Officials hear update on Hendrick site readiness; infrastructure, water and power cited as constraints

Mecklenburg County and the Hendrick project team gave Matthews officials an update on Aug. 11 about site-readiness work at a multi-hundred-acre employment site, saying the parcel is actively marketed to large manufacturers and data users but that utility capacity and environmental approvals will govern what can be built and when.

The report described multiple large inquiries already on the table and flagged three primary infrastructure constraints—power, sewer/water and wetlands permitting—that will shape whether prospective users can move forward in the next three to five years, or whether larger lead times for upgrades push projects farther out.

Mecklenburg County economic development director Roger Johnson briefed the commission and said the property owners have been selective about which companies to pursue. “So I’m here tonight to say you’re in good hands with this particular property owners,” Johnson said, adding that inquiries have come from pharmaceutical contract manufacturing, automotive research and development, data centers and other advanced manufacturers.

The team that presented additional technical detail included Greg Hartley of Acro Development Services, the site engineer, and a Hendrick representative identified in the meeting as “Mr. Koji.” Hartley said roughly 20 acres tied to the project lie across the county line inside the town of Stallings and that those acres are part of the first…