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Committee chair Jeremy Shook said the group organized into three subcommittees this year ' community engagement; energy, water and waste; and environment and infrastructure ' and drafted roughly seven goals for 2025. Those goals include a monthly \"sustainability corner\" in the town newsletter and a permanent sustainability page on the town website; three town cleanup days in partnership with Riverkeepers; educational materials and outreach on energy and water conservation; identification and study of potential sustainable energy production (solar, landfill gas, wastewater biogas); planning for wildlife corridors and a \"treasure tree\" program in coordination with Mecklenburg County; and research into sustainable building and demolition practices that could lead to zoning recommendations.

Shook said the committee had paused a full sustainability plan while staff pursued grant funding to hire a consultant. He identified Mayor Pro Tem Jennifer Hunt as the commission liaison and Bobby Williams as the staff liaison, and said the committee had approved the goals internally and sought the board's feedback. Commissioners asked about targeting cleanup days in neighborhoods without homeowners associations and about coordinating with Electric Cities or other utilities for residential solar outreach; Shook said the committee planned to engage local utilities as part of its energy goal.

The board later unanimously appointed Natalie Povola (name spelled several ways in the record) to fill a vacancy on the Environmental Sustainability Committee.

Committee members and commissioners described the goals as early-stage and advisory; any regulatory or zoning recommendations would come to the board following further study and potential staff or consultant work.","mediaType","Video","parentTitle","Town Board Meeting 6-17-25","oneSentenceSummary","Huntersville's Environmental Sustainability Committee presented seven draft goals for 2025 on June 17, ranging from monthly outreach and cleanup days to studies of on-site renewable energy and wildlife corridors.","taxTitle","Huntersville, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina","taxId",4128,"location","headline","","shortSummary",{"_33":76,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":77,"_41":78,"_43":79,"_45":80,"_47":81,"_49":82,"_51":83,"_53":84,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":85,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":86,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6192989,"Huntersville approves joint-use amendment with Lake Norman Charter Elementary to add six lit tennis courts",99,4150000,4249000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8&start=4150&end=4249","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8/thumbnail_4150000.jpg","/articles/6192989/Huntersville/Mecklenburg-County/North-Carolina/Huntersville-approves-joint-use-amendment-with-Lake-Norman-Charter-Elementary-to-add-six-lit-tennis-courts","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192989-30db5fbac441ece7c59ec3095c7b4bb6/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206518&Signature=nhmbd3dNEDuTkMN0dgi-mvZXOxxP-PAghQ0zrqgHVxNQhkVcTQxnJ4x~wuOPQCAYmZiPoPpsRmwtci9nXuBvIUG7WtQNY3~z6U43ZVNUHl-79e25I814W8aZ0xPXYh69jlx0cXFaV-N1TJC96e~0I0B5TjihjSAX2mkyauyAJjy8gObdjYNBuraTvcUCgQR8ykKtyhN0XqZjMWAGKUfhZKuXWuvwsGt8kbTfkDaVYYftnygT1wGIgMNZOPl9kW1gvZLrpTYXt1IFDukJO40AVAw3uOjfqCIsWf1oajBtseLDcf4Tbym1Mi31liVx7T3jJ0gqqkTjGvDcR97HqTQh1A__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huntersville Board of Commissioners on June 17 approved an amendment to the joint-use agreement with Lake Norman Charter School that adds six lighted tennis courts to the town's shared facilities and extends joint-use terms for indoor gymnasiums.

Parks and recreation staff said Huntersville relies on joint-use agreements to provide much of its indoor and outdoor recreational capacity, noting 12 joint-use agreements currently cover gymnasiums, athletic fields and parking for town programs. The new amendment adds six lighted tennis courts; town staff said the 2030 Parks and Recreation Master Plan calls for additional courts and that the six-court addition will help meet that need.

