Front & Center: Keeping You Informed of City of Statesville Happenings (01/15/2025)

January 15-21, 2025

Weekly updates from the desk of April Nesbit, Public Information Officer for the City of Statesville. Continue reading below updates for the week!

Statesville City Council

Did you miss the recent City Council meeting on January 13, 2025? View the agenda or watch the full replay here.

The next Council meeting is Monday, February 3, 2025. You can view the meeting agenda here.

City Council meeting agendas are typically posted by Wednesday the week before the upcoming meeting and are archived on the website for one year.

Front & Center: Empowering Statesville Residents - Stormwater Solutions and Environmental Stewardship with Randall Moore

Front & Center pulls back the curtain on local government operations, offering a behind-the-scenes look into the inner workings of one of North Carolina’s bustling cities.

In the latest episode of Front & Center, Randall Moore, Stormwater Program Manager, discusses the challenges of urban stormwater management and solutions for safeguarding our waterways. Learn about the impact of urban development, common pollutants, and maintaining aging infrastructure.

Discover how you can help protect the Yadkin River Basin by reporting drainage issues, joining the storm drain marking program, and adopting eco-friendly habits.

Tune in to learn how we can work together to preserve Statesville’s water resources.

🎧 Listen now 👇 or watch previous episodes on our website here.

Help Protect Our Waterways: Volunteer to mark Storm Drains in your Neighborhood

As reviewed in our podcast this week (Tuesday, January 134, 2025), the City of Statesville Stormwater Division is offering an exciting way for YOU to make a difference!

Join us in spreading the important message: 𝑶𝒏𝒍𝒚 𝑹𝒂𝒊𝒏 𝑫𝒐𝒘𝒏 𝒕𝒉𝒆 𝑫𝒓𝒂𝒊𝒏!

Why Does It Matter?

• Stormwater runoff from urban areas can: Increase flooding risks
• Damage property and erode soil
• Degrade water quality in our streams and rivers

By marking storm drains, you’re reminding everyone that these drains flow directly to our local waterways. No trash, chemicals, or pollutants—just rainwater!

Read more about how you can help today here.

Together, we can keep Statesville’s waterways clean and healthy for generations to come.

Upcoming City Events

FEATURED EVENT: Statesville Wedding Expo

💍 SAVE THE DATE! 💍 Organized by the Statesville Civic Center, the Statesville Wedding Expo is one of the longest running bridal shows in the state and it just keeps getting better and better each year!

The Statesville Wedding Expo is your one-stop destination for all things wedding! Whether you're recently engaged or deep into wedding planning, our expo offers everything you need to create the wedding of your dreams.

The Statesville Wedding Expo is such a fun day with so many amazing door prizes (given away all day) and wonderful vendors that are the best of the best in the wedding business. At the end of the day, someone will win $750, and someone will win $250.

🗓️ Sunday, February 16, 2025

📍 Statesville Civic Center

🔗 Learn more here

THIS WEEK:

🔹Human Relations Commission Meeting - Thursday, January 16, 2025

Save the date for these upcoming events:

🔹Blood Drive with the American Red Cross - Thursday, January 30, 2025

🔹Auto Belay Certification - Tuesday, February 4, 2025

🔹 DIY Bird House & Feeder (Community Night at the Statesville Recreation & Parks Department) - Thursday, February 6, 2025

🔹Dance Class (Homeschool at the Statesville Recreation & Parks Department) - Wednesday, February 12, 2025

🔹Polar Plunge benefitting Special Olympics - Saturday, February 15, 2025

🔹Statesville Wedding Expo - Sunday, February 16, 2025

🔹16th Anniversary Spirit Week at the Statesville Fitness & Activity Center - Monday February 17 - Friday February 21, 2025

🔹Billy Graham Library + Sleepy Poet Antique Mall (Day Trip with the Statesville Recreation & Parks Department) - Tuesday, February 18, 2024

Learn more about these + all upcoming City events here.

Did You Know?: See Something? Say Something! 📢

If you observe suspicious or criminal activity that needs immediate police response, please CALL 911 or Statesville Police Department Telecommunications at 704-878-3406!

If you would like to report suspicious or criminal activity that you observe occurring withing the city limits of Statesville, please fill out the following online submission form.

Your name and contact information are NOT required to submit this form unless you would like an Officer to be able to contact you for additional details. If you do not enter information into the reporting person information blocks, they will be submitted as "Anonymous".

See Something? Say Something! here.

Statesville Careers

Take the opportunity to make your community a better place to live every day, and you will be rewarded with exciting career opportunities, a competitive salary, and great benefits! Learn more about just a few of the available opportunities here at the City of Statesville:

🔹 Administrative Associate - Recreation & Parks (Full-Time): This position is responsible for performing skilled administrative and clerical work for the Recreation and Parks department.

🔹Electric Systems Analyst (Full-Time): This position is responsible for updating and maintaining an accurate and up-to-date electric utility network model/Geographic Information System (GIS); assisting engineering and design staff; ensuring information entered into the GIS database remains accurate and consistent; operating Statesville Public Power’s Outage Management System (OMS) using ESRI’s Utility Network models.

Learn more about careers with the City here or view all current career opportunities with the City of Statesville here.

Front & Center Weekly Updates

That wraps up this week’s edition of Front & Center. Stay tuned for more updates and remember to follow the City of Statesville on social media for real-time news and announcements. Have a great week, Statesville!

View previous updates on our website here.