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Storm Updates and Information You May Need

Jun 132013

The following are press releases sent out by counties and power companies concerning today’s storms:

Stanly County:

Stanly County and the city of Albemarle have experienced a large amount of damage from downed trees and power lines. Stanly County Emergency Services is urging all citizens to stay indoors, due to the number of downed power lines. A shelter is being set up at Albemarle High School, 311 Park Ridge Road, Albemarle, NC for those that have been displaced by the storm.

Cabarrus County:

This afternoon at approximately 5pm thunderstorms hit Cabarrus County, NC. Multiple trees and power lines are down and there are road closures at this time in multiple areas of the county. Three (3) houses reportedly have fallen trees on them plus one (1) vehicle had a tree fall on it, but the passengers have been removed and appear to be fine. Approximately 15,000 Cabarrus County residents are without power at this time. Only minor injuries reported at this time.

UNION POWER MEMBERS EXPERIENCING WIDESPREAD OUTAGES

June 13, 2013 – 7:30 pm – MONROE, NC –Union Power Cooperative has been experiencing widespread power outages this evening throughout our service territory, due to a line of severe thunderstorms that are moving through our service territory. At present, Union Power has approximately 13,000 members experiencing power outages. Below is a breakdown of the number of outages per county.

Outages By County

Cabarrus…………. 5027

Mecklenburg…… 424

Rowan…………….. 30

Stanly…………….. 3853

Union……………… 3589

Most of these outages are in Cabarrus, Stanly and Union counties. Downed trees and fallen limbs have contributed to the current situation and hindering travel for our crews. Our crews will continue to work until all power has been restored.

Please stay away from downed power lines.

If you see a downed power line, call 911 immediately.

Members of Union Power Cooperative can report their outages by calling our: Outage Reporting Number at 1-800-794-4423

Union Power Cooperative is a member-owned electric cooperative, which provides electric service to more than 68,000 members in Union, Stanly, Mecklenburg, Cabarrus, and Rowan counties.

Midland moves forward with big projects

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May 272013

The Town of Midland council approved several motions last week at the May council meeting allowing some highly anticipated projects like the town hall and the Carolina Thread Trail to move forward.

During the planning portion of the meeting, the council, in a 3-1 vote with council member Don McSheehan voting against, approved a project budget ordinance of $2.5 million in appropriations for architectural and construction costs related to the town hall project.

The Midland Town Hall will be located a quarter mile down from the Hwy. 24/27 and Hwy. 601 intersection. Revenues anticipated to complete the project include $1,010,000 transfer from the Utility Capital Reserve Fund, $500,000 transfer from the General Fund Balance, and $990,000 loan from the U.S. Department of Agriculture.

Officer shot in Midland, suspect receives two gunshot wounds

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Apr 262013

A Midland man, William Brian Morrison, 35, of Sleepy Hollow Road, while appearing to be intoxicated and possibly under the influence of other substances, fired shots at Cabarrus County Sheriff’s Department officers while hiding in the basement the evening of Tuesday, April 16.

Officer were called to the residence, according to a press release, after receiving a call concerned about shots being fired by a white male potentially close to other residents in the area.

When officers arrived on the scene, they engaged in conversation with Morrison’s father who said he was no longer in the residence and said he could have returned back into the basement of the residence. Continue reading »

Tractor Supply celebrates grand opening

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Apr 262013

The Tractor Supply team, along with Rep. Richard Hudson, Midland Mayor Kathy Kitts, council members Rich Wise, Doug Tucker, and Mike Tallent, town administrator David Pugh, and Cabarrus County EDC President and CEO John Cox cut the ribbon Saturday morning, officially opening the leading national ranch and farm supply store on Hwy. 601 in the heart of Midland.

The day-long celebration of the store commenced with a petting zoo, giveaways, hot rod mowers, a wood carver, and circle pony rides for the entertainment of attendees. Tractor Supply is located at 11855 Hwy. 601 and is open Monday through Saturday, 8 am until 8 pm, and Sunday from 9 am until 6 pm.

Kilah’s Law to be signed by governor

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Apr 262013

Kilah’s Law will officially be signed into law Wednes- day by Gov. Pat McCroy nearly a year after three-year old Kilah was admit- ted to the hospital.

Nearly a year after three- year-old Kilah Davenport was admitted to the hospital with potentially life threatening brain injuries, the Kilah Davenport Foundation has announced Kilah’s Law will officially be signed into legislation by Gov. Pat McCrory Wednesday, April 24.

In the hours following the tragic beating Kilah Davenport suffered at the hands of her stepfather, Kilah’s doctors told her family she would never live after the May 16, 2012 beating. Later, the doctors said she would be in a vegetative state for the rest of her life. In the months since, Kilah has grown stronger each day and is slowly learning to eat, walk, and talk again.

The family, in conjunction with The Justice for All Coalition, has been in the process of gathering support from communities to introduce a tougher sentencing guideline for anyone who causes permanent and debilitating physi- cal injury to a child. The bill has gone through the N.C. House and most recently, the N.C. Senate passing unanimously. The final step will occur Wednesday when Gov. McCrory signs the bill into law. Continue reading »

Midland approves text amendment at April meeting

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Apr 192013

A small change within a text amendment made all the difference for six homebuyers in Tucker Chase in Midland, at the April Midland Town Council meeting.

