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Catawba County approves special assessment to fund Mountain Creek Ridge road improvements
Summary
After a public hearing with no speakers, the Board adopted Resolution No. 2025-20 authorizing road improvements for Mountain Creek Ridge subdivision; the work is estimated at $282,000 and assessments may be paid in ten annual installments at 1.5% interest.
The Catawba County Board of Commissioners on June 2 held a public hearing and adopted Resolution No. 2025-20, the Final Assessment Resolution authorizing street improvements for the Mountain Creek Ridge subdivision and directing implementation under N.C. Gen. Stat. Chapter 153A.
Utilities & Engineering Director Peter Shonka explained that property owners representing 35 of 46 lots (76.1% of owners) and approximately 7,986.34 lineal feet of 10,634.02 lineal feet of frontage (about 75.1%) signed a petition requesting the improvements, meeting the statutory 75% threshold for a petition-driven project. The board opened the public hearing; with no one speaking the hearing was closed and Commissioner Barbara G. Beatty moved to adopt the Final Assessment Resolution, which carried unanimously.
The planned work described in the resolution includes removal of objects within the right-of-way, milling of most pavement sections by 1.5 inches followed by a 1.5-inch asphalt overlay, reconditioning of certain gravel bases followed by overlay, and some sections receiving a 1.0-inch overlay without milling. The estimated project cost is $282,000 (about $6,130 per lot); the final cost and per-lot assessment will be determined after bidding and construction.
The resolution directs that 100 percent of the project cost be assessed to benefited properties fronting Mountain Creek Drive, Creek Bend Court, Stonemill Path and Falls Ridge Trail; property owners may pay in cash or elect ten equal annual installments bearing interest at 1.5 percent per annum. The County will proceed with bidding and award in accordance with state procurement law; after final cost determination the Tax Administrator may collect confirmed special assessments in the same manner as property taxes if the board confirms the rolls.
A plat/exhibit for Mountain Creek Ridge was attached to the resolution in the meeting record.
