Notice of Public Hearing

The proposed 2025-2026 budget for the Town of Norwood has been presented to the Norwood Town Council.  The revenue neutral tax rate as a result of the County wide revaluation would be $0.3413.   The budget is available for public inspection on the town’s website at www.norwoodgov.com and in the Norwood Town Hall, 212 S Main St. from 9-5 each weekday except Wednesdays.

There will be a public hearing on June 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Norwood Town Hall for the purpose of discussing the proposed budget.  Any persons who wish to be heard on the budget may appear.

Click here for the Budget summary    Click here for the Proposed budget

Notice of Public Hearing

There will be a public hearing on June 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Norwood Town Hall for the purpose of discussing the proposed Parks & Rec Plan as recommended by the Parks & Rec Advisory Board.  Plan is available for review.  Any persons who wish to be heard on the subject may appear.  Final DRAFT Norwood Parks and Recreation Plan

 

Notice of Public Hearing

There will be a public hearing on June 2, 2025 at 6:00 pm at the Norwood Town Hall to consider a text amendment to the zoning ordinance.  Proposed amendment is to Section 155.031 to allow “banquet and event facilities” as a use in the M-1 zoning district.  Copies are available for review in town hall from 9-5 each weekday except Wednesdays.

The Town of Norwood has received a $787,500 grant from the NC Rural Infrastructure Authority for a streetscape improvement project for North Main Street between Pee Dee Avenue and Whitley Street.  This grant will provide for the installation of decorative sidewalks, new pedestrian scale streetlights, cast iron tree grates, street trees and wiring to light the street trees.  Chambers Engineering is designing these improvements.

 

The Town and Chambers Engineering will hold a public input session on Thursday, May 8 at 5:30 pm at Town Hall to share the proposed design and receive input from business owners, property owners, and citizens regarding these improvements.   We would encourage anyone who is interested to attend and learn more about this exciting project for downtown Norwood and to provide your input.

 

This information is to provide an update to customers of the Town of Norwood water system.  Customers of the Town received notices in January and April that the levels of Haloacetic Acids (HAA5) exceeded water standards for the last quarter of 2024 and the first quarter of 2025.   The standard is 0.060.  The values for the last quarter of 2024 were 0.065 and for the first quarter of 2025 were 0.061.  It is important to note that exceedance of the standard only occurred in the last quarter of 2024.  However, this is required to be reported on a rolling average of three quarters, so the exceedance in the last quarter of 2024 was averaged into these calculations.  There have been no exceedances of HAA5 in 2025 to date.

 

HAA5 is a disinfection byproduct that occurs when chlorine that is used to treat water interacts with naturally occurring organic matter.  There appear to be higher levels of organic matter in Lake Tillery during the last quarter of 2024 which resulted in the exceedance in that quarter.  The Water Treatment Plant Operator increased chemical treatment after receiving the results of the testing for the last quarter, and that has contributed to the desired result of no exceedances to the standard in 2025.

 

Join us on Friday afternoons from 3-7 pm for local vegetables, flowers, vegetable plants, eggs, meat, baked goods and more!  For more info or to be a vendor, call town hall at 704-474-3416.