The town's capital commitment for the amendment is $150,000 for the courts; the overall school/park project already had budgeted funds in the CIP for gym construction. The amendment includes a capital reserve fund for court fees so resurfacing can be funded from collected user fees rather than recurring town capital appropriations.

The Parks and Recreation Commission recommended the amendment unanimously. Board members said the joint-use approach reduces town capital and operating costs while expanding public access to courts and gyms. The board voted unanimously to approve the amendment and the associated funding mechanism.

Parks staff said earlier joint-use arrangements (including a prior agreement with Community School of Davidson) have produced sustainable capital-reserve balances to pay resurfacing costs on a multiyear cycle.","The board approved a 15-year amendment to the town's joint-use agreement with Lake Norman Charter School to add six lighted tennis courts; the town committed $150,000 for the courts and the agreement creates a capital reserve funded by court fees for resurfacing.",{"_33":88,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":89,"_41":90,"_43":91,"_45":92,"_47":93,"_49":94,"_51":95,"_53":96,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":97,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":98,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6192994,"Huntersville approves purchase of two Seagrave pumper trucks and budget appropriation",348,3668000,4016000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8&start=3668&end=4016","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8/thumbnail_3668000.jpg","/articles/6192994/Huntersville/Mecklenburg-County/North-Carolina/Huntersville-approves-purchase-of-two-Seagrave-pumper-trucks-and-budget-appropriation","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192994-b74cb2851000d2bff6c213a5af34a8fa/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206518&Signature=LmfQu33ZE9YXeqx6Hr1~JE41dqkKAUsW8Vj6P-WT3FVUQUfdYGTncJc7f6DmSVbneotZMICuVjEOosVeqz9eViVa0Syeqlmd~SdkCeqGAF1Sb2904UtUvJo3k3M1uFKRmP7k7a2Q2EDtwNibyQx5~B~8AaXLvgepZR4nOASe7hYRDGL-GcRPUbZFfZ4g3N~D00Httq1CUwERjdaq7Gng8qL-G8cOkuUafY4MQF5JvEWY8esB5u7ZokqNLoNDdO4~JDOjxFgpXT66dSLg8324I8SQ5nU8RZaFJLXkuajYX5gK34RbcB3nK7NwL9x-BvUAGCwQgdj579Zb3RI6-gZLww__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huntersville Board of Commissioners on June 17 approved the purchase of two Seagrave Marauder pumper trucks at a total cost of $2,564,007 and adopted a budget amendment to appropriate emergency services fund balance to pay for the purchase.

Fire leadership told the board the purchase replaces an older 2018 apparatus and will support Station 5, now planned for Raymond Church Road. Chief representatives said construction lead time for the vehicles is about three years and eight months, meaning delivery is expected in 2028 or early 2029.

The fire department said the apparatus are ordered through the HGACBuy/HDA Cooperative procurement process (a group purchasing arrangement) to match equipment used across neighboring agencies and reduce training time and maintenance complexity. The chief noted the town has a capital reserve for fire vehicles established when the department was municipalized and that the appropriation uses those saved funds, not a tax increase.

A motion to approve the purchase carried unanimously, and the board then approved the budget amendment appropriating $2,564,007 from the emergency services fund balance to capital outlay for the pumper trucks.

