The July 20 Board of Commissioners meeting covered two rezonings, a $185,386 REACH grant, Sheriff’s Office radios, and $228,665 for Newton Detention Center medical services.
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The county cited 310 North Carolina cases in 2025, up from 201 in 2024, and six Catawba County cases in 2025, up from three in 2024, and listed home steps to limit Legionella growth.
School Health Supervisor Marianne Vogel and Clinical Nursing Supervisor Elaine Yancey said kindergarten, 7th, and 12th graders need updated vaccinations before day one.
The June 16 adopted budget holds the property tax rate at .3985 cents per $100 valuation, funds $120 million toward Catawba County Schools middle-school expansions, and adds public-safety staffing.
The board also reappointed Deanna Taylor to the CVCC trustees and filled Public Health Board, aging, and agriculture seats before adjourning at 7:42 p.m.
Thursdays 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. through September at 3070 11th Ave. Drive SE, Hickory; WIC Director Jeremy Stockton said the market fights food insecurity.
Programs run June through early August at seven branches, with Green Bean Players, Critter Keeper, parks, Hart Square, the 208th Army Band, and the county museum.
The board also advertised EMS Week, approved April tax releases and refunds, and moved $5,000 in contingency to Catawba-Wateree.
The manager’s May 11 plan would set the rate at 42.35 cents per $100 and send about $8.1 million in new tax to a $264 million facility-needs strategy.
The 7 p.m. meeting also surplus-listed a CVMC Hickory property for a $240,000 Lutheran Home offer and recognized Civic Leadership Academy graduates.