Did you know?
Did you know that one of the City Clerk’s most important statutory duties is to prepare the minutes of governing board meetings and maintain them in a set of minute books. The powers of a city or a county are exercised by the City Council or the Board of County Commissioners, and the minutes of the governing board’s meetings are the official record of what it does. The City of Concord provides the ability for citizens to search the City’s minutes dating back to 1913. Visit
concordnc.gov for more information.
Highlights of the July 12 City Council Meeting
Please visit concordnc.gov to see the Council Agenda in its entirety.
City Council held its work session at a special location this week, the home of the late Alfred M. Brown, Sr. Visit concordnc.gov for details.
Received a presentation of Irish Buffalo Creek Stormwater Master Plan.
Conducted a public hearing and adopted a resolution accepting and endorsing the 2012 Update to the City of Concord Ten-Year Comprehensive Solid Waste Management Plan.
Conducted and continued a public hearing, received an amended voluntary annexation petition, and considered adopting an amended resolution setting a public hearing for annexation of land owned by NW Southeast Holdings LLC, Regent Homes, and the Hallstead Homeowner's Association.
Authorized the City Manager to negotiate and execute a construction contract with Piedmont Asphalt Paving Co., Inc. for construction services relating to the CMAQ C-4919 McCachern Streetscape Improvements.
Approved a street closure request from Charlotte Sports Cycling for the 5th Annual Cabarrus Creamery Criterium Bike Race, day one of the 12th Annual Crossroads Cycling Classic, to be held in Downtown Concord on Wednesday, August 1, 2012 and authorized City staff to provide in-kind services for the event.
Received and considerd a petition from the Oakleaf Homeowners Association, Inc. and set conditions with regards to the acceptance of Camrose Ct. (private street) onto the City of Concord street maintenance system.
Approved a Memorandum of Understanding for CONNECT Consortium membership and appointing representatives to Consortium coordinating boards.
Authorizing the City Manager to execute various Federal block grant documents City of Concord and the North Carolina Department of Aviation Division of Aviation to certify that local funds are available, authorized requests for grants under
State Aid to Airports Program, awarded bids for the
Apron and Taxiway Strengthening projects to Blythe Development, and authorized the City Manager to execute the contracts.
Received a voluntary annexation petition and adopting a resolution setting a public hearing for annexation of two parcels of land owned by Shea Real Estate Investments, LLC/John F. Shea, Jr.
Concord Housing Department to offer Spanish classes in September
Please note: we would like to clarify last week’s newsletter, which stated that classes are free. There is a cost of $25 (with book cost additional) for non-residents of Concord’s Public Housing communities and Housing Choice Voucher program. We apologize for any confusion this may have caused.
Conversational Spanish classes will soon be offered at the Neighborhood Network Technology Center beginning Tuesday, September 11. This eight week course will offer a rich and lively expression of the language for anyone who wants to communicate more effectively with the Spanish-speaking community. This class is designed for students who have little or no background in Spanish. The class will be held on Tuesdays from 3:00 p.m. until 5:00 p.m. To register and for more information, contact the Concord Housing Department at 704-920-6110.
Register for Safety Town 2012
It’s time to register rising kindergarten students in Cabarrus County for Safety Town 2012, a project of The Junior Charity League of Concord. This free program helps children to learn age appropriate safety rules in classes taught by local professionals. Students will attend sessions on bus safety, fire safety, animal safety, bike safety, gun safety, stranger danger, finger printing, ambulance awareness, dental hygiene and personal hygiene. Safety Town will be held Aug. 7 and 8 (depending on student school assignment) at Coltrane-Webb Elementary School, 8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. Register online at
jclofconcord.com. Questions? Call The Junior Charity League office at 704-652-0669.
Parks and Recreation highlights
Firefly Frolic and Streetlight 5K TONIGHT
Come to a new street festival this year in conjunction with the annual Streetlight 5K tonight, Friday, July 13. Families will fill the streets of Historic Downtown Concord for some hot summer fun, playing, and an outdoor concert. The event will begin at 6:00 p.m. on Union Street.
The Streetlight 5K begins at 7:30 p.m. Race-day registration is $20. The 5K starts and finishes on Means Avenue and the course follows the McEachern Greenway and Downtown Connector. More information and is available at
concordparksandrec.org. During and after the Streetlight 5K, children ages 4-12 can compete on obstacle courses and relays or just have fun on the amusements.
At 8:00, we’ll crank up the volume with
Watts Left, who delivers classic rock with a Southern flair (what they call Southern Fried Classic Rock). Watts Left delivers a huge selection of songs you know with a few you forgot that you love! We'll have you singing and dancing and coming back for more.
Historic Downtown Concord events
If you want the latest information on Historic Downtown Concord news and events please sign up for the CDDC's weekly e-newsletter. Call the CDDC office at 704-784-4208 or email this request to info@concorddowntown.com.
Union Street Live!
Third Thursday of each month, May - September
6:00pm - 9:00pm on the Historic Courthouse Lawn
2012 Schedule
City of Concord upcoming meetings
Unless otherwise noted, location is second floor of Municipal Building, 26 Union Street, S.
July
August
8/7/2012 at 4:00 p.m. City Council work session
Stay Connected!
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concordnc.gov to learn how you can be sure to receive timely updates from the City via phone, text, or email.
Tune into Concord’s new local radio station,
1410-AM WTIX for CityLink Radio each Tuesday at 9:00 a.m.