Commissioners and staff said standardized apparatus across nearby departments lowers training hours and that early ordering is required because of long manufacture lead times. No alternatives were presented at the meeting; funding was identified in capital planning and reserve balances.","The Huntersville Board approved buying two Seagrave Marauder pumper trucks through a cooperative purchasing program and appropriated $2,564,007 from the emergency services fund balance for the purchase.",{"_33":100,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":101,"_41":102,"_43":103,"_45":104,"_47":105,"_49":106,"_51":107,"_53":108,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":109,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":110,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6192999,"Huntersville board denies rezoning for Everett Keith subdivision after concerns over plan fit and timing",1802,1889000,3691000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8&start=1889&end=3691","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8/thumbnail_1889000.jpg","/articles/6192999/Huntersville/Mecklenburg-County/North-Carolina/Huntersville-board-denies-rezoning-for-Everett-Keith-subdivision-after-concerns-over-plan-fit-and-timing","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192999-bf092e33e1cb7de64d2abd96c3cd4860/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206518&Signature=a44ekRDPRbO1Tw-VVbS0ZmaukYj3xIBzQre1VDkyT9bmjAURjjwWQtYg-9OOcMqSqKHb7cgw0xP3DDY3xfptHvD7MPWOPON-n1GVeOqDy8QVdqPhvpJ2F0RrIb3uG0Q93c3swFqZ8GaQT0MIC1u8EfANVGJASxaj5j~zV8ZN8z3DJTFmlxKHJWHScr1RERfDGA36g5ABLt9JU4dfxCzvAUDLBglpV9UedrmXJXvK8WfeUVXtk6jLBVbaRO5yS6fgyOewnKcrJUZ6b~JEwQwQSkodiP7zNeCqztkTLqxSwEVWtK~tzeL1NuzLSEtdUZ1c55mBcnXTTUzm2rvMOLA4zQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huntersville Board of Commissioners on June 17 denied rezoning petition R24-07 for a proposed 106-acre Everett Keith residential subdivision, saying the applicant's proposal did not align with parts of the Huntersville 2040 plan and the Eastfield Road small area plan and that late changes limited public review.

The board's motion to deny, which passed after a second, found the petition inconsistent with multiple land-use policies in the 2040 plan and with the Eastfield Road small area plan. Commissioners who voted to deny cited outstanding concerns about internal connectivity, residential design and transitions to adjacent neighborhoods.

Planning staff described the proposal as a 259-lot subdivision with an overall average density of about 2.44 units per acre, including 76 attached townhomes, 75 cottage-style single-family homes, and a mix of detached lots. Staff said the developer had agreed to spread eight attainable (affordable-for-sale) units across the site rather than clustering them, and to construct on-site multiuse paths and some greenway connections and park improvements. The application had been before the planning board, which recommended approval with abstentions.

In public comment, Christine Wallach urged the board to consider the size and design of the attainable units, saying the applicant appeared to have placed smaller units in a distinct building and that the floor area was substantially smaller than market units. She told the board, \"I don't think that really satisfies the intent of the affordable and attainable housing goals.\" Jeff Locke, chair of the Huntersville Greenway, Trail and Bikeway Commission, asked that the developer ensure engineering for a bridge and path connections so the project would not block a regional Charlotte-to-Mooresville trail link through the site.

The applicant described multiple on-site amenities in its presentation, including pocket parks, a proposed 10-space parking lot and restroom building to support a town-dedicated park parcel, pickleball courts, and about 2.3 miles of multiuse paths connecting roughly 23 acres of urban open space. The applicant said it had revised plans since the public hearing to disperse the eight attainable units among the attached and cottage product types, reduced build-to lines, and added a phasing plan that would postpone construction traffic on Dogwood Lane.

Staff and the applicant also discussed several outstanding technical items: an off-site sewer agreement the developer must secure for the project to proceed, coordination with Duke Energy on alignment across a transmission corridor, and a speed-study/traffic-calming coordination with N.C. Department of Transportation for nearby Dogwood Lane. Planning staff noted significant topography and utility easements on the site that limit alley connectivity in some neighborhoods within the project.

Commissioners who opposed approval said changes introduced late in the process and abstentions at the planning board had reduced confidence that the public had adequate time to review the most recent materials. One commissioner said the proposal felt like \"fitting a square peg in a round hole\" despite changes made over the previous 18 months.

The board's vote denies the rezoning; staff and the developer may return with revised proposals or other options subject to future hearings and filings.

