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STEELE CREEK NEWS
Steele Creek
Residents Association Annual Meeting is February 22
2018 Meeting Topics: Schools, Highway 160, and
Steele Creek Branding
(December
22, 2017) Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Superintendent Clayton
Wilcox
will be the featured speaker at the 2018 meeting of the Steele Creek Residents Association on
Thursday evening, February 22 at Kennedy Middle School (4000 Gallant
Lane).
Time:
6:30 PM - Pre-meeting Meet and Mingle
7:00 PM - Presentations
8:00 PM - Additional Meet and Mingle
There will be a pre-meeting from 6:30 to 7:00 when attendees can
meet, mingle, and learn about over twenty non-profit groups and local government agencies that
will have displays with information about their services and programs.
 Dr. Clayton Wilcox,
Superintendent of
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will be the
featured speaker. He will provide updates on plans for two new
schools and upgrades at Olympic that were approved in the recent School Bond and
discuss issues related to area elementary, middle, and high schools.
 Stuart
Basham,
Division 10 Planning Engineer with the
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT),
will give an update on the status of the planned improvements
to State Highway 160 (Steele Creek Road) and other highway projects.
Funding of $59.6 million for widening Highway 160 is included in the
State
Transportation Improvement Program (STIP). The widening project now
extends from the South Carolina state line to I-485, and
construction is scheduled to begin in 2021. Improvements to the
intersection of Steele Creek Road and Hamilton Road are scheduled
for 2018.
 William
Hodges of New Forum, Inc.
(which developed and manages Ayrsley) and the
Charlotte Chamber SouthWest Chapter
will discuss efforts to brand Steele Creek and promote it's
identity, which include adopting a logo and erecting welcome signs
along roadways. A special insert on
Development in Steele Creek was published in the Charlotte
Business Journal in September.
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The Meet and Mingle
will continue until 8:30 or as long as folks
are interested in staying to talk. Participants in the Meet and
Mingle will include
Alignment Southwest Charlotte,
Arrowood Business Association,
Berewick Recreation Center/Winget Recreation Site,
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS),
Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT).
Charlotte Douglas Airport,
Charlotte Engineering and Property Management,
Charlotte Housing and Neighborhood Services, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Department:
Steele Creek Division
and
Animal Care and Control,
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools,
Charlotte
Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO),
Gordon-Conwell Theological Seminary,
Lake Wylie Covekeepers/Catawba Riverkeeper Foundation,
McDowell Nature Center,
Mecklenburg County Tax Assessor's Office,
North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT),
Olympic High School Foundation,
Palisades Episcopal School,
Steele Creek Athletic Association,
Steele Creek Library,
Steele Creek Presbyterian Church, and
Steele Creek YMCA. |
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Kennedy Middle School is located at
4000 Gallant Lane, off Brown-Grier Road near Sandy Porter
Road and I-485 Exit 3. Click
HERE or on the map above to see the location in
Google Maps. |
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Click on this
link to read about the 2017 meeting:
Chief Putney at SCRA Annual Meeting: Know Your CMPD Community Coordinator.
Although attendees can sign up for membership in the Residents
Association (for $10),
membership is not required for attendance. Everyone interested in
Steele Creek is
welcome. You may also mail your dues to PO Box 39396, Charlotte NC
28278-1024.
This will be a great opportunity to learn more about what's going on
in Steele Creek
and catch up with folks you may not have seen for a while.
We hope to see you there!
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story, please visit the
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