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City of Gastonia to Support Great American Cleanup®
Keep Gastonia Beautiful, the City’s not-for-profit initiative for clean cities, is joining the nationwide effort to encourage Gastonia residents to clean up litter and trash in their communities. The Great American Cleanup® starts March 20 […]

City of Gastonia Amends Ordinance to Increase Penalties for Littering
The Gastonia City Council approved an ordinance to increase the penalties for littering at its March 2 meeting to support a state House Bill and discourage littering. The revised ordinance goes into effect immediately and […]

Gastonia Mayor Reid fulfills lifelong dream | Gaston Gazette

City of Gastonia Names New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator
Cherie Jzar, AICP, has been named Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator for the City of Gastonia. Jzar is a professional certified city planner with more than 18 years of experience in community planning, outreach and […]

Gastonia City Council Approves Three Milestone Economic Development Projects
The Gastonia City Council approved three economic development agreements at its October 6 meeting with a potential for private investment worth $96 million. “These projects have been in the making for many years and are […]

City Councilman Kellogg: A New Beginning. Not the End of Recycling!
City Councilman Robert J. Kellogg wrote this opinion article, which was originally printed in the Gaston Gazette on Sept. 18, 2020. Kellogg represents Ward 1 on the Gastonia City Council. This was certainly a hard […]

Curbside Recycling Ends in Gastonia October 26
Curbside recycling ends for City of Gastonia customers on October 26 because it is no longer cost-effective to provide the service due to the extreme levels of contamination entering the City’s recycling stream. Customers can […]

New Tree Ordinance Promotes Healthy Communities Through Tree Preservation
A new tree ordinance approved by City Council in May is starting to branch out, and the City of Gastonia wants to give developers and business owners the information they need when planning for expansion. […]

Councilman Robert Kellogg Appointed to NC Housing Partnership
City of Gastonia Councilman Robert Kellogg has been appointed by the North Carolina General Assembly to the North Carolina Housing Partnership, which establishes policy and allocates funding for the North Carolina Housing Trust Fund. The […]