Less central to the vote, several speakers in public comment also urged broader environmental and recycling policy changes and expressed opposition to unrelated commercial expansion projects, but those items were not before the board for action.","The Huntersville Board of Commissioners voted to deny rezoning petition R24-07 (Everett Keith), citing conflicts with the town's 2040 plan and the Eastfield Road small area plan, outstanding connectivity and design issues, and limited time for public review of late changes.",{"_33":112,"_35":36,"_37":38,"_39":113,"_41":114,"_43":115,"_45":116,"_47":117,"_49":118,"_51":119,"_53":120,"_55":56,"_57":58,"_59":121,"_61":62,"_63":64,"_65":122,"_67":68,"_69":70,"_71":68,"_72":73,"_74":73},6192979,"Huntersville approves due diligence and land purchases for public projects, including potential Station 2 site and Huntersville-Concord Road parcel",424,4406000,4830000,"/Search/View?dp=1&key=3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8&start=4406&end=4830","https://assets.pipeline.soar.com/3868603-410afac5ca694d271a55478b6e6ccbd8/thumbnail_4406000.jpg","/articles/6192979/Huntersville/Mecklenburg-County/North-Carolina/Huntersville-approves-due-diligence-and-land-purchases-for-public-projects-including-potential-Station-2-site-and-Huntersville-Concord-Road-parcel","https://secure.pipeline.soar.com/6192979-2ef8a215d56a8d22efa8198bbd89a869/orig.mp4?Expires=1771206519&Signature=EE9CdozHstYh3g83hGvp78zL2DXTTjw8URWGPIg2mvUF6lII-B4yvkXs42AXuhHRceULNfNL8NHz4rmgLlqzxLWhAyLhB-W4qYZGkxF9X4My3TgKlQ0LIYnBDaoMkn7XomE5tLd2kx7OmgAuLTmI7dHuAKxOIHVEVPlevO6up4I3tcdbO905cONZlAESbTd3cKW6CDM0~8VggaqQSWH2t-owkYMMQ0HgNkillrv8h44urkAei9m4yg~Z3pBpPRmGSC5JITzeV4fclc8sd2zosviYmp4aS0usyV7UbZKXNQ5RrkbGrfS5X~qp4VPfwElRA19rdUvM7fM97te0nmCnIQ__&Key-Pair-Id=KUT5TJCACFTXG","The Huntersville Board of Commissioners on June 17 authorized staff to pursue due diligence on a property at 15318 N.C. Highway 73 as a potential replacement site for Fire Station 2, and approved the purchase agreement and a $750,000 budget appropriation for a parcel at 403 Huntersville-Concord Road needed for a road realignment and pedestrian improvements.

Town staff told the board the Highway 73 parcel under consideration includes a small natural gas substation and that acquisition depends on multiple conditions: price, the ability to address crossings of N.C. 73, coordination with utilities and other easements. The board voted to authorize the manager to move forward with due diligence (environmental review, title and utility coordination) but did not appropriate acquisition funds at this meeting; staff said they would return with a budget amendment if the due diligence supports purchase.

On the Huntersville-Concord Road parcel (403 Huntersville-Concord Road), staff said the property is required to build an improved curve and multiuse path as part of the FY26 capital project. The board approved executing the purchase agreement and later approved appropriating $750,000 of fund balance for the acquisition and related expenses. Staff noted the price has risen since earlier years and that the current offer reflects market conditions.

Board discussion clarified that the current Station 2 building dates to the early 1960s, sits on septic and is constrained by high-voltage transmission corridors that limit expansion; moving the station site would improve access to growing areas and lake-side response coverage. Staff estimated due diligence for the Highway 73 site would take roughly 60 to 120 days to complete.

Both actions were approved unanimously.","The town authorized due diligence and approved purchase steps for two parcels: authorization to pursue due diligence on 15318 N.C. Highway 73 as a potential Station 2 replacement site, and approval of a purchase agreement and $750,000 budget appropriation for 403 Huntersville-Concord Road for a roadway curve improvement project.","actionData","errors"]

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