Happy New Year, Cooleemee and Neighbors,

We hope everyone had a Merry Christmas with family and friends and that your New Year is filled with health, happiness, and joy.

As we roll into the New Year, we have a few things to share: Christmas Tree Pickup (if you have a real tree only) will be on Tuesday, January 7, 2025. Please place trees at the road by Monday evening. Artificial trees will not be picked up. You will need to make arrangements to haul those off, as the Town contractor is not responsible for the disposal of artificial trees. The following week, Tuesday, January 14, 2025, will be the last leaf pickup of the season. I know the rains have caused delays and slowed the ability to rake, blow, and even pick up leaves, but this will be the last day the town offers pickup under its contract. 

Trash and Recycling days have been scheduled for 2025. You can print the schedule from the Town’s website HERE. Also, Electronic Recycling Days have been announced today, with Saturday, January 25, 2025, being the first of those here in Davie County at the site at 360 Dalton Rd. Mocksville. The other three dates are Saturday, April 19, Saturday, July 26, & Saturday, October 25. You can take old TVs, computers, and other electronics to the site for dumping. There is a place in East Spencer that collects electronics year-round at 1102 N. Long St East Spencer 28039 if one of the four dates in Davie is not convenient for you. 

The Town has partnered with Fuller Architect & Davie Construction to get the Community Center up and running. We are currently in the location stage, making sure we place the building in an ideal location for access, weather (rain run-off), and appropriate spacing. Then, we will move into the design phase and see what we can hold in there versus what we and citizens have stated they would like to see. We are confident the library will be part of that; we will have handicapped-accessible restrooms, a publicly usable kitchen, rentable space for your parties and gatherings, and perhaps a small fitness center and meeting rooms for larger Town meetings or local event planning. We are excited to see the finished product in the coming year and hope you all are as well.

Dates to remember: Town Hall will be closed on Monday, January 20, 2025, to observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day. Therefore, the Town’s regular meeting on the third Monday of each month has been moved to the fourth Monday, January 27, 2025, for this month. 

This a reminder that new speed limit signs are being posted all over Town. This is to follow proper regulations of DOT and the Sheriff Dept. as we are a Town of 35 MPH unless posted otherwise. Back in 2014, the town adopted a 25 MPH in town limits unless otherwise posted. Green Signs coming into Town will continue to say and will remain to say 35 unless posted. However, every Town street will now be posted at 25. We are not allowed to change the state-regulated town limit sign stating the 35. To properly enforce 25 MPH each street needs to be marked. This project will be complete by next week. Streets that weren’t properly marked were Joyner, Midway, Westview, Riverside, Duke St coming from Main, Yadkin, Erwin, & Ruffin. 

Streets that were marked and will continue to be 25 MPH are Watt, Center, Grove, Marginal, and Main. Streets marked differently due to DOT are Gladstone at 35 MPH, Junction at 35 MPH, and HWY 801 at 40 MPH. Just be mindful as Law Enforcement is now going to be enforcing speed limits firmly for a while to get speeding under control in the Town.

If you or someone you know would like to serve the Town in any way, we have spots on committees such as Beautification and Events. Submit your name, phone number, and email to the Clerk at 131 Church St., Cooleemee. You do not need to live inside Town Limits to be on these committees. If you know of anyone wanting to be included in these monthly updates, please have them provide their name and email. You can also reply to this email or use the contact information below.   

Thanks, everyone, until next Month! 

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Steven Corriher
Clerk/Finance
Town of Cooleemee
336-284-2141 Office
336-284-6285 Fax
8:00AM-4:00PM Monday-Friday