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Doe woes: Tega Cay still overrun by deer despite ordinance

TEGA CAY, S.C. — Even after recent efforts to stop them, hundreds of deer are still roaming through the streets of Tega Cay.Channel 9 reported months ago when the city passed a new ordinance asking neighbors to stop feeding the deer. City officials had hoped that would reduce the population.“They’re going to have to remove some deer,” said Michael Plummer. “They’re gonna seriously have to remove some deer.”...

TEGA CAY, S.C. — Even after recent efforts to stop them, hundreds of deer are still roaming through the streets of Tega Cay.

Channel 9 reported months ago when the city passed a new ordinance asking neighbors to stop feeding the deer. City officials had hoped that would reduce the population.

“They’re going to have to remove some deer,” said Michael Plummer. “They’re gonna seriously have to remove some deer.”

RELATED: SC city dealing with debate over intrusive neighbors

Tuesday, neighbors tell Channel 9′s Tina Terry that the plan isn’t working.

We saw it ourselves, capturing video of a herd of deer searching for food in a neighbor’s yard. They weren’t even intimidated by our camera.

Plummer says the new ordinance aimed at stopping feeding hasn’t had an effect.

“I know a few people who were feeding them that aren’t feeding them anymore, and it hasn’t made any major change,” Plummer said. “There’s just too many deer.”

The city’s deputy manager explained in an email to Channel 9 that, “The thought behind it is by reducing the food sources, the deer would naturally reproduce at a lower level to fit within the available food resources.”

Another neighbor, Coleen Caravello, says she’s stopped feeding the deer in her yard.

“I don’t think it’s fair to the deer who are used to the food and still looking for it,” Caravello said. “I’m following the rules, but I don’t think they’re right.”

The city says it plans to conduct studies in the spring and fall to determine if the ordinance has impacted the deer population. If not, the council could look at other options to cut the numbers.

With the city of Tega Cay laying at just over three square miles, the last study found there are just shy of 350 deer per square mile.

(WATCH BELOW: Deer dilemma: SC city dealing with debate over intrusive neighbors)

9-year-old Tega Cay native, crowned 'Little Miss Earth USA'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tega Cay native Mia Angelina Ridley competed in the Miss Earth USA National Pageant and won the title of Little Miss Earth USA.During the Miss Earth USA pageant, many contestants competed for the title, in events such as a “Still She Rose” scholarship gala, a floral theme welcome reception, a butterfly wear and runway show, and other competition areas of fun fashion and evening gown wear....

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Tega Cay native Mia Angelina Ridley competed in the Miss Earth USA National Pageant and won the title of Little Miss Earth USA.

During the Miss Earth USA pageant, many contestants competed for the title, in events such as a “Still She Rose” scholarship gala, a floral theme welcome reception, a butterfly wear and runway show, and other competition areas of fun fashion and evening gown wear.

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The 9-year-old Ridley not only won the title of Little Miss Earth USA, but also walked away with 'Overall Junior Division Photogenic', 'Cover Girl', and some environmental awards.

Ridley will be representing the National Title for the next year, as she will be making appearances, contributing to community groups, fundraising initiatives, and working toward environmental preservation.

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She also has the opportunity to promote and educate individuals on her platform of “Mia’s Magic” and other organizations like "Beauties for a Cause" to support environmental preservation while empowering women and young girls.

Ridley hopes to uphold her title to create “crown opportunities” and encourage their titleholders to become positive forces in their communities and across the United States.

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Tega Cay deer problem sparks debate on how it should be handled

Say the word deer around some Tega Cay residents and you will know exactly how they feel about them.The small city of Tega Cay, has a big problem with deer.TEGA CAY, S.C. (WBTV) -The city of Tega Cay has a major deer problem.South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently did a study in Tega Cay and called the deer population in the small area “ridiculously high.”The city manager says five years ago, people were seeing a lot of deer because of socialization. That means the area grew so ...

Say the word deer around some Tega Cay residents and you will know exactly how they feel about them.

The small city of Tega Cay, has a big problem with deer.

TEGA CAY, S.C. (WBTV) -The city of Tega Cay has a major deer problem.

South Carolina Department of Natural Resources (DNR) recently did a study in Tega Cay and called the deer population in the small area “ridiculously high.”

The city manager says five years ago, people were seeing a lot of deer because of socialization. That means the area grew so much the deer did not have a place to go and were spotted a lot more. Now, DNR says it is just pure overpopulation. Now the city has to weigh its options—what to do about the deer. WBTV did some digging into their options and why it could cost either hundreds or thousands of dollars.

