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 stated that “you never get more tax dollars from development unless it’s non-residential”. However, there are a few exceptions: If this is […]
General
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. You might think Waxhaw is a pretty small […]
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. Click the video to see the discussion. Below are my comments on this topic from the regular Tuesday meeting: Thank you to all […]
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. 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 is asked to zone for […]
Residential Development in the Pipeline
Check the BOC Voting Log for dates, and more details.
The Waxhaw Wallop
The voters of Waxhaw handed The Waxhaw Wall a massive victory on November 7th. The message of Stable Growth, Stable Taxes, Residents First was an incredible winner! Click here to see the news report.