On January 10th, 2023, the BOC voted to annex 242.28 acres into the town and rezone it to a higher density for the Yarbrough Village development – 502 residential units.
Amavi Annexation and Rezone
On October 25th, 2022, the BOC voted to approve the annexation and rezone of 33.8 acres for the Amavi development – 136 residential units.
Villages of Waxhaw Subdivision
On October 11th, 2022, the BOC voted to approve the Villages of Waxhaw subdivision – 32 residential units on 7.3 acres.
Town Campus Loan Increase
On August 23rd, 2022, the BOC voted to increase the loan for the new town campus from $18M to $20.8M.
20% Property Tax Hike
On July 22nd, 2021, the BOC voted for a budget which did not compensate for the enormous rise in property values post-revaluation. The revenue neutral rate of 32 cents for every $100 of value was ignored. By maintaining the rate of 38.5 cents, property tax revenues subsequently shot up by about 20%. To justify this, […]
High-Density Rezones
On March 9th, 2021, the BOC voted to adopt a new zoning map (Click here and skip to page 397). For comparison, click here for the old map. This had the effect of rezoning multiple properties to higher densities, most notably the Howie farm right beside downtown – paving the way for the proposed Emerson […]