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The City of Kannapolis will continue its Summer Concert and Movie Series with two concerts over the next two weekends. Plain White T’s  will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, July 31 at Village Park. Jo Dee Messina will perform at 7 p.m. on Saturday, August 7 at Village Park. Both events are free to the public.   The City will provide a free shuttle to Village Park during both concerts. The shuttle will operate from 5-10:30 p.m. Masks must be worn on the public shuttle due to ...

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The City of Kannapolis has reached an agreement which will bring more development to West Avenue. The City will provide three parcels of property to Right Field Development, LLC as an investment incentive. The land has an appraised value of $1,668,442. In return, Right Field Development, LLC will develop the parcels into apartments, restaurants, retail stores, condominiums and possibly a hotel. Construction must be completed by 2026 with a minimum tax value of $40,125,000.   The parce...

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N.C. Department of Transportation contract crews will close Tuckaseegee Road between Plum Road and Pagemount Road on Monday morning, Aug. 2, weather permitting.   The closure is necessary for crews to replace a triple barrel culvert under the road at Mill Creek. The road is scheduled to reopen by mid - December.   Drivers can follow a posted detour along Pagemount Road and Mooresville Road (N.C. 3), returning to Tuckaseegee Road.   Access to areas within the clos...

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The City of Kannapolis will host a Family Field Day, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., on Saturday, August 21 at the NC Research Campus Horseshoe, located at 401 Laureate Way. Families are invited to join the Kannapolis Police, Fire and Parks and Recreation Departments for a day of fun before everyone heads back to school. This event is free to the public.   The schedule of events for the field day includes:   10:30 a.m.       Kickball Games 12:00 p.m...

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The City of Kannapolis welcomes the Trammell Crow Company (TCC), who has announced they have purchased 94 acres of property off I-85 at Lane Street, exit 63. The property located at 5700 Royce Street will be developed as the Metro63 Logistics Center.   The firm plans to construct a new 755,928 square foot Class A speculative development. The facility will be built to house a wide variety of logistics users and will include a cross-dock configuration, 190 truck courts, 172 trailer drop...

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We need your vote! The Pump House restroom on West Avenue has been selected as one of the top ten public restrooms in America. The contest, sponsored by Cintas, selected ten finalists based on cleanliness, visual appeal, innovation, functionality and unique design elements. Although we have some stiff competition we will win – with your votes! The Pump House on West Avenue in Kannapolis, NC is designed as a beautiful place to rest, relax and have fun. In the middle of a beautiful tree l...

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Tuesday, Governor Roy Cooper visited a vaccine clinic at Northwest Cabarrus High School today to see students and members of the community receive their vaccine. “We’re getting closer to beating this pandemic, visit by visit, call by call, person by person, shot by shot,” said Governor Cooper. “We must remain vigilant with the spread of the Delta variant and continue to make progress in vaccinating North Carolinians every day.” The Northwest Cabarrus High Scho...

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The Kannapolis City Council has approved the Fiscal Year 2022 budget. The approved budget is $85,250,848 and includes all six operating funds of the City. The budget includes no property tax increase.   However, there is a $2.50 per month environmental fee increase. The increase in environmental fee is due to the continued increase in the cost of collecting and disposing of garbage, electronic, bulky waste, yard waste and recycling items.   The new total environmental month...

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The Kannapolis Planning Department is rewriting and updating the City’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). The UDO is the adopted law of the City which regulates land use and form, growth, and development within the City’s zoning and land use jurisdiction. It includes zoning regulations, which divide the city into different zone districts and generally govern the location, size, and type of development in each district, as well as subdivision regulations. The UDO also establishes t...

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Two-day event culminates in placement of signed steel beam Under sunny downtown Concord skies, community members gathered this week for the two-day Cabarrus County Courthouse “topping off” celebration.  The event commemorated a major milestone in the project, as the building’s structure is now in place and crews are moving into the next phase of construction for the 250,000-square-foot expansion/renovation. The event was also the first official public presentatio...

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