STEELE CREEK NEWS
Revaluation and
Planning were Topics at
the 2019 Residents Association Annual Meeting
(March
1, 2019) Over 200 Steele Creek residents and 50 representatives of
government agencies, schools, and non-profit organizations attended the 2019
Steele Creek Residents Association Annual Meeting on February 28 at
Kennedy Middle School.
Mecklenburg County Tax Revaluation Process Overview
Cecil Jackson (Lead Commercial Appraiser) and Lloyd Salter (Lead
Residential Appraiser) of the Mecklenburg County Tax Assessor’s
Office spoke about the 2019 revaluation process. The county has
completed its revaluation of about 371,500 parcels in Charlotte, the
county, and the surrounding towns. It’s the first revaluation since
2011. Approximately 371,500 parcels were affected and resulted in
about a 54% overall increase, a 77% average commercial increase, and
a 43% average residential increase. Residential and commercial sales
data during 2016 – 2018 (when between 23,000 and 25,000 annual sales
were recorded) was the primary influence on the process.
Property
taxes won’t increase with a revenue neutral tax, but owners whose
property value rises more than the median amount are more likely to
see a tax bill increase.
Mecklenburg has gone eight years in between
revaluations — the longest it’s allowed to under state law — and
local officials plan to shorten the cycle so property value changes
aren’t so drastic the next time around. In the future, the county
plans to revalue properties every four years, placing the next
revaluation in 2023.
Property owners who disagree with their new
values can request an informal appeal within 30 days online at
www.meckreval.com, or file a formal appeal with the Board of
Equalization and Review by May 20. Property tax bills for 2019 should be
mailed in July with payments due by September 1, but penalties are
not normally applied unless payments are not received by January
1st. More information is available at
MeckReval.
Charlotte Planning, Design & Development
David Pettine
(Charlotte Planning – Rezoning Process), Bob Cook (Charlotte
Regional Transportation Planning Organization), and Taiwo
Jaiyeoba (Director of Planning – 2040 Comprehensive Plan) each spoke
briefly.
Rezoning: Mr. Pettine provided a summary of two
types of rezoning requests – conventional and conditional. A
thorough explanation is available
HERE.
Project Delay on NC-160 Widening: Mr. Cook
spoke about his organization, its cooperative efforts with other
regional agencies, and its role in the I-77 corridor study. Details on CRPTO can be viewed on their website:
www.crtpo.org . Mr. Cook also explained why the project to
widen NC-160 (Steele Creek Rd) between the South Carolina Line and
I-485 has been “pushed back.”
2040 Comprehensive Plan: The final speaker was Mr. Jaiyeoba who
spoke about Charlotte Future – a 2040 Comprehensive Plan. He
encouraged all residents to become involved with this planning
effort and mentioned three upcoming community meetings. You can
learn more at:
charlottefuture.com/2040.
Meet & Mingle
Attendees got to
talk to representatives of over two dozen state and local government agencies
and non-profit organizations, and principals of most of the area
schools during the Meet and Mingle
part of the meeting. This was a great opportunity to interact with
many of the people who affect the quality of life in Steele Creek
The Meet and Mingle
participants were:
Arrowood Business Association/Alignment SW Charlotte
Arts &
Science Council
Berewick Recreation Center
Winget Recreation Center
Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)
Charlotte Department of Transportation
Charlotte Douglas Airport
Charlotte Engineering and Property Managment
Charlotte Housing & Neighborhood Services
Charlotte Planning, Design & Development Department
Charlotte Regional
Transportation Planning Organization
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
CMPD-Animal Care and Control
CMPD-Steele Creek Division Lake Wylie Covekeepers/Catawba
Riverkeeper
McDowell Nature Center
Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation - Greenway Planning
Mecklenburg County Tax Assessor's Office
North Carolina Department of Transportation
Palisades
Episcopal School
Steele Creek Historical and Genealogical
Society
Steele Creek Library
Steele
Creek Masonic Lodge #737
Steele Creek Volunteer Fire Department
Steele Creek YMCA
TreesCharlotte
View the Meet and
Mingle Presentation Loop
HERE.
The Residents
Association would like to thank Kennedy Principal Kevin Sudimak
for offering the use of the school's gym for our meeting, for providing the
tables, podium, sound system, projector, and screen, and for
getting everything set up. We hope the community found the
meeting informative and useful.
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