Happy Summertime,

I hope this update finds everyone staying cool and doing well to start the summer season off. 

I hope everyone made it out to see the July 4th Parade and was able to join in the festivities that followed.  Considering the heat, we had a great turnout; we gave away hotdogs, watermelon, and popsicles. The kids stayed cool on the slip-and-slide, and with the baby soap and shampoo we used to keep it slick, they got a free bath at the same time. Grimes Parker was our Honorary Grand Marshall this year. As many know, we lost Grimes in March this year, so his family rode the float to honor him. It was great for the Town to recognize him once more for all that he had done for our community and Davie County over the years. 

One item that will make many folks happy is we officially have a Code Officer back in Town. Tyler Chadwick started July 1. He is trying to familiarize himself with the area, and I will be assisting him in that area. He will spend the few weeks seeing the Town, sending letters of notification, not violations just yet,   hoping the notices let folks know he is here and starting up. Hopefully, when he starts with a full bang in August,  many will have cleaned up, mowed, or handled what violations may be present. 

The next Town Board meeting will be Monday night, July 15, at 6 p.m. at Town Hall. We will be discussing several topics. We are looking to appoint folks to the Planning Board soon. If you or someone you know is interested and lives within the Town limits, please send them to Town Hall for information. We have an Interlocal Agreement with Davie County in place for Tax Collections, the Cooleemee Branch of the Davie County Library, and soon Zoning Assistance. We are considering RFQ (Request for Qualifications) for architect duties to begin the design and oversee the construction of the new Community Center. A Public Hearing will be held as we have updated Zoning Ordinances to the newly required 160D by the state. We hope to vote those into action Monday night.

Over the next couple of weeks, you will notice a lot of activity on Church and Duke St. This will involve the demolition of the old pool. I understand many have great memories of the pool and hate to see it go away. However, the expense is just too great for our small town to bear to repair and maintain. Thanks to State grants, we have an opportunity to build this Community Center that is planned to hold Town Hall offices, a meeting room, a conference room, a small exercise room, a small kitchen, and the new branch of the Davie County Library. An area with use of the kitchen will be available to rent for your parties and get-togethers. 

Newsletter mailings will start going out to Post Office Boxes soon. They will start coming out each quarter for summer, fall, winter, and spring with updates on what’s happening with the Town, River Park, CHA, events, etc. So be on the lookout for those to hit your box soon. 

Lastly, the Town passed its 24/25 Budget at the June meeting. The budget is balanced at $516,400. No tax rate increases for our community is great news; a slight dip in Sales Tax is expected due to the Hold Harmless between the Town and County. However, a slight increase from last year’s budget is expected from State Sales Tax, which should help balance any differences. We will continue to have Davie County Sheriff Officers in town here with Sgt. Joseph Crotts heading that up for us; we greatly appreciate his service to our Community.

Stay cool and watch over your family, neighbors, and pets. We’ll talk to you in August.

Thanks!

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