The city manager says the city is walking a tightrope here. Some people love the deer and think it’s a quirk to have so many in the area. Others say it is a problem that could eventually hurt someone or worse.

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Say the word deer around some Tega Cay residents and you will know exactly how they feel about them.

”It kinda feels like we’re living with them not the other way around,” says Robby Hart.

Robby Hart has lived in Tega Cay for 13 years. He saw the population grow but what is more nerve-wracking for him is seeing how bold they have gotten.

”At one point, they would see you and just get out of the way. As the years have gone, they don’t get out the way, they will just stare you down,” says Hart.

Hart’s seen deer walking down the trails, in the middle of the road and even got this video of a fawn born in his backyard. While his dog has not had any run-ins at his house, Pam Gibbes says her dog has.

”She charged him and he did the submission thing on his back and she put her hoof through his chest,” says Gibbes.

Thankfully, the dog was ok. However, Gibbes’ vet told her more dogs had been coming in with injuries from deer attacks. Just like Hart, Gibbes constantly sees these deer in her backyard eating her plants and forcing her to pick up deer poop.

”There were two lying in my backyard yesterday and I went out and said shoo get out of her shoo. Didn’t even phase them,” she explains.

The problem is so bad, Tega Cay’s city manager says the council is considering taking action.

”We knew this was going to be a very polarizing topic amongst our community,” says city manager Charlie Funderburk.

Funderburk tells WBTV’s South Carolina reporter Morgan Newell that the city sent out a survey to residents asking them what to do. From the last check of the submitted surveys, he says it is about dead even for choosing to get rid of the deer or keeping them. This is with almost 2,000 submissions and counting, according to Funderburk.

”Half the city is very very concerned about it and wants something done and it appears that half the city is just ok with it,” he says.

He speculates some of the concern comes from how the city plans to handle the deer. If people vote to get rid of the deer, the city plans to use sharpshooters to kill the animals.

”I know that’s a scary thing for people and that’s not lost on council at all,” he explains.

Newell asked Funderburk if they have considered other, more humane options but he says those aren’t economically feasible. Funderburk says the city needs to get rid of more than 400 deer. The sharpshooters cost taxpayers $200 dollars per deer. The other two methods, relocation and sterilization, cost taxpayers $1200 dollars per deer.

”It’s not an easy decision but it’s going to have to be a decision council will make in the very near future,” he says.

Gibbes says she wants something done sooner rather than later.

”We have a problem and something needs to be done,” says Gibbes.

If the council decides to get rid of the deer with the sharpshooters, the deer meat will be donated to food banks across the state. There is no set date on when this decision will be made.

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Smaller scale than Baxter or Kingsley? This York County site might have elements of both

When Game On didn’t happen, it left an uncertain future and a huge chunk of property. And that opened up an opportunity for Tega Cay and developers to create something the city hadn’t had.The proposed Game On sports facility required annexation of property between Stonecrest Boulevard and Dam Road. The proposed $40-$50 million development with pools, a theater, hotel, parking garage, fitness ...

When Game On didn’t happen, it left an uncertain future and a huge chunk of property. And that opened up an opportunity for Tega Cay and developers to create something the city hadn’t had.

The proposed Game On sports facility required annexation of property between Stonecrest Boulevard and Dam Road. The proposed $40-$50 million development with pools, a theater, hotel, parking garage, fitness center, basketball courts, tennis and sports fields would combine for about 78 acres.

By late 2020 conversations between the city and Game On Development of Mooresville, N.C., made it clear the sports project wouldn’t happen. Some townhomes, envisioned in Game On plans, already had been built.

The Game On project dates back half a dozen years. Yet it was the man elected mayor last fall who brought a new idea for what the former Game On site could be. It’s a vision Tega Cay City Council can set in motion Monday night if they finalize new development standards for the property.

City manager Charlie Funderburk said the original developers worked with the city once the sports plan failed. A new development group led by Kinger Homes and Charlotte Living Realty approached the city, and were connected with the initial developers.

Meanwhile, Mayor Chris Gray developed his own idea for what Tega Cay needed.

“What I envisioned for Tega Cay was a Main Street,” Gray said. “We do not have a Main Street in Tega Cay.”

Tega Cay formed as, and grew from, a lakefront community. Unlike other area cities and towns that popped up generations ago as railroad stops and started with a Main Street, Tega Cay became a city in 1982. The gated community on Lake Wylie that first formed Tega Cay dates back to 1970.

