News About Town: During the Monday, August 10 Board of Commissioner’s meeting, the Board authorized Chief of Police Clark Pennington to establish and move forward with a Matthews Police Advisory Committee. According to the memo on the agenda, the focus of the Committee will be to continue the process of building trust and legitimacy with the Matthews community through an audit of policies, protocols, and practices.
News Around Town: Last week, the U.S. Census Bureau announced that it would be ending its in-person operations earlier than expected, but will increase staff to compensate for the difference in census-taking hours. The program will end on September 30, for households to self-respond to the Census by mail, email, or phone, a month earlier than previously cited.
Currently 59.4% of North Carolinians have responded to the census; in Matthews 74.7% of people have responded.
One Good Thing: It’s getting hot out there and the summer heat can be serious when there’s no relief in sight. The Mecklenburg County Department of Social Services - Services for Adults is providing free fans to qualifying seniors (ages 60+) and adults ages 18-59 who receive disability income. Limit one per household, while supplies last. For more information, please contact Yvonne Brown at Yvonne.Brown@mecknc.gov.