Good morning, Cooleemee and surrounding residents,

We hope this February update finds everyone safe, happy, and healthy.

Our 2024 year-end newsletter is set to go out soon. However, printer mishaps have prevented it from going out sooner. The parts to repair are due this week, and printing can resume after that to complete this task and mail the newsletters out as soon as possible.

Committees have been meeting with the architect and general contractor to discuss the location, design, and the community center’s best, most useful uses. From January through October, the town held eight meetings with the public to gather information on what citizens hoped or felt would be good uses. All that information has been compiled and included in the discussions to determine which suggestions are within the current budget. Stay tuned, as construction is set to start this spring.

Speaking of springtime, you will also see several other projects begin. We have several streets up for paving. Ruffin St. and Erwin St. will be the first of these. Cross St. and Church St. will follow soon after the Community Center construction is complete. We hope to add a few more recreational updates by the spring, including applying for a grant to complete a few other recreational projects this summer.

As many know, Davie County is completing the 2024/2025 property revaluations, and notices will soon be sent out if you haven’t already received one. If you have an issue or disagree with the evaluation, please read the instructions carefully on the notice or check daviecountync.gov. The Town of Cooleemee has no part in revaluations and cannot change anything regarding them.

The Town is rolling out work session meetings at Town Hall/Zachary House; these work sessions are to allow the Mayor and Commissioners to discuss upcoming agenda items and discuss the Community Center as we are in a critical phase of design/development in hopes of having regular meetings run just a little more smoothly. No voting nor decision-making will take place at these meetings. As always, the public is welcome to attend; however, please be mindful that public comments will not be entertained during these meetings; they will only be entertained during regular monthly public meetings. These meetings will happen occasionally, about a week or so before the regular scheduled meeting. Postings will be placed on the bulletin board at the post office as well as the Facebook page at least 48 hours before the meeting takes place.

The budget process is currently underway. We will set up the Budget Workshop in early March (open to the public) to fully start that journey. We will lose some funding from the County Sales Tax revenue department but gain revenue in ABC sales.

Our next scheduled meeting is set for February 17, 2025, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall.

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