News Details (Posted: March 6, 2010):

Locust News March 6, 2010

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The Locust City Council held their March meeting this past Thursday night, March 4th. Three Public Hearings were heard, Government Center, Consumption of Alcohol in the Park by Special Permit Ordinance, USDA Funding.

The meeting was opened with the Presentation of the Colors and Prayer. The Agenda was Adopted and Minutes accepted. Mayor Efird gave the Mayors Report, he thanked Chief Frank Hartsell for the police departments quick action on arresting a suspected bank robber. Mayor Efird asked everyone to keep Councilmen Barbee and Hinson in their prayers.

City Administrator James Inman asked Council to vote on the Consumption of Alcohol in the Park and for a Public Hearing for Interim Bank Financing. Council vote yes to both items. The Alcohol consumption is restricted to wine. With this passage the city will have a Spring Fling in the Park on March 27th with a number of Wineries, food vendors, Blue Baboon, the opening of the 2010 baseball season and other activities.

Planning and Zoning, Councilman Joe Bishop asked the Council to review a revised design for the city's designated banner hanger assembly to be located on West Main Street. No action was needed. (See design in the Locust Patch)

One person signed up to speak at the Public Comment Period, Mrs. Judy Godwin asked the city to upgrade the t-shirts issued to the kids participating in the city's sports leagues.

Council voted to Recess the meeting to the Stanly Community College's Crutchfield Campus on West Main Street on Friday, March 5, 2010 at 6:30 pm in the Huneycutt Room and again at 7:30 am Saturday morning same location for a planning workshop.

Allen Tate, chairman of the board of Allen Tate Realty

He sees two growth hot spots in the next decade in the Charlotte region:

The first is Fort Mill, S.C. He cites the proximity to Ballantyne, the rerouting of U.S. 521 toward Lancaster, and the S.C. community's reputation for good schools. New schools will spark even faster growth.

The second is the N.C. 27/24 corridor, or Albemarle Road.

Beginning at the interchange with I-485, Tate said, the road has been upgraded all the way to Albemarle. The area hasn't grown as fast as others around Charlotte, but that's about to change thanks to the four-lane highway and political leadership in communities such as Locust.

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