News About Town: Town Planner Rob Will and Town Transportation Engineer Susan Habina Woolard presented a possible update to the Transportation Impact Analysis (TIA) Ordinances for public hearing at the Monday night Board of Commissioners meeting. TIAs are summarized in Staff Reports for some rezonings (an example from a previous, unapproved project is here) and are technical documents that show the vehicular impact of future development. The anticipated ordinances and guidelines for TIAs will involve multi-modal transportation in addition to vehicular capacity and queuing.
Thank you, Molly Hedrick Butts, for sharing Ben Better’s spooky exploits with us! Share your photo with Beacon readers.
News About Town: We posted about Mecklenburg County’s HOMES grant program, a property tax assistance program for qualified residential homeowners, but neglected to provide a link. Find out the important details here.
The county also has a survey open to gather community feedback regarding the disbursement of its American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds. Livable Meck and the County’s Public Information Department want to identify Mecklenburg residents’ funding priorities to share the results with the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners to better inform the Commission’s upcoming funding decisions. Participate by completing the online survey at LivableMeck.com by October 20, 2021.
One Fun Thing: Matthews HELP Center’s favorite seasonal volunteer, Ben Better, is back for the month of October. Stop by and find him then head in the shop to snag a Halloween costume at an amazing price. Ben says their prices are so good, they’re scary!