June 25 Update - Our apologies but Waste Management is still experiencing issues today.  Friday's garbage routes will either be collected today or Monday. Please leave your carts at the curb.  Ty for your patience! June 24 - Garbage Collection Update: truck mechanical issues have delayed the collection of Friday's route.  Please leave your carts at the curb and they will be collected tomorrow.

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Kannapolis City Manager Mike Legg presented the recommended Fiscal Year 2023 budget to the Kannapolis City Council Monday evening. The recommended budget is $94,916,039 which includes all six operating funds of the City. The budget includes no property tax increase. The proposed budget concentrates on several guiding principles: 1. Maintaining and improving city services to meet the needs of our thriving City. 2. Retaining existing employees and recruiting new people to work for the Cit...

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Kansas City Barbeque judges spent Saturday very carefully judging over teams from six states who competed in the categories of chicken, ribs, pork and brisket at the Jiggy with the Piggy Festival in Kannapolis.   Judges, from several states, chose the winners based on taste, appearance and tenderness. CBF Que from Marshville, N.C. was named the Grand Champion of the event and won $1,250. The Reserve Champion is Chunky BBQ from Harrisburg, P.A. and they took home $1,000.  Th...

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Notice to Utility Bill Customers We are in the process of updating our network and phone systems. During the month of March 2022 your utility bill may be late in arriving. As a result, we will not assess late fees or disconnect anyone’s utility service for nonpayment during the month of March. Your bill may also show a total dollar and usage amount that is not correct. Please refer to the lines on the bill that state current dollar/usage amount. This is the amount you will currently ...

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Bulky Waste Alert We were unable to complete Thursday's bulky goods pickup today.   Thursday's route will be completed tomorrow, Friday April 1. Friday's route will be started on Friday and completed on Saturday if needed.

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Due to contractor equipment issues, a few recycling routes were not collected today.  They will be collected tomorrow.  Thank you for your understanding.

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January 27, 2022 8 p.m.  Repairs are complete and water service is restored.  5 p.m. There is a water main break in the Summers Walk Subdivision area.  Crews are working now to repair the line as quickly as possible. 

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Rider Transit service is CANCELED today. Rider service will resume at 11:30 a.m. on Sunday,  January 23. Friday's garbage route collection delayed until Monday.  City staff have been busy as the weather produced snow-covered roads throughout the area. We had almost 2 inches of snow.  The Kannapolis 911 center answered multiple calls reporting accidents, stranded motorists, and blocked roads, in addition to the normal calls for assistance.  Kannapolis Transport...

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6 a.m. January 21 Good Morning, streets are clear at this time and there are no traffic incidents. However, watch out for wet areas on bridges and streets as they could become black ice if our temperatures continue to drop. There is a chance of a snow shower this evening. Streets could be impacted overnight if this happens. Please be careful!

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Rider Transit service will resume tomorrow at 10:30 a.m. Loose leaf collection will resume once the snow has melted, Yard waste collection of limbs will resume tomorrow.

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