FAQ
Why can’t we get the potholes fixed?
Developer never submitted/finished the permits to have the roads marked as public with the NCDOT. Maintenance is the responsibility of each homeowner.
Developers: Squires Enterprises, Inc, and Woodland Farms Associates LP.
Builders: Don Galloway Homes of NC, LLC, and Eastwood Construction Co, Inc.
Where does my property tax go?
These taxes fund services like fire, police, greenways, parks, local libraries, schools, and restaurant inspections.
Who pays for the roads in North Carolina?
Roads are primarily funded by taxes (Motor Fuel Tax, DMV fees and Highway Use Tax). That goes for the side-street in your neighborhood all the way up to interstate highways.
Mecklenburg’s Special Assessment Loan Program https://www.mecknc.gov/TaxCollections/Pages/special-assessments.aspx
Must have 75% of ALL homeowners sign off (we currently have 38+ corporate owned rentals)
As 2021 Loan Program repair estimate $647,975.20 (approx. $4,300 per parcel/owner)
Annexation https://charlottenc.gov/planning/AreaPlanning/Annexation/Pages/Home.aspx
Must have 100% of homeowners sign off (we currently have 38+ corporate owned rentals and 2 parcels owned by Aqua Water America)
Rep. Mat Newton, City Council District 5, asking government employees to contact us about Annexation. It’s the same thing they told us three years ago.
as of 8/8/2022, email - “To confirm, yes we would need 100% property owner agreement from landowners in the neighborhood.” Per Holly Cramer, Planner, Planning, Design & Development. (704) 353-1902 | holly.cramer@charlottenc.gov
as of 7/22/2022, per email – “Unfortunately, Charlotte Water does not have any sewer infrastructure out there to support your development. That could change in the next 5-10 years, but right now, nothing has been scheduled to be built for this sewer basin.” Per Chris Saunders, Projects Manager CHARLOTTE WATER 600 E. P: 704-572-4244 Christopher.Saunders@charlottenc.gov
What are Storm Water Services fees used for in our community?
(Per Charlotte website) https://charlottenc.gov/StormWater/Fees/Pages/FeesBillingFAQs.aspx
Repairing public storm drainage infrastructure, Reducing flood risks, Improving surface waters
Why is Rocky Ridge private road community required to pay for storm water public service?
per email 5/26/2022 from Don Ceccarelli, PE, CFM Program Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services.
In the mid 1990’s, the Mecklenburg County Board of County Commissioners voted to establish a county-wide storm water utility that would fund a Storm Water Program that would provide, among many other services, maintenance of the public storm drain system because the system provides public benefit to all residents in Mecklenburg County. The funding for the storm water utility would be through a storm water fee that would be determined by each property’s contribution to storm water run-off. So, the more impervious surface on a property, the higher the contribution to storm water run-off, and the higher the storm water fee. This fee applies to all impervious surfaces whether the property is owned by private individuals, commercial businesses, government entities (such as roadways and municipal buildings) etc. because all storm water eventually flows into a publicly-maintained storm drain system (there are a few exceptions and for those exceptions a fee credit is available).
Remember that for the Rocky Ridge subdivision, County staff worked through the Storm Water Advisory Committee to allow storm water fees to be used to repair drainage system problems associated with run-off from private streets if the runoff from streets were intended to be public, as they were for the Rocky Ridge subdivision.
Don Ceccarelli, PE, CFM Program Manager, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Storm Water Services
What can Homeowners / Rocky Ridge do to change circumstances? (Per our 2022 Legislative Officials advice)
Vote! Vote! Vote! for City, County, State Officials. Organize your community. https://www.mecknc.gov/BOE/Pages/default.aspx and https://www.ncleg.gov/findyourlegislators
Community/Neighborhood Association with or without a 501c status (not a HOA, this is a voluntary group)
About $335.00 to start a Rocky Ridge 501c nonprofit status
Benefit- 501c allows Rocky Ridge to receive grant programs
Aqua Water Corporate Giving Program https://www.aquaamerica.com/about-aqua/corporate-giving.aspx
Charlotte Neighborhood Matching Program https://charlottenc.gov/HNS/CE/NMG/Pages/default.aspx
Charlotte Beautification Grant https://charlottenc.gov/HNS/CE/KCB/Pages/default.aspx
Collect a voluntary small fee - $10.00 or less a year from each parcel/homeowner. That’s $1,500.00 total annual amount.
Benefit- extra support with Neighborhood issues, be a part of your community, funds for front entrance upkeep, add sign to back entrance, funds for streetlights, entrance lights, funds for street speed signs, funds for sidewalk repair, community engagement.