FACILITY SERVICES: Cole Beal, Automotive Mechanic Years with the County: 12 Briefly describe your job. What do you do? I am an ASE Master Certified Automotive Technician serving the county as an automotive technician performing maintenance, heavy repair, and fabrication on all vehicles in our fleet. What is a typical workday like for… View More
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TECHNOLOGY: Michelle Lail, Land Records Manager Years with the County: 24.5 Briefly describe your job. What do you do? Oversee all land related documents that are recorded at the Register of Deeds and supervisor of the GIS Technicians and Sr GIS Technicians that process the documents. Responsible for processing deeds and plats received from the Register of Deeds… View More
The County’s Unified Development Ordinance (UDO) regulates the use and development of land within the County-regulated areas. This update process will focus on amending the existing zoning regulations, zoning map, overlay map, subdivision regulations, development standards, and floodplain development standards. This update will also focus on streamlining and simplifying development procedures to create clear and efficient processes. The… View More
The June 16, 2025 Board of Commissioners meeting was called to order at 7pm. The agenda for tonight’s meeting can be found at https://bit.ly/3utv5SE. BOC approved minutes from the Board’s Regular Meeting June 2, 2025. Chair Isenhower recommends Vice-Chair Austin Allran as the voting delegate for the 2025 NACo Annual Conference on July 14th, 2025. BOC approved. Chair Isenhower… View More
HICKORY – Participants will enjoy a variety of activities in July including trips to the Farmers’ Market, musical performances, crafting classes, and cooking demonstrations. Any resident of Catawba County who is 60 or older is invited to join Seniors Morning Out, which is held Monday through Thursday mornings at five convenient locations. A hot, balanced lunch is served each day. Programs are free to participants, who may pick and… View More
In November 2024, N-CCS approached the county to request additional local funding to avoid impending budget cuts that would impact the quality of classroom instruction. At that time, Catawba County entered direct conversations with Newton-Conover City Schools (N-CCS) about the possibility of a school system merger. The need for more money was caused by continuing enrollment declines in the N-CCS district, which meant less per pupil dollars… View More
MAKING. LIVING. BETTER: Utilities & Engineering What is its mission/purpose? Our mission is to provide the citizens of Catawba County the opportunity to live, work, and recreate in a clean and safe environment through coordinating and managing solid waste, utilities, and building services and ensuring that programs are economically viable and environmentally… View More
UTILITIES & ENGINEERING: Liz Smitherman, Code Compliance Technician Years with the County: 15 Briefly describe your job. What do you do? As a Code Compliance Technician, I investigate and identify violations throughout the county that are non-conforming with Catawba County’s Unified Development Ordinance; such as junk vehicles, solid waste, unpermitted… View More
MARK YOUR CALENDARS!!! Catawba Soil & Water Conservation and NC Cooperative Extension are hosting a Farmland Preservation Dinner at the Catawba County Ag. Resource Center (ARC) on July 29th at 6:00pm. Register using the link below by July 25th at 5:00pm. Check out event flyer… View More
The General Assembly of North Carolina recently adopted Session Law 2025-30, which defines the Lincoln-Catawba County boundary line as the 2020 Census Line. The law also invalidates the boundary line recently determined by North Carolina Geodetic Survey in accordance with NC General Statutes in February of this year. Both counties are working to determine how the exact boundary line location impacts services to affected citizens and… View More