Beyond the Blueprint with Brad Howard on WSIC

Pulling back the curtain on the projects, people, and developments shaping the future of Lake Norman, to help understand what happens beyond the blueprint.

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#TBT: former Charlotte Mayor and NC Governor Pat McCrory on Beyond the Blueprint, December 2025.

Full episode on WSIC's YouTube, @wsicnews.

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Cornelius: eastbound W. Catawba Ave is detoured 10 PM Fri, Nov. 13, to 5 AM Mon, Nov. 16, for sewer work on the Catawba Commons development. Westbound stays open. @TownofCornelius
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Development has an order: the pipe and the pavement first, then industrial, then homes, and retail last, when the risk is gone. Friday at 3, Craig Goodson of the Iredell EDC on how the pieces fit.

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Mecklenburg's 2027 revaluation: values are set as of Jan. 1 and mailed early next year. You can check your property record on the county's revaluation site now. Staff present to Huntersville's board Nov. 17, 6 PM.

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Voters approved the property tax amendment Nov. 3. Now the legislature has to write the actual limit in a bill, both chambers vote, and it goes to the governor. Until then, local boards set rates as usual.

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The Catawba-Wateree basin is back to Stage 1, voluntary conservation. Mandatory limits are off in Mecklenburg, Lincoln and Catawba. Pull water from the lake? Duke Energy asks you to irrigate only Tuesdays and Saturdays.

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Today at 2 PM: Lincoln County America 250 dedicates a Liberty Tree at the new East Lincoln Library, honoring those who served. The public is invited.

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Davidson commissioners hold a capital plan workshop today at 4 PM. A capital plan lists the big projects, roads, parks, buildings, and the order they come in. The budget decides which get funded.

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Mecklenburg homeowners: Nov. 20 is the deadline to apply for a HOMES grant of up to $650. Three years in your home and income limits apply. Davidson residents may get up to $554 more.

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Public meetings around the lake this week: Troutman Council briefs today at 4 and meets Thursday at 7. Davidson commissioners Tuesday, 4 PM workshop, 6 PM board.

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@brad_howard @WSICnews The Catawba-Wateree basin is back to Stage 1. Mandatory water limits are lifted; use a little less. MGSD's board votes on the 2027-28 calendar Dec. 1.

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Daily News Watch, Monday, Nov. 9. What Lake Norman's towns, counties and schools put out this week, in one thread.

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@brad_howard @WSICnews Mecklenburg homeowners: HOMES grant applications, up to $650, are due Nov. 20. And you can check your property record now, ahead of 2027 values.

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Iredell County offices close Wednesday, Nov. 11, for Veterans Day. ICATS runs no routes, with limited dialysis pickups. Solid waste sites keep normal hours. Service resumes Thursday, Nov. 12.

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Missed Friday? "Follow the Money" with John Walsh of SightSpan: money laundering in plain English, the banks after 9/11, and AI voice-cloning scams. Takeaway: pick a family code word.

Watch on .

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Beyond the Blueprint is live now on @wsicnews, 3 to 4 PM. Growth, development and local decisions around Lake Norman.

Watch live on WSIC's YouTube, or listen on 105.9 FM, 100.7 FM, 1400 AM.

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Today at 3 PM: "Follow the Money" with John Walsh of SightSpan. Money laundering, the banks after 9/11, and AI scams.

105.9 FM, 100.7 FM, 1400 AM,

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All three amendments passed. What's next:
Property tax: the legislature must set limits on local increases. Not written yet.
Income tax: capped at 3.5%.
Voter ID: in the constitution, mail ballots too.

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