The Town has made the process of your next function, party, or event in Rutherfordton just a bit easier! We are pleased to announce the launch of a new reservation portal on our website. By transitioning to this platform we are able to better serve the community by placing almost all of our offerings in … Continued
The Town of Rutherfordton recognizes that smoking and tobacco are health, safety, and environmental hazards for citizens, employees, and visitors. Rutherfordton recognizes its obligation to promote a healthy environment, free from unwanted smoke and tobacco usage for everyone within its facilities and on its grounds. By considering adopting a 100% smoke and tobacco-free ordinance, the … Continued
Action Plan Overview Every two years, the Town works to establish an Action Plan, which is a list of four to five goals that prioritize the input from the Town Council, Town Department Directors, and the community. These goals are highly impactful for the community, but on a scale that are obtainable over a 12- … Continued
The newly-constructed Kiwanis Park in Rutherfordton gives residents and visitors a family-friendly recreation space that includes a customized, state-of-the-art adventure playground, walking paths, a dog park, and more. Feb. 25, 2021 – RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. – Today, the town of Rutherfordton celebrated the opening of the newly-constructed Kiwanis Park on 5.7 acres of open space in … Continued
In 2015, the Town Council set out to take a unique vision to craft a new era in recreational offerings for all ages in our community and make it into reality! This goal was to connect Crestview Park in the Southern end of Town to Kiwanis Park in the Northern End of Town. This plan … Continued
The Town of Rutherfordton is committed to preparing you for any possible situation. All the Town departments joined together to create a Natural Hazard Mitigation Plan to help the community to prepare for natural hazards and how to ultimately prevent or reduce the risk of serious injury or death in the event of one. Our … Continued
Lead for North Carolina program aims to strengthen NC’s local governments by creating future public sector leaders and transforming communities. We cannot agree more with this mission. Our fellow Magnolia Long has helped our team in many areas and brought on capacity in a time when we needed it the most. She has helped tackle … Continued
Attention artists! Design a bookmark to help Norris Public Library celebrate its 100th year of service and you could win a $25 gift card! Winning designs will be selected from three age groups: Children 12 and under, teens 13-17, and adults 18 and up. Submit your original 2”x7” design via email to norrispubliclibrary@gmail.com or in … Continued
A new Commercial Building Maintenance Code was approved by Town Council on January 6th after a public hearing. The purpose of this code is to set standards for commercial buildings within the corporate limits of Rutherfordton, because all current standards within our code of ordinances only address residential structures. The Town was able to craft … Continued
Rutherfordton Development Ordinance (RDO) In 2020 the Town Council in partnership with the Planning Board set out to totally revamp the Town’s current UDO to align more with the Town’s Master Plan and the new North Carolina General Statutes. Moreover, this new Rutherfordton Development Ordinance “RDO” is a proactive statement of the Town’s vision for … Continued