The council began the meeting with a public hearing to modify a date from January 1, 2008 to January 1, 2009 on Section 2.19-1 of the Midland Development Ordinance. The reason for the change, according to Harry Grimmer, member manager of Tucker Chase, LLC, was due to a hardship case relative to the Tucker Chase subdivision’s six zoning permits which did not meet design requirements.

The previous design standard would require garages to be recessed 3.5 feet behind the primary plane of the front façade of the structure if the lot is greater than 50 feet and less than 80 feet in width if established on or before January 1, 2008. The six zoning permits, which did not meet the standards, were recorded in March of 2008. Continue reading »

Tractor Supply opens doors

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Apr 192013

Above: Customers will see a familiar face around the store. Charlie Hinson formally of Charlie’s Hardware is the Assistant Store Manager of Tractor Supply. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WATERS

Tractor Supply, a national chain supply store with a heart for small communities and the first major chain store in Midland, will host its grand opening this Saturday, April 20, at 7:50 am with a ribbon cutting. After several months of construction, Tractor Supply will officially open their doors to the public with a day of celebrations.

Celebrating its 75 year anniversary, the Midland location is the 1,199th store to be opened for the rural and ranch supply store. After looking at the zip codes of customers at the Albemarle, Concord, and Monroe stores, the national chain decided to bring Tractor Supply closer to their customers in the southern Cabarrus and western Stanly part of the state. Continue reading »

Residents attend meeting on changes to Cabarrus-Stanly county lines

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Mar 292013

Residents look at their property and the potential changes that may occur from resurveying with Paul Reynolds, GIS Administrator of the Stanly County GIS. PHOTOS BY MICHELLE WATERS

Stanly County residents were invited to attend an informal drop-in community meeting Monday evening to discuss future changes to their properties during a two-year county line survey between Stanly and Cabarrus counties.

More than 120 properties on the Cabarrus and Stanly counties line may be affected soon. The county line, which was established in 1762 from Mecklenburg and Anson counties, has never defined a clear border between the two counties.

According to J. Brent Weisner, Cabarrus County Tax Administrator, the board of commissioners have requested the North Carolina Geodetic Survey to aid the county in establishing the boundaries in 1994, 1997, 1999, and have completed their work and are now ready to survey and set monuments on the new line. The entire process could take up to two years.

“There is a common boundary between us, but historically no one has really known where it was. We have been operating with two different county lines,” said Weisner at a Cabarrus County Board of Commissioners meeting in February. “Stanly County has a county line and Cabarrus County has a county line. Sometimes they have crossed over each other and sometimes there has been a gap between the two of them and fortunately those gaps have not been very large.” Continue reading »

Midland picks top two architect firm finalists

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Mar 212013

Town of Midland council approved a motion for the architecture firm, ADW Architects, for the new town hall project after staff interviewed more than
nine firms and presented the council with the top four choices. PHOTO BY MICHELLE WATERS

After numerous interviews with prospective architectural firms, the Town of Midland staff narrowed the choices down to four for the council to interview and choose at the March council meeting last Tuesday, March 12.

After a special meeting where the council heard presentations from each of the firms, the council unanimously voted for ADW Architects as the first choice during the regular meeting. Mayor Kathy Kitts decided during a tiebreaker on Creech and Associates over LS3P Associates for the town’s second choice.

Staff assessed each firm based on a system of points for high standards for staffing, a demonstrated knowledge of the Town of Midland’s future plans, as well as experience with the USDA and more. Creech and Associates scored the highest-91 out of 105 points-with ADW scoring 90 out of 105 points.

“We feel strongly about the top two we scored,” said Midland Planning, Zoning, and Subdivision Administrator Richard Flowe. “You could trade off the top two with strengths and weaknesses, and both would do a great job.” Continue reading »

Cabarrus Acres sewer project to begin soon

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Feb 212013

The Town of Midland Council officially approved a resolution for the N.C. Clean Water Revolving Loan and Grant Loan amount of $1.2 million to provide sewer to the Cabarrus Acres subdivision. McGill Associates have been contracted for the engineering services for the project.

The process for installing sewer for the residents of Cabarrus Acres has been in the works for a long time, and the town hopes to begin construction in the spring and summer of this year.

The N.C. Department of Environment and Natural Resources offered the revolving loan in the amount of $1.2 million, and it will be combined with a $1.2 million grant from the Clean Water Management Trust for a total investment of $2.4 million in the project.

The sewer project will help approximately 50 residents within the Cabarrus Acres subdivision located off Midland Road.

“Mayor and council, we appreciate the opportunity to work with you and your staff. We appreciate the opportunity to be of service to you,” said McGill Associates representative Andy Lovingood.

The council also approved a resolution to apply for a Clean Water State Revolving Fund for a low-interest loan for the second phase in the Cabarrus Acres sewer project. Continue reading »

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