Catawba County finalizes plans for March 17 information meeting in Sherrills Ford on opportunities for passive recreation at the planned Mountain Creek Park; upcoming expansion of sewer lines serving the southeastern part of the county; opening of new early voting polling place at Sherrills Ford Rescue Base on Slanting Bridge Road.

Citizens are invited to drop by at their convenience, between 4 and 6:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17 in the cafeteria at Sherrills Ford Elementary School at 8103 Sherrills Ford Road, to talk with County officials and members of the Board of Commissioners about these and other issues, including a future expanded Sherrills Ford Library. The Board of Commissioners will follow that information meeting by holding their only meeting for March at the school cafeteria, beginning at 7 p.m.  Read more about the March 17 community meeting!

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners' next meeting will be held at 7:00 pm on Monday, March 17, 2008 in the cafeteria at Sherrills Ford Elementary School at 8103 Sherrills Ford Road.

The Board will consider the county’s first solid waste fee increase in thirteen years, to accommodate a new mandated State tax and rising expenses at the Blackburn Landfill and nearby Construction and Demolition Landfill; and receive a report on a Southeast Catawba County Convenience Center Site Study, when the Board meets at 7 p.m. on Monday, March 17, 2008, in the cafeteria of the Sherrills Ford Elementary School, located at 8103 Sherrills Ford Road. The Board will hear public comment on the proposed relocation of the Southeast Catawba County Convenience Center, but will not make a decision on a site for the relocated center at this meeting.

The Board will consider a Mental Health budget increase that would add five new positions, with no additional County funding; acceptance of a grant to enable the 911 Communications Center to fund an Emergency Medical Dispatch Quality Assurance/Training position for one year; an increase to Public Health’s Home Health budget due to increased caseloads, higher costs of therapy services and increased mileage rates, with the increased costs to be offset by increased revenues; a proposed grant application to fund the Catawba County Criminal Justice Partnership Program; and two tax refund requests. The Board will also receive an annual informational report on the Catawba County Community Child Protection Team.  Full agenda

Catawba County begins planning for upcoming spring Litter Sweep

The Catawba County Department of Utilities and Engineering will waive fees normally charged to those bringing trash bags to the Blackburn Landfill or the County’s five convenience centers during “Litter Sweep Weeks”, April 19-May 3, 2008.  Anyone who brings trash collected in special orange bags, or recyclable materials collected in special blue bags, will be able to dispose of the trash free of charge.  Full story

Burning ban across Catawba County was lifted on March 1st.

The burning ban across Catawba County has been lifted. By order of the Director of the North Carolina Division of Forest Resources, the statewide burning ban ended at 12 Noon on Saturday, March 1, 2008. Official announcement 

Catawba County Tax Link program again offers tax preparation assistance for low income families

Every year in the Catawba Valley, many families lose up to a third of their tax return using expensive tax preparation services and filing for quick refunds. If your family income is less than $35,000, you may qualify for free tax preparation services through Catawba Tax Link.  Full story

Children in Catawba County daycare centers have old toothbrushes replaced for new on Turn In Your Toothbrush Days!

To create awareness of the importance of dental heath in young children, Turn in Your Toothbrush Day was introduced to childcare centers in Catawba County in 1998. That first year, fourteen centers participated. Children in participating childcare centers receive dental health education and are encouraged to turn in their old toothbrushes and receive a new toothbrush as a replacement. Full story

Focus On County Services...Debbie Hovis and the Conover Branch Library

In this issue, we begin a series of profiles of the managers of Catawba County's seven library branches. 

It’s not unusual for a library manager to love books, but Debbie Hovis of the Conover Branch can truly claim to be a life-long bibliophile.  Before she was born, her mother, Velma Newton, drove the Lincoln County bookmobile  "So yes, I’ve been around books since being in utero,” Hovis says.   Full story

For the 11th straight year, internationally known model Kathy Ireland has provided support to Catawba County foster families and children. 

A truck recently delivered 20,000 pounds of food to the Newton National Guard Armory to benefit Catawba County foster families, a gift from Kathy Ireland to John and Marilyn Moretz.  When deciding what to send each other for Christmas several years ago, Ms. Moretz and Ms. Ireland decided to donate a gift to a worthy cause of the other's choice.  The Moretzes' chose Catawba County's foster families and children.   Full story

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