M AYO R ’ S R E CA P : O C T. 9 T H B O C M E E T I N G
On Tuesday October 09, 2018, the Waxhaw Board of Commissioners conducted our regularly scheduled
business meeting.
The regular meeting began with some very positive recognition:
• The Town congratulated Waxhaw United Methodist Church on their 130thAnniversary, which was
celebrated the weekend of October 6th and 7th;
• The Town of Waxhaw received the 2018 Marvin Collins Outstanding Planning Award in recognition of the
Carolina Thread Trail Cross State suspension Bridge. The Marvin Collins Award represents the highest
standards of achievement in the planning profession in North Carolina. The award recognized Waxhaw
for the excellent example of teamwork and regional partnership between the Waxhaw Planning Division,
Waxhaw Park and Recreation Department, Lancaster County, SC Planning & Park and Rec Departments,
and the Carolina Thread Trail Organization in completion of the cross state bridge project.
The Town of Waxhaw focuses daily on public transparency. In addition to posting all public information on our
website, staff provides at our regular meetings updates on a number of topics. This meeting included reports to
the Board of Commissioners in three areas:
• FY2019 quarterly financial update. (See sidebar below)
• Preliminary update on the Parks and Recreation Master Planning work project
• Preliminary update on the assessment project on the Town’s downtown properties.
The Board of Commissioners also accomplished the following during the regular meeting:
• Conducted a public hearing on a proposed amendment to our unified development ordinance that will allow
for more efficient driveway access to highway 16;
• Approved the Façade Grant requests for three properties in Waxhaw’s Historic District
• Approved an ordinance to tighten and better regulate the use of petty cash by the town;
• Approved the ordinances that allow for the acceptance of grant funding that will enable a software upgrade
to our police simulator. This was awarded to enable Waxhaw’s participation in the “Research to Improve
Officer Decision Making” program being conducted by UNCC;
• Approved a budget amendment to meet the new state reporting requirements for building inspections.
Thank you to those that attended in person and to those that view via our town YouTube Channel. If you have
any additional questions, please contact [email protected], or feel free to email me directly,
[email protected]
Steve Maher
Mayor of Waxhaw
Budget & Financial Reports Available Online
You can follow this link, http://www.waxhaw.com/103/Finance
to view the current Quarterly Budget vs. Actual Financial
Report, which shows each detail account line item’s actual
expenses to date, compared to the amounts budgeted for each
account in all departments and funds.
For inquires regarding this publication please contact:
Jeni Bukolt
Marketing & Communications Consultant
TOWN OF WAXHAW
1150 N. Broome Street
Waxhaw, NC 28173
www.waxhaw.com
[email protected]