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Violence Prevention, Highways, Schools, and Greenways were Topics at the 2023 Residents Association Annual Meeting
The Residents Association would like to thank Kennedy Middle School Principal Kevin Sudemack, Thomas Wells, and other staff for again hosting our meeting and providing the tables and audio-visual equipment. Mecklenburg County Office of Violence Prevention
Mecklenburg is the first county in North Carolina to establish an office of Violence Prevention. North Carolina Department of Transportation
Signs for Exit 4 on I-485 have been replaced. They identify it as the Steele Creek Road exit and no longer say "Fort Mill." See Construction on Highway 160 Widening to Begin in 2028. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools
See 2023 School Bond to Include Two Steele Creek Projects. Walker Branch Greenway
Construction will begin in 2023 on an additional 1 mile section of the Walker Branch Trail north of S Tryon Street continuing to Sledge Road. Also in 2023, construction will begin on the .6 mile extension of the Hoover Creek Greenway Trail along the south side of RiverGate Shopping Center. See New Greenway Trail Construction to Begin in 2023. Meet & Mingle
Attendees got to talk to representatives of over two dozen state and local government agencies and non-profit organizations 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. Click HERE for a list of contacts. The Meet and Mingle participants were:
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(March
7, 2023) The Steele Creek Residents Association held its 2023 Annual
Meeting on February 23. Residents got to talk to representatives of
over two dozen state and local government agencies and non-profit
organizations who contribute to the Quality of Life in Steele Creek.
Presentations were on Violence
Prevention, Highways, Schools, and Greenways.
Tracie Campbell, Senior Health Manager with the Mecklenburg County
Office of Violence Prevention, gave a presentation on
Stuart Basham,
DM-STIP Program Manager with the Division 10 Project Development
Unit of the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT) gave
an update on highway projects.
Dennis
LaCaria, Consultant with Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Facilities
Planning and Real Estate, gave a presentation on the proposed
2024-2028 Capital Improvement Plan. The plan includes 30 projects
with a total cost of $2.997 billion. The plan includes two projects in Steele Creek:
a new 54 classroom middle school on Steele Creek Road south of Hamilton Road and an onsite replacement for Steele Creek Elementary School.
Karl Froelich, Chair of the
Association's Greenway Committee and Past
President of the Association, gave an update on plans for greenway
trails. 
