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February 11, 2010

Council Hears Retreat Report

During its most recent meeting, the Kannapolis City Council heard a summary report of Council Retreat feedback they provided City Manager Mike Legg after the December retreat. Topics include economic development, planning and development, and quality of life. Council provided feedback to the draft and will vote on an official report at their next meeting. For a copy of the draft report, click here. To see the retreat presentations, click here.

Viva Verde Earth Fest

This year the Cities of Concord and Kannapolis – along with Cabarrus County – will be holding a joint Earth Day Festival. Scheduled for Saturday, April 24, from 10 a.m. until 2 p.m., the festival will be held at North Cabarrus Park in Kannapolis.

Plans include information booths, classes at the Dogwood Shelter, nature walks, geocaching, art contests and other activities.

For more information, please contact Community Outreach Coordinator Renee Goodnight at 704-920-4311 or rgoodnight@cityofkannapolis.com.

Downtown Water Project Proceeding

Work is continuing on the downtown water project. Visitor's to downtown may have noticed work on Vance Street. A tentative schedule of the streets impacted can be found on the project blog, which is updated once a week.

Census Coming

The Census is coming, and the City needs your help. Critical funds for schools, roads, economic development, housing and social services depend on a complete and accurate population count. Click here to learn more.

Kincaid Joins Council

Tom Kincaid was officially sworn in as a member of the City Council at their last meeting. For more information about Tom, click here.

We're Blogging

Want more frequent updates on Kannapolis? Check out our blog, written by various staff members in the city manager's office. We're doing our best to give updates once a day with tidbits about what we're working on, projects on the horizon and other issues.