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Volume 8, Number 11 • March 12 to 18, 2015
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“wise up” about saving energy See more in Courtney Schultz’s story on page 12.
Irish spirit coming to downtown Matthews Businesses to participate in inaugural Shamrock Crawl for St. Patrick’s Day by Josh Whitener editor@matthewsminthillweekly.com
MATTHEWS – Visitors to downtown Matthews can add a little Irish flavor to their holiday next week through the inaugural Matthews Shamrock Crawl. The event, slated for Tuesday, March 17, will include discounted drinks, food items and more from seven different downtown businesses: Carolina Beer Temple, 105 Cigar Co., Black Chicken Wine Cellar, Mojo Cycles, Beantown Tavern, Moe’s Original Bar B Que and Kristophers Sports Bar & Restaurant. Additional businesses have signed on as sponsors and, though the event isn’t directly affiliated with the town’s newly formed Red Brick Partnership, a downtown merchants’ group, a number of sponsors and participating businesses are (see Shamrock Crawl on page 5)
Town board meeting addresses infrastructure by Crystal O’Gorman crystal@matthewsminthillweekly.com
MATTHEWS – Matthews Board of Commissioners met on Monday, March 9, to address several issues concerning commercial and town infrastructure. The board of commissioners approved a public hearing date for rezoning Matthews Church of God, in the consent agenda; discussed the need to replace cracking concrete at Matthews Fire Stations 1 and 2; and talked about traffic issues at South Trade Street and Chesney Glen Drive, during Town Manager Hazen Blodgett’s report.
Rezoning Matthews Church of God Matthews Church of God’s property is currently listed as two different zones, one listed for singlefamily housing with a minimum lot size of 12,000 square feet and the other is listed for industrial building under conditional use. The church’s senior pastor, Rick Brackett, said the church previously had a parsonage on site, but that property was removed in late 2007. He said that’s why the parcel was broken up into two zoning categories. The church requested the church parcel be rezoned as combined residential/industrial conditional use with a minimum of 2 acres. Brackett said
this classification makes more sense by pulling it altogether. If the rezoning classification is approved, these conditions will allow the church to install an electronic sign and build on to their parking lot. Brackett said they were already interested in raising money for the sign when they realized the property needed to be rezoned, which led to the rezoning request. He said if approved, the church hopes to have Stewart Signs, of Sarasota, Florida, build a 4-footby-8-foot electronic sign that will cost approximately $20,000. The sign would face East John Street. (see Infrastructure on page 11)
INDEX: News Briefs, 6; Crime Blotter, 7; Scores, 8; Home Sales, 10; Education, 12; A&E, 16; Calendar, 18; Sports, 20; Classifieds, 23
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