Waxhaw’s Board of Commissioners approved applications for transportation planning grants and heard updates on road maintenance, neighborhood fiber installations and rising fuel costs during its October 13 meeting. Fiber work raises resident concerns Town staff acknowledged complaints about telecommunications companies installing underground fiber, including damage to lawns, poorly placed utility boxes and repeated construction disruptions. […]
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Flock Cameras: Safety, Surveillance and the Slippery Slope
The Waxhaw Board of Commissioners’ September 22 work session covered a lot of ground, from the Town’s developing strategic plan to data centers, growth policy, speed-limit requests and the property-tax-supported budget. But the discussion that generated the most questions — and probably the most interest for residents — was a lengthy examination of Waxhaw’s use […]
Waxhaw’s September 8 BOC Meeting: Finances and Community Recognition
The Waxhaw Board of Commissioners met on September 8 for a relatively short meeting, but several items are worth highlighting for residents. Among the topics discussed were the town’s financial position as the new fiscal year gets underway, and the appointment of residents to town advisory boards. The board also recognized several members of the […]
Waxhaw’s Taxes, Growth and Debt
The Waxhaw Board of Commissioners spent much of its August 25 work session looking several years into the future—and the financial picture presented to the board made one thing clear: Waxhaw has some significant choices ahead. The meeting focused on the town’s five-year capital improvement plan, its cash position and fund balance, the cost of […]
UCPS Affordability: What Are the Priorities?
Waxhaw parents – if you want to understand the current controversy surrounding UCPS budget priorities, look at two numbers: $3.8 million. $200,000. The first is the amount the Union County Board of County Commissioners offered specifically for teacher and teacher-assistant pay increases, contingent on an interlocal agreement. The second is approximately what UCPS says it […]
Prayer, Data Centers, School Safety
The August 11 meeting of the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners was one of the more consequential meetings this year. It began with the return of prayer in Waxhaw town government for the first time since 2019 and ended more than two and a half hours later with discussion about traffic safety at Waxhaw Elementary School. […]