Welcome to the Town of Sedalia

"Sedalia, Our Heritage, Our Roots, Our Future"

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In the mid 1970’s, a group of nearby residents organized and led by John Vaughn recognized that the community needed cooperation and unity to ensure successful development. They began regular meetings and recruitment of fellow citizens to discuss, define, and find solutions to all the issues the community faced or might face. As sprawling development boomed to the east and west, and began to encroach upon the community, there arose concern that the very name of Sedalia might be lost to history.  The goals of the Sedalia Civic Organization (SCO) were expanded to preserve and promote the identity of the Sedalia community name. This sparked a renewed interest in exploring the benefits and process of incorporating into a town. Eventually the SCO membership voted to pursue incorporation. The late Senator Bill Martin championed the drafting and introduction of the legislation to eventually be submitted to the North Carolina state Senate and House of Representatives.

Support for preserving the historical identity and character of Sedalia through the process of incorporation did not exist at the time. In fact, the changing local and state political climate, and legislative session calendar, all were indicating future incorporation attempts would be much more difficult. Despite significant unwarranted boundary changes, we pursued. Senator Martin introduced the legislation, and the Act eventually passed in the 1997 legislative session: S.L. 1997-44, Senate Bill 624. Thereby, in August 1997, the incorporated Town of Sedalia was established. Our motto is “Sedalia: Our Heritage, Our Roots, and Our Future”. Sedalia was happy and content serving the community, holding small events, and partnering with the Charlotte Hawkins Brown Museum. 

Fast forward to the year 2020, the Sedalia governing body realized that the relationship and spirit of collaboration with the City of Greensboro was evolving, as seats of the Council were filled with officials who saw things differently as it relates to partnership, growth and expansion. A few years prior, the town had seriously been thinking about growth, and the need for additional revenue to foster growth in the town. It was apparent that the city was more open to seeing the quaint Town of Sedalia grow, and they were willing to discuss how the city could possibly assist. As time moved on, both jurisdictions interacted for a few years discussing topics such as growth, extension of services, and economic development projects. Sedalia met with several developers and applied for several grants. The City of Greensboro worked on revising their extension policy to allow extension of utility services into other jurisdictional boundaries. Around this same time, the town received grant funding from legislation to complete phase 1 of a mixed-use development, while still looking to maintain a historic, small-town feel. The town then began making plans for an Interlocal Agreement for utility extension from the City of Greensboro. As the town looks toward the future, Sedalia eagerly anticipants the possibilities of partnership with the City of Greensboro, growth and economic development, and we continue to be stand by our motto, “Sedalia: Our Heritage, Our Roots, Our Future” We will forever be Sedalia Strong.   

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