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Todd Sansbury

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At a glance

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Term ending Jun 1, 2026.

Voice

Meetings spoken in
6
Total speaking time
13:50
Avg per meeting
2:18
Segments
196

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Top issues during term (20)

high↑May 2026[17]

West Catawba Avenue Widening Project

The town receives $351,325 from NCDOT for impacted park improvements.

high↓Apr 2026[15]

Illicit discharging into Lake Norman

Higher penalties up to $25,000 per day for polluters, no direct cost to taxpayers.

high↑Apr 2026[15]

Top 5 Transportation Priority List for Q4

The town pays a $16,000 local match toward a $64,000 study.

critical↓May 2026[12]

FY27 Budget and Proposed 2-Cent Tax Increase

5% higher electric bills for most customer classes; higher permit and zoning fees.

high↓May 2026[11]

Flock License Plate Reader Cameras

Funding appeared in the FY27 budget; no contract was signed tonight.

high↑Mar 2026[11]

FY28 Parks Budget Priorities

The purchase costs $961,950 (about $1.02 million with due diligence and closing), with a possible $500,000 state grant offset.

high↓Mar 2026[5]

Downtown Master Plan resident concerns

Potential new MSD taxing district downtown could raise taxes on properties inside its boundary — residents want assurances residences would be excluded.

high↓Jun 2026[4]

Police and Fire Staffing Crisis

Roughly $1.1M in salary study increases, funded largely by 1.3 cents of the 2-cent tax hike.

low↓May 2026[2]

Watershed impervious-surface (BUA) transfers

Recipient property owners gain additional buildable paved area; donor lots permanently give up that capacity.

high↓May 2026[2]

Peninsula Club maintenance facility setback variance

The club must redesign its maintenance facility plan or build within the existing 45-foot setback.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Bailey Road Traffic and Safety

Town has funded sidewalks and traffic mitigation on its own; $17M earmarked for Bailey Road improvements.

medium↓May 2026[2]

State HB1089 Property Tax Limits

Could constrain future town revenue if enacted by the state legislature.

medium↓Jun 2026[2]

Commissioner Sansbury Resignation

low↓Jun 2026[2]

Dove Creek Sewer Easement Expansion

No excise tax; town grants the easement on its own land.

low↓Jun 2026[2]

Symphony in the Park and 250th Anniversary Celebration

high↓Jun 2026[2]

CMS Update: New Schools and SRO Funding

Town currently funds elementary SROs without CMS contribution; bond-funded school construction continues.

medium↓Apr 2026[1]

Town power supply contracts through 2043

Keeps electric rates roughly 10-16% lower than comparable utilities for customers of the town's public power system.

high↓Apr 2026[1]

Novant healthcare facilities on Westmoreland Road and Holiday Lane

The Westmoreland project brings an estimated $8-10 million investment and roughly 15 jobs; the Holiday Lane denial forecloses a medical investment on that site.

low↓Apr 2026[1]

Transit governance transition under the PAVE Act

medium↓Mar 2026[1]

Bailey Road Park Tennis and Pickleball Complex grants

The amendment adds $611,000 in grant revenue, none of it from local taxpayers.

Decisions during term (42)

Recorded while Sansbury was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.