Tega Cay Drive runs the spine of the main peninsula in Tega Cay, but it’s mostly a collector road to serve homes, parks, golf and other sites.

The city proposed something new with the incoming development group -- with a new road connecting Dam and Stonecrest to combine residences and businesses.

“They jumped on that idea,” Funderburk said. “Loved it. So now you’ve got instead of things being centered around a private recreation facility, it’s now centered around more of a Main Street feel.”

Tega Cay City Council will vote Monday night whether to finalize new development plans. If approved, construction could begin in early 2023.

Plans now put that new, unnamed road near the athletic bus entrance at Gold Hill Middle School. Apartments, which Gray said council wouldn’t push for but were approved in prior agreements, would be on top of commercial space. The former Game On property would have at least 100,000 square feet of commercial space, and could have up to seven times that amount.

“Personally, I think it’s going to be the best thing in Tega Cay in a long time,” Gray said.

Gray and Funderburk say the scale is different, but they agree on comparisons for what Tega Cay would get.

“To a certain extent you’re going to get that Baxter, Market Street feel on parts of it,” Funderburk said. “You’re going to get some Kingsley feel from it. Just not maybe that large of a scale.”

Previous Game On plans allowed 250 apartments. New plans reduce that number to 225 live-work units, above commercial and retail space. Overall, the number of new residences increases from up to 410 with Game On to 524 in the new plan. Up to 80 single-family homes would be allowed, something Game On didn’t have. The number of townhomes allowed also is increased.

The thinking behind the additional residences is, they should better fit with a project that connects polar parts of the city and puts the residential areas near businesses.

“It’s walkable residential to support that commercial,” Funderburk said.

The new plan would have a three- to five-year buildout. All three phases would include commercial parts, so homes couldn’t be built and the project left without businesses. The anticipated overall economic impact is $219 million, Funderburk said.

“It brings much, much needed commercial space and tax base to the city,” he said.

Even without Game On, Tega Cay intends to open a sports site unlike any before in the city.

The idea for Catawba Park dates back to 2005. The reality of it will open this fall.

“Catawba Park is going to be a regional destination,” Gray said.

More than 60 acres on the banks of the Catawba River will have baseball or softball fields, multipurpose fields, an amphitheater, playgrounds and a large gathering space for community events. The park will serve city recreation programs and attract outside teams for tournaments.

“We see it as being a catalyst just like Cherry Park was, just like Manchester (Meadows) was,” Funderburk said. “Two phenomenal facilities that Rock Hill has put together.”

Catawba Park has been a massive, ongoing effort that’s spanned several mayors and councils in Tega Cay. The success of other regional sites has been helpful in maintaining momentum.

“I grew up in Rock Hill,” Funderburk said. “I know what Cherry Road looked like before Cherry Park. I remember the battles that people waged over whether that park should be built or not. But it definitely spurred economic growth in Rock Hill. Manchester completely changed Dave Lyle Boulevard. We see Catawba Park as being a huge catalyst for us.”

Gray sees Catawba Park as part of a larger city vision to live, buy, play and stay in the same community. A hotel and restaurants that would support weekend tournament guests also could serve family members who visit city residents. The Main Street concept and Catawba Park should complement one another, Gray said.

”We’ve got a lot to offer in Tega Cay,” he said, “and we just want to showcase that.”

Former Mayor George Sheppard said he’s heard talk around the city but hasn’t seen the latest development plans. He isn’t plugged into the political scene, so he doesn’t have much to say on whether the new plan is an improvement or downgrade from the original Game On proposal.

“I left,” said Sheppard, who was mayor when Game On first approached the city. “I served my eight years.

”Ultimately history will tell us what was the right thing and what was the wrong thing.”

Commercial development for years has been a stated goal in Tega Cay. There are more residences allowed in the new plan, but also commercial pieces that could grow. Former Mayor David O’Neal remains steadfast in decisions that were made related to Game On.

“The city council felt that we didn’t have to give away the city to get commercial development we desired,” O’Neal said. “I’m glad we stuck with that.”

O’Neal hopes that focus will continue.

“I hope the city remains dedicated to commercial development over residential,” he said.

Gray expects an influx of local businesses. Because residences are on top of businesses and it’s written in development documents that commercial and residential construction will come in tandem, Gray isn’t concerned a developer will build only houses and then leave.

“If they didn’t build the commercial, they couldn’t have the apartments,” Gray said.

