Info on Union County (Charlotte, Raleigh: fit in, home, transfer)

[Lina1976]

Transplant originally from NJ to South Florida now Waxhaw North Carolina (aka Half Balk)...Love Waxhaw, love historic downtown and quiet neighborhoods! Good Luck with your House Hunting!!
:-).

[marvinnative]

Union County Chamber of Commerce
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Union County Government - Home Page
Union County North Carolina Home Page

Union County Towns and Villages - Link from Union County Home Page
http://www.co.union.nc.us/2nd_pages/...es/municip.htm (broken link)
(Note that most of the individual town's websites have a "newcomer link" that includes info on utilities, services, taxes, etc.)

Union County GIS Mapping
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NC Drivers License and Motor Vehicle Registration in Union County
Helpful Links

Register to Vote - Union County Board of Election
Union County North Carolina (http://www.co.union.nc.us/gov_offices/boe/boe.htm - broken link)

Register Children for Public School - Union County Public Schools
Union County Public Schools

Union County Democratic Party
Union County North Carolina Democratic Party Homepage

Union County Republican Party
Union County Republican Party

Village of Wesley Chapel website
Village of Wesley Chapel

Town of Waxhaw website
Waxhaw.com (http://www.waxhaw.com/nav.cfm?CFID=8...FTOKEN=2253210 - broken link)

Town of Stallings
Stallings --

Town of Indian Trail website
Indian Trail, North Carolina

City of Monroe website
City of Monroe

Visit Monroe - Tourism Bureau
Restaurant Listings (http://www.visitmonroenc.org/restaurantlistings.html - broken link)

Village of Lake Park website
Village of Lake Park > Home

Town of Hemby Bridge
http://www.co.union.nc.us/2nd_pages/...ties/hemby.htm (broken link)

Town of Unionville website
The Town of Unionville

Town of Fairview
http://www.co.union.nc.us/2nd_pages/...s/fairview.htm (broken link)

Town of Wingate website
Town of Wingate -- Welcome To Wingate's Official Website

Town of Marshville
http://www.co.union.nc.us/2nd_pages/...marshville.htm (broken link)

Town of Weddington
Town of Weddington

Town of Mineral Springs website
home

Mineral Springs is home of the Queens Cup Steeplechase
.: Queen's Cup Steeplechase :.

Village of Marvin website - See New Resident Informational letter
Village of Marvin, NC

Ran across this news article from the Union County edition of the Charlotte Observer, published in March, 2007, with a list of phone numbers for Union County government and services...thought it something good to keep handy!

Charlotte Observer | 03/25/2007 | Phone numbers | Quick reference to government (http://www.charlotte.com/263/story/62903.html - broken link)

[Nina-in-Ashland]

Thanks for posting this!

[damaranicole]

It appears that the kids that go to Hunter Oaks go to South Providence correct? Their scores look horrible! Sorry, but they do. What is going on with this school? Does anybody know?

[damaranicole]

I take that back - it says that south providence only has 90 students. I assume that this is a special school - maybe? So, what schools do the kids in Hunter Oaks go to?

[south.charlotte&union]

For the next school year, Hunter Oaks assignments: (all three are new schools)

Elementary: Rea View Elementary
Middle: Marvin Ridge Middle
High: Marvin Ridge High

Rea View is being populated from Marvin Elementary, Marvin Ridge Middle largely from Weddington Middle, and Marvin Ridge High largely from Weddington High.

[Swimmom32]

WE live in hunter oaks and my children will be attending Rea View Elem, and Marvin Ridge middle, We arent in the City of Waxhaw meaning the schools were Marvin Elem and WEddington Middle and HS before these new schools were built..which other than Marvin Ridge they all will open in the fall for the new school year
but our mailing address is Waxhaw, if that makes sense...it is very confusing...

[FLtoNC]

Originally Posted by NCMOMOFTWO

WE live in hunter oaks and my children will be attending Rea View Elem, and Marvin Ridge middle, We arent in the City of Waxhaw meaning the schools were Marvin Elem and WEddington Middle and HS before these new schools were built..which other than Marvin Ridge they all will open in the fall for the new school year
but our mailing address is Waxhaw, if that makes sense...it is very confusing...

Hunter Oaks is Waxhaw? That's something I didn't know. Are all the subdivisions of Hunter Oaks in Union County? Where does Mecklenburg County begin? You live pretty close to me. How old are your kids again? We should meet!

[marvinnative]

Originally Posted by FLtoNC

Hunter Oaks is Waxhaw? That's something I didn't know. Are all the subdivisions of Hunter Oaks in Union County? Where does Mecklenburg County begin? You live pretty close to me. How old are your kids again? We should meet!

The Union/Meck border is just above Hunter Oaks, right where you cross over the bridge on Rea Rd.

Hunter Oaks is in an unincorporated portion of Union County, but generally in the Marvin community. The Marvin community is served by the Waxhaw post office, thus anyone with 28173 has a Waxhaw address.

South Providence School (Union County) is an alternative school for students with discipline/behavior issues. I understand it is an awesome alternative for kids who just don't function well in the general population. South Providence School

Check out these maps for the various "clusters"
2007 /2008 District Attendance Maps (http://fpc.ucps.k12.nc.us/php/2007-2008SchoolYear.php - broken link)

[damaranicole]

I might offend some in asking this, but who knows. Is Waxhaw very southern...and by southern, I mean...redneck? I notice that it's not very racially intergrated and it's very country looking...beautiful, but country looking. I realize that there is going to be racism anywhere you go, but I don't want to be ran out of the neighborhood because I am half black and my son is 75% black (husband is white). Touchy subject, I know. But honest opinions are appreciated. It appears that this is the place where the people who don't want to deal with the city move to, but I have never really been in the area.