budget.

News Around Town: If you love data, the County has something for you. The 2020 Community Pulse Report is now available, showing many factors that influence the business of the County. A few interesting tidbits: Mecklenburg County has the largest population of any county in the State of North Carolina, but Wake county has a larger net migration. Young adults ages 25-34 make up the largest age subset moving to the area. Cancer is the leading cause of death in Mecklenburg County. All of this data inform County business practices and decision-making.