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Huntersville board reviews FY27 draft goals, flags parks, housing and sustainability priorities
Summary
At a budget workshop the board reviewed draft FY27 goals adapted from FY26, discussed removing completed items, expanding farmland preservation to include parkland, a monarch-protection pledge project, downtown arts-center options and ongoing housing partnerships with nonprofit groups.
Huntersville staff presented draft fiscal year 2027 goals derived from the town's FY26 goals and requested board feedback ahead of a planned adoption date. The manager said the goals will be refined through department budget meetings and board input and that staff will return an updated draft for a planned April 21 adoption.
Board members and staff noted several substantive priorities in the goals package: pursuing green stormwater infrastructure in downtown where previous stormwater recommendations remain to be implemented; broadening farmland-preservation goals to include parkland, guided by a pending tree-canopy study; and adding a monarch-protection project tied to the mayor's mayoral monarch pledge. The board also asked staff to explore options for improvements or an expansion of the arts and cultural center while observing land-use constraints and to incorporate traffic-study findings for the Cashins property into downtown improvement planning.
On housing, speakers stressed continuing partnerships with Rebuild Together, Lake Norman CDC, Ada Jenkins, Hope House and exploring further opportunities with Habitat for Humanity to acquire, repair and revitalize homes in neighborhoods such as Pottstown and Huntington Green and to support workforce housing initiatives. Staff asked that board members funnel suggested edits and additions through the mayor so staff can consolidate changes and return a honed draft in time for the manager's budget schedule.
No formal votes were taken on the goals at this meeting; staff asked for specific feedback and said several ideas may be integrated before the FY27 budget is delivered to the board.
