In the March 12th meeting of the Waxhaw BOC, the three holdovers from the previous administration went back on their transparency agreement at the January retreat – reverting to the practice of private “two by two” meetings. The meetings will not be broadcast or recorded – transparency rejected. The following video is queued up to […]
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Taxes and Residential Development
On Friday, March 8th in a special meeting of the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners, Randall Arendt (Fellow of the Royal Town Planning Institute) from Greener Prospects was brought in as an expert, and unexpectedly commented on taxes and residential development. He stated that “you never get more tax dollars from development unless it’s non-residential”. However, […]
How Waxhaw Works
How Waxhaw Works – Waxhaw has a Council-Manager form of government, in which the council/board hires a Town Manager to oversee the day-to-day operations of the town. The various department heads and their employees ultimately report to the Town Manager, who serves at the pleasure of the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners. Small Town You might […]
Transparency
On Friday the 26th we made a significant move towards greater transparency in Waxhaw. The BOC unanimously agreed to publicly broadcast the “two-by-two” meetings that are held preparatory to the regular meetings. Comments Click the video to see the discussion. Below are my comments on this topic from the regular Tuesday meeting: Thank you to […]
The 2021 Waxhaw Rezone
In the March 23, 2021 meeting of the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners, several parcels of land were suddenly re-zoned to significantly higher densities – The 2021 Waxhaw Rezone. On a particularly large tract right in the center of Waxhaw, this was done in the absence of any plan for future development. Usually when the board […]
Residential Development in the Pipeline
Check the BOC Voting Log for dates, and more details – Residential Development in the Pipeline.