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City of Gastonia Names New Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Coordinator

January 14, 2021

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 […]

Trenton Mill photo and rendering of Center City Crossing
Economic Development

Gastonia City Council Approves Three Milestone Economic Development Projects

October 15, 2020

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 […]

Gastonia City Councilman Robert Kellogg
Features

City Councilman Kellogg: A New Beginning. Not the End of Recycling!

September 18, 2020

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 […]

City logo with three roll-out carts, one marked for recyclables
City Services

Curbside Recycling Ends in Gastonia October 26

September 16, 2020

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 […]

Bulldozer in wooded area
City Services

New Tree Ordinance Promotes Healthy Communities Through Tree Preservation

August 21, 2020

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. […]

Gastonia City Councilman Robert Kellogg
Features

Councilman Robert Kellogg Appointed to NC Housing Partnership

July 17, 2020

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 […]

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City Services

City Council Approves Fiscal Year 2021 Budget

June 10, 2020

The Gastonia City Council unanimously approved the City’s FY2021 total budget of $227,823,396 at its June 2 meeting. The City’s fiscal year begins July 1. Unexpected disruptions due to the COVID-19 pandemic caused City leaders […]

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Economic Development

City of Gastonia Awarded a $300,000 EPA Brownfields Assessment Grant

May 6, 2020

The City of Gastonia has been awarded a $300,000 Brownfields Assessment Grant from the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA). The City is one of four entities in North Carolina to receive grants totaling $1.4 million. […]

City Services

Joint Statement From Gaston County Municipalities in Response to Gaston County Board of Commissioners’ Order to Reopen Businesses

April 29, 2020

The Mayors of 12 municipalities in Gaston County would like to address the perception that anything has changed with regard to the types of businesses that may be open tomorrow, April 30, following the press […]

City Services

City Council Meetings Will Be Held Remotely Due to COVID-19

April 2, 2020

This page was updated April 7, 2020. The City of Gastonia will hold remote City Council meetings during the State of Emergency that has been declared by the Governor of North Carolina and officials from […]

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