Category Archives: Development
Ground breaking on new town hall is this Friday
The Mint Hill Board of Commissioners has set the groundbreaking for the new town hall for this Friday at 11 am at the Mint Hill Village site. The groundbreaking is set to coincide with the 40th anniversary of the town’s … Continue reading
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Yikes! Gas prices up 16 cents in the past week
Now’s a great time to think about buying that hybrid car you’ve had your eye on. That’s because the average retail gasoline prices in Charlotte have risen 16.2 cents per gallon in the past week, averaging $3.37/g as of Sunday. … Continue reading
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Presbyterian Hospital named among Becker’s 50 best hospitals
Presbyterian Hospital has been named one of the 50 best hospitals in America by Becker’s Hospital Review. Presbyterian is one of only three hospitals in the Carolinas, and the only hospital in the Charlotte region on the “best hospitals” list … Continue reading
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Biggers rocks for a good cause at Levine Senior Center
Mint Hill Mayor Ted Biggers participated in the Levine Senior Center’s 3rd Annual Rock-a-thon this past Saturday. The Levine Senior Center raised more than $12,000 in this fundraising event. Ted Biggers, Jim Taylor (Matthew mayor) and Lynda Paxton (Stallings mayor) were challenged to … Continue reading
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County proposal could increase Mint Hill’s ETJ taxes
Mecklenburg County Land Use and Environmental Services Director Cary Saul gave a presentation at last Thursday’s Mint Hill Board of Commissioners meeting about creating fire districts to help the county offset the $2 million a year it gives volunteer fire … Continue reading
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Matthews’ Four Mile Creek Greenway nears completion
Four Mile Creek Greenway in Matthews is nearing completion. The greenway is a $1.6M joint project between the Town of Matthews and Mecklenburg County. Trail A, which goes from East John St. to Brenham Lane, is complete. Trail B, which … Continue reading
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Organization that throws b-day parties for homeless children gets new name, location
Birthday Blessings is getting a name change and a new local facility. The nonprofit organization which was started to provide birthday parties for homeless children, will become Bright Blessings USA and will move its headquarters to Matthews. The name change … Continue reading
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Will Presbyterian Hospital continue construction in 2011?
Was it a shrewd business decision? Did Presbyterian Hospital decide at the last minute to change its design? Did the economy hit the hospital hard enough for it to scale back plans? Or was it all of the above? It … Continue reading
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Mint Hill wants your input in designing survey questions for land-use planning map
About 70 people showed up last night to the Comprehensive Land Use Plan survey-planning workshop. Suggestions for survey questions will be taken until December 10 and can be emailed, faxed or brought by in person to town hall. Here are … Continue reading
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Want input on how to frame CLUP survey questions?
Call it a survey for a survey. When a group of citizens caught wind of a draft of the Comprehensive Land Use Plan about six months ago, the town staff and Board of Commissioners were forced to pull back the … Continue reading
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Law firm donates computers to Habitat Matthews
Habitat Matthews and Weaver, Bennett & Bland,P.A. have entered into a partnership that will net the non-profit 15 computers. Weaver, Bennett & Bland,P.A are getting a new set of 15 computers and will donate their few-years-old CPUs to Habitat. “The … Continue reading
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Mint Hill mall land now controlled by Howard Hughes Corporation?
It’s been a big week for General Growth Properties, the driving force behind building a mall in Mint Hill. The company not only exited bankruptcy, but officially spun off The Howard Hughes Corporation. The two companies became linked through a … Continue reading
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Queen’s Grant wins video contest
Queen’s Grant students created this video for Special Olympics last year as a project that coincided with Project Unify, a national project developed by U.S. Dept. of Education to activate young people around the country in fostering respectful behaviors and … Continue reading
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