September 28, 2006 |
CATAWBA COUNTY E-News
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The Catawba County Board of Commissioners will next meet on Monday, October 2, 2006 at 9:30 am at the 1924 Courthouse at 30 North College Avenue in Newton, NC  The Board of Commissioners will consider formally adopting a Schedule of Values, Standards and Rules to be used for the 2007 property revaluation, which will become effective on January 1, 2007, and consider awarding a contract for engineering services for a Bunker Hill High School/Oxford Elementary School sewer line project. It will also consider a reduction in the fees originally set for this year for influenza and pneumococcal pneumonia vaccinations; an amendment to Economic Development Agreements with Gregory Wood Products and P1 Catawba Development Corporation that would result in the transfer of 5.14 acres of land from Gregory Wood Products to P1 Catawba Development Corp.; a report on the road improvement projects approved by the North Carolina Board of Transportation for Catawba County for fiscal year 2006-2007; and several other items. Click here for the full agenda |
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Board of Commissioners to hold first of several work sessions to study issues of concern to citizens within the proposed Unified Development Ordinance.  The Catawba County Board of Commissioners will hold the first of what are expected to be at least three work sessions for the Board to receive more information and study, in depth, issues of concern raised by citizens during the public hearing process on a proposed Unified Development Ordinance. The first work session will be held prior to the Board's next regular meeting, and will begin at 7:30 am on Monday, October 2, 2006 in the Robert E. Hibbitts Meeting Room of the 1924 Courthouse in Newton. Click here to read more about the proposed UDO |
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Deadline for voters to register to vote in the November 7 election, or to change anything about their registration, is Friday, October 13, 2006
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Proper care and maintenance of a septic tank can help keep a system working safely and properly for many years. The subject of septic systems is one that includes a fair amount of folklore and information that isn't accurate. The Catawba County Division of Environmental Health provides here some information on septic tank systems in hopes of dispelling some myths about these systems and explaining how they actually work. Hopefully, this information will help you keep your system working well for many years. The key to having a septic system that will serve you well over a long period of time is regular maintenance, but it's not difficult maintenance. The Catawba County Division of Environmental Health recommends that septic tank owners have their tank pumped out every three to five years. A licensed septic tank pumper can check the condition of the septic tank and the pipes going into and out of the tank. A frequently heard myth is the idea that someone "never had to have my septic tank pumped before." The Catawba County Environmental Health Division suggests septic tank owners think of having the tank pumped out every three to five years in the same way as they think of changing the oil in a car. It's always wiser to do so before you have to, because the system has stopped working. Click here to read more Septic Tank Owner's Guide |
Citizens who wish to change their voter registration or need to update their registration must do so before the deadline for the November elections. The last date to change any information or register to vote for the November 7th election is Friday, October 13, 2006. One-stop voting will begin on October 19 and end on November 4, 2006 and will be held in the same two locations where one-stop voting has been offered over the past few years: at the Highland Recreation Center at 1515 12th Street Drive NW in Hickory, NC and at the Main Branch of the Catawba County Library at
115 West C Street in Newton, NC. Election Day is Tuesday, November 7, 2006. 
Published by Catawba County Government.
Comments and questions are welcomed at the Catawba County Public Information Office
(828) 465-8464 or e-mail dave@catawbacountync.gov