Union County

Developer says unpaid Waxhaw property taxes an oversight

Historic Ventures downtown project moves to public hearing

For the second year in a row, Historic Ventures LLC officials will ask Waxhaw commissioners to approve their downtown project. Before the March 9 session gets underway, however, the Matthews development group faces questions about its delinquent $4,486 property tax bill for the land they want to build on.

Board of Education faces reassignment choices

Current plan moves 297 Porter Ridge ­students to Piedmont and Sun Valley clusters

If the latest student reassignment proposal for the ­Porter Ridge school cluster is adopted, 297 students will change schools before classes start in August, potentially saving the district an estimated $432,000.

One church to serve them all?

No new Catholic churches planned for Union’s 12K parishoners, Charlotte churches step up to serve them

According to Roman Catholic ­Diocese of Charlotte pastoral reports, in 2000 there were nearly 12,000 ­Catholics ­living in Union County. That number has only grown in the last decade. And yet there’s only one Union County Catholic parish – Our Lady of Lourdes in ­Monroe – with no others planned because there’s no available staff.

African Storytelling enriches Indian Trail community

African storytellers Obakunle Akinlana and April Turner lifted their voices in joyous song and spun enchanting Nigerian folktales Feb. 16 to an enthralled audience of children and adults celebrating Black History Month at Union West Regional Library in Indian Trail. And amid the festivities an impromptu band was christened – the Indian Trail Last-Minute African Band.

County districting recommendation near

Governance Committee opts for two districts and five at-large seats, still must decide boundaries

Union County’s governance committee has settled on recommending a two-district, five at-large members voting scenario with just one question left: where to draw the district lines. At their Feb. 24 meeting, committee members debated three ways to divvy up the county.

Bidders lining up for CMC-Union?

County has 10 inquiries, none from CHS

No official request for proposals has gone out, but Union County and its hospital consultant already have 10 calls from companies possibly interested in buying Carolinas Medical ­Center-Union. Consultant Kaufman-Hall told commissioners Feb.