Canton public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Board of Appeals
The Board approved six sets of previous meeting minutes. A request to eliminate a sidewalk along one side of Aster Bend in Pod 14 of Great Sky was tabled until the next meeting after an initial motion to deny the request resulted in a 2-2 tie.
- Approved Feb 13, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Approved Feb 27, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Approved June 6, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Approved June 12, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Approved June 26, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Approved July 10, 2023 minutes (4-0)
- Tabled request to eliminate sidewalk at Aster Bend, Pod 14, Great Sky (4-0)
City Council
The City Council approved a land transaction with Cherokee County to acquire the former Tippens Elementary School site in exchange for removing a restrictive covenant on 4.4 acres at Bluffs Parkway. Council also approved a Memorandum of Understanding for 911 communications services.
- Approved removal of restrictive covenant on 4.4 acres at Bluffs Parkway and acceptance of limited warranty deed for former Tippens Elementary School (Unanimous)
- Approved Memorandum of Understanding with Cherokee County for 911 Communications (Unanimous)
- Approved August 17, 2023 meeting minutes (Unanimous)
- Agreed to move forward with both downtown and alternative sites for hotel development simultaneously
- Agreed to proceed with advertising and necessary zoning changes for a Short-Term Rental ordinance
Canton Main Street Board
The board voted to request additional funding from the city for facade grants and approved a grant application for Penn Hodge. The 2024 budget approval was tabled, and the October board meeting was rescheduled to October 11.
- Approved request to City for $15K additional facade grant funding
- Approved grant application for Penn Hodge
- Tabled 2024 Budget Approval
- Rescheduled October 4 board meeting to October 11
- Approved August financials
- Approved August 2, 2023 minutes