Dam Road will be widened, and the new street — Main Street in feel, but not necessarily in name — will join parts of the city that now require a longer drive in heavy traffic. Much in the way the opening of Hubert Graham Way did.

“We don’t want to have to go outside of Tega Cay to get to the other side of Tega Cay,” Gray said.

The biggest public concern to date, as it is with many area development projects, is traffic.

“Dam Road isn’t going to be a little country road anymore,” Funderburk said.

Funderburk came to Tega Cay in 2001 from Rock Hill, at a time when two-lane roads in the area didn’t have a bank or places to eat. A career in city management and conversations with developers from all over drive home the same point. Incoming businesses must have the homes.

“They put a pin on the map and they draw a circle, and if there’s not enough rooftops within that circle, they don’t come,” Funderburk said. “It’s just that simple.”

Funderburk understands people hate sitting in traffic. What Tega Cay may get, even if it isn’t the redefining sports site once promised, is a new community worth the wait.

This story was originally published May 16, 2022, 6:00 AM.

19 best decorated homes for Christmas in the Charlotte area — take your family to see them

Deck the halls and the cul-de-sacs with inflatable Santas peeking out of outhouses, holiday lights twinkling to the tunes playing on specialized radio stations and street signs proclaiming we are on Jingle Bells Way.It’s Christmastime in Charlotte, and all around the city and its surrounding areas, homeowners are bringing us holiday joy. So pack up the family (and lot of snacks!) and head out to see the best decorated homes in the area.How did we find these houses? By asking you, of course! These were your nominations for...

Deck the halls and the cul-de-sacs with inflatable Santas peeking out of outhouses, holiday lights twinkling to the tunes playing on specialized radio stations and street signs proclaiming we are on Jingle Bells Way.

It’s Christmastime in Charlotte, and all around the city and its surrounding areas, homeowners are bringing us holiday joy. So pack up the family (and lot of snacks!) and head out to see the best decorated homes in the area.

How did we find these houses? By asking you, of course! These were your nominations for CharlotteFive’s annual Readers’ Choice Christmas Lights Contest (make sure to check out the winning home!):

Location: 323 Eastover Rd, Charlotte, NC 28207

Neighborhood: Eastover

More: Winner in CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice 2021 Holiday contest.

Location: 3943 Black Sycamore Dr. Charlotte, NC 28226

Neighborhood: Montibello

More: Runner-up in CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice 2021 Holiday contest.

Location: 7323 Sherwood Forest Dr, Charlotte, NC 28226

Neighborhood: Olde Providence South

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Location: Beverly Drive from Providence to Sherwood Drive, Charlotte NC 28207

Neighborhood: Myers Park

Location: 906 Magnolia Ave, Charlotte, NC 28203

Neighborhood: Dilworth

Location: 1410 Hillwood Ct, Charlotte, NC 28210

Neighborhood: Starmount

Location: 2101 Wilhelmina Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood

More: Runner-up in CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice 2022 Holiday contest. #ChristmasCarrolls

Location: 1820 Chatham Ave, Charlotte, NC 28205

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood

More: #SantasOnChatham

Location: 1921 Ashland Ave, Charlotte NC 28205

Neighborhood: Plaza Midwood

Location: 12643 Headquarters Farm Rd, Charlotte, NC 28262

Neighborhood: North Charlotte, near University City

Location: 15419 Hugh McAuley Rd, Huntersville, NC 28078

Neighborhood: Huntersville

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Location: 1258 Stonecrest Boulevard, Tega Cay, SC 29708

Neighborhood: Tega Cay

Location: 1252 Stonecrest Blvd, Tega Cay, SC 29708

Neighborhood: Tega Cay

Location: 2218 Creek View Ct, Fort Mill, SC 29707

Neighborhood: Shelly Woods

Location: 1090 Shelly Woods Dr, Indian Land, SC 29707

Neighborhood: Shelly Woods

Location: 9001 Creekstone Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173

Neighborhood: Hunter Oaks

Location: 1007 Mapesbury Ln, Waxhaw, NC 28173

Neighborhood: Kingsmead

More: Winner in CharlotteFive Readers’ Choice 2022 Holiday contest. Collects canned food for donation.

Location: 311 Essaw Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173 and 407 Yamasee Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173 (Two houses sharing one display)

Neighborhood: Wysacky Park

Location: 631 Ennis Rd, Waxhaw, NC 28173

Neighborhood: Waxhaw

This story was originally published December 16, 2022, 12:56 PM.

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