Household Hazardous Waste Collection Day scheduled for Saturday, November 1, 2008 at LP Frans Stadium in Hickory.

Applications now being accepted for Catawba County Youth Council.

The Council provides an avenue for students to improve their leadership skills, and learn more about and become involved with local issues and civic affairs. Full story  Application form (PDF)

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners next meeting is set for 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2008 at the 1924 Courthouse, 30 North College Avenue in Newton, NC.

The Catawba County Board of Commissioners will conduct public hearings on 1) a request to rezone 3.24 acres at 7774 Hudson Chapel Road and 2122 Clyde Road in the Sherrills Ford Small Area Planning District from R-30 Residential to RC Rural Commercial District; 2) a request to rezone approximately 54 acres, located along Highway 150 near the proposed Highway 16 Bypass intersection in the Sherrills Ford Small Area Planning District, from R-20 Residential and HC Highway Commercial to PD-CD Planned Development-Conditional District; 3) a proposed Voluntary Agricultural District and Enhanced Voluntary Agricultural District Ordinance and 4) proposed amendments to the County’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO); and receive a report on 2007 tax collections when the Board meets at 7:00 p.m. on Monday, October 20, 2008, in the 1924 Courthouse at 30 North College Avenue in Newton.

The Board will also consider accepting a grant from the U.S. Department of Justice for reimbursement of some costs associated with housing potential undocumented criminal aliens in local jails; the use of the sole source exception from bidding for contracts, for the purchase of software for field based reporting and to aid in the dispatch of public safety personnel; a proposed Work First Plan for the County for the period from October 2009 through September 2011 and authorizing the County Tax Administrator to allow, on an individual basis, extensions for listing personal property.    See agenda

Catawba County Board of Commissioners accepts study of justice system.

The report studied the current court process and ways to improve how business is done for the benefit of different judicial offices; the public who are clients; and taxpayers. Tech Solve Report (PDF)

Two new early voting precincts will open October 20.

The precincts will offer voters in the southeast and southwest sections of the county the option of voting early in a more convenient location.  Early voting sites open for several years in Newton and Hickory will remain in operation beginning on October 16.  Full story

Spotlight on...Maiden Branch Librarian Betty Jean Stinson

Stinson joined the library staff in 1983 to serve the Newton circulation desk. She went on to work in Youth Services and was promoted to branch manager of Maiden in 1999. It’s a perfect fit. She knows the community well, having lived there since her teen-age years, and loves the challenge of serving patrons and keeping up with the world of libraries.  Full story

October safety tips from Catawba County's Risk Management

Here are a dozen Halloween season safety tips from Catawba County's Risk Management staff.  Safety tips

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