Commissioner· 2025–2027 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Heather Smallwood
Huntersville
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 14
- Total speaking time
- 14:44
- Avg per meeting
- 1:03
- Segments
- 213
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Top issues during term (13)(Development)
Second Street Village townhome expansion downtown
No direct town cost; the applicant would contribute 16 trees or pay into the tree fund for mitigation.
Townhome density near the future rail station (R26-08)
The applicant funds the sidewalk extension, right-of-way dedication, $10,000 in public art, and a $2,500 Raptor Center contribution.
Northbrook flex buildings and Town 1 rezonings
No direct town cost; affects future commercial and mixed-use tax base.
Proposed school at 7601 Babe Stillwell Road
Affordable housing home repair funding
$30,000 from the Affordable Housing Fund, plus a pledged $200,000 over five years from the Knox Crossing developer.
106 Gilead Road Land Purchase
$1,420,000 from fund balance.
Vermillion Village commercial scale-down
Commercial space at the site drops from roughly 165,000 square feet originally approved to about 42,300, though the applicant controls only part of it.
Knox Crossing Mixed-Use Development
Includes 7.5% attainable housing (31–37 units) and substantial public infrastructure including the north-south road and greenway.
23 Eleven race shop expansion at 12311 Airspeed Drive
No effect on traffic study, stormwater, or tree save per staff.
Annexations on Ramah Church and Eastfield Roads
Town One land addition at Hambright and Mt. Holly-Huntersville
Caldwell Station brick screen wall removal
Three-lot subdivision at Glendale Drive and Huntersville-Concord Road
The applicants dedicate valuable right-of-way to the town at no cost and accepted a price reduction to make the three-lot plan work.
Decisions during term (7)
Recorded while Smallwood was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Petition #R26-08 — North Line Row townhome rezoning (Veer Development)
Call a public hearing for November 2, 2026, at 6:00 p.m. at Huntersville Town Hall on Petition #R26-13, Statesville Road Car Wash, a request by Bi-Part Development LLC to rezone property at 16014 Statesville Road from Neighborhood…
Petition #R26-09 — Treenail Development (Town 1) amendment
Conduct public hearing on Petition #R26-08, a request by Veer Development, LLC to rezone property near the intersection of Sam Furr Road and Old Statesville Road from Neighborhood Residential to Neighborhood Residential Conditional…
Rezoning Petition #R26-07 — Bi-Part Development LLC (Northbrook Flex)
Rezoning Petition #R26-09 — Treenail Development (Town One addition)
9.M — Call public hearing on Petition #R26-09 (Treenail Development)
Voting record (0)(Development)
No votes found matching Development.