Revitalize Downtown Huntersville

03/10/2025

Join us for our first-ever State of the Town event on March 27 at Huntersville Town Hall with Mayor Christy Clark! Mayor Clark will give a presentation providing updates on Town initiatives, projects, events and more, and then engage in meaningful conversation with our community. The event begins at 6 p.m. Light fare and refreshments will be served. Please let us know you plan to attend the event by filling out the registration information at this link: https://publicinput.com/HN2772

11/07/2024

HUNTERSVILLE – Town leaders believe positive changes are on the horizon for downtown Huntersville following the announcement that progress has been made to bring the Red Line commuter rail through north Mecklenburg. “Walk23 along Gilead Road will have a new restaurant, Huntersville Town Center i...

04/03/2024

This Small New Jersey Town Became a Different Kind of Suburb -- It is understandable that residents like their communities and fear change, but change can benefit all of us!

A small New Jersey town allows two homes on each lot, making room for more housing and more people.

02/01/2024

The latest business to open in our downtown!

HUNTERSVILLE – Step into Nostalgia Chocolates and the aroma of rich, sweet fresh chocolate suddenly makes time stand still. The busyness of the day fades away as you savor the flavor notes of each fresh sample. For local children and children-at-heart, as well as owner Tyler Cagwin, the little sho...

01/16/2024

Growth and development issues in Huntersville reached a fever pitch in 2023.

11/04/2023

Early voting ends today! Don't forget to vote this year. And pay attention to catchphrases. What we should aim for is a strong town, not smart growth. We want integrated, walkable communities with amenities that don't require big parking lots and cars to get from one commercial entity to the next. We want a community in our revitalized downtown!

https://www.strongtowns.org/journal/2016/3/31/please-im-not-a-smart-growth-advocate #:~:text=Smart%20growth%20means%20building%20urban,economies%20and%20protects%20the%20environment.

I wish news reporters would stop calling me a Smart Growth advocate.

10/16/2023

The board is scheduled to vote tonight on whether Golden Cow Creamery can build the first new solely commercial building in downtown Huntersville in decades. Let commissioners know ASAP if you are in favor of this proposal! Email [email protected].

Find out more about the project here: https://www.huntersville.org/3066/R23-09-Golden-Cow?fbclid=IwAR1uhzfGwQgLo6lwCjJJL4TmXzkdhB0hxevwckWrH-aindeIQBrqy8NpaPI

07/20/2023

More commercial space potentially coming to downtown!

Scoop: Creamery co-owner chanced upon a for-sale sign on a parcel, ideal for another of his and wife’s stores plus a taproom and a coffee shop.

04/12/2023

The latest business to revitalize our downtown is opening soon!

HUNTERSVILLE – Nearby residents, beer lovers, business owners and politicians who have been rooting for downtown Huntersville’s revitalization are excitedly awaiting the imminent grand opening of a brewery expected to attract new interest in the heart of downtown. When 760 Craft Works opens in t...

02/24/2023

A recent report from Smart Growth America highlights the extent to which zoning laws (in a staggering percentage of U.S. communities) stifle our ability to create walkable, human-centered places.

01/06/2023

Happy New Year! This is the eight and final entry in our series of Higher-Density Development: Myth vs Fact. (Credit: the National Multi Housing Council, the American Institute of Architects, the Urban Land Institute, and the Sierra Club).

Huntersville is on track to have 100,000+ citizens within 20 years. Learn more about how experts, developers, and environmentalists agree on one way to fight sprawl:
https://americas.uli.org/wp-content/uploads/ULI-Documents/HigherDensity_MythFact.ashx_.pdf?fbclid=IwAR3KphFNndQlhHDzLEdcdIkIHvGictlYWPiZBIq6GIZ4ldFkg1nEXp7DQwA

01/01/2023

Happy New Year! We are looking forward to a brighter day for Huntersville!