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Directions to Poplar Forest:
Going south on Providence Road (NC 16), turn left on McKee Road.. Turn right on Pleasant Plains to Poplar Forest on left.

 

Community Information:  
Poplar Forest is a beautifully wooded neighborhood in Southeast Mecklenburg County. The community will contain a wide variety of “traditional” and “transitional” brick homes built by William Trotter Company. 67 homes will be built in this development. Residents will have the exclusive use of the acres of open space set aside for their enjoyment. These low maintenance, one and two- level brick homes, will have Association maintained lawns for increased leisure time for the residents.

Homeowners Association:
Poplar Forest is a planned unit development (PUD). Each owner of a home or lot in Poplar Forest is a member of the Association and shares ownership of the common open property. Currently, the monthly assessment fee for each owner is $150.00 paid monthly. This includes lawn maintenance and watering. Each owner maintains the outside of their own home.

Tax Information:
Poplar Forest is located in the town of Matthews and County of Mecklenburg. The taxes are as follows:

Tax Rates per $100 of Assessed Valuation

Mecklenburg Co. Tax Rate:

$0.8368

Town of Matthews Tax Rate:

$0.3075

Total:

$1.1443


Tax Office - 704-336-4600

Public Schools:

Elementary (K-5)

Matthews Elementary
200 McDowell Street
980-343-3940

Middle School (6-8)

Crestdale Middle
940 Sam Newell Road
980-343-5755

High School (9-12)

Butler Senior High
1810 Matthew-Mint Hill Rd.
980-343-6300

Pupil Assignment:
CMCMS Website – www.CMS.K12.nc.us

Cable TV:

Cable service will be provided by:

 

Time Warner Cable of NC, Inc.

704-975-2513

U.S. Post Office:

All homes in Poplar Forest carry a
"Matthews, NC 28105" mailing address.

 

Post Office - 301 E. John Street

800-275-8777

Telephone Service:

Telephone service is provided by:

 

Alltel Telephone Company

704-845-7171

Child Care:

Matthews Country Day

704-847-0208

Gateway Childcare

704-847-0046

First Baptist Church of Matthews

704-847-9150

Christ Covenant Day School

704-847-2385

McKee Road Baptist Church

704-846-2237

Matthews United Methodist Church

704-847-6261

Shopping:
The nearest shopping center is Plantation Market. It is located 1.1 miles from Poplar Forest at the intersection of McKee Road and Weddington Road. This center includes:

Harris Teeter Supermarket

Eckerd Drug Store

Mario’s Pizza

Ho Dry Cleaners

Long Nails & Tanning

Tropical Smoothie

Frame Warehouse

Parcel Plus

Chia Best Chinese Food

Benny’s NY Deli/Grill

Plantation Animal Clinic

Great Clips

Bank of America

ABC Store

Kokoro Japanese Kitchen

Subway

BP Station

Dentist

Siskey Family YMCA
Located across Weddington Road from Plantation Market

The Arboretum
Located at the intersection of Hwy. 51 & Providence Rd. approximately 6 miles from Poplar Forest and contains: Harris Teeter, Eckerd, Wal-Mart, Blockbuster, Michael’s, clothing and shoe stores and many other specialty shops and restaurants.

Important Telephone Numbers:

Emergency Numbers:

Fire

911

Police

911

Ambulance

911

Poison Control Center

704-379-5827

Hospitals:

 

Presbyterian-Matthews

704-384-6650

Carolinas Medical Center

704-355-2171

CMC-Pineville

704-543-2000

Arboretum Urgent Care

704-543-6636

General Information:

Directory Assistance

411

Time of Day

704-375-6711

Voter Registration

704-336-2133

Drivers License

704-392-3266

Auto Tags

704-399-8306

Parks & Recreation

704-336-3854

Charlotte Chamber of Commerce

704-378-1300

Matthews Chamber of Commerce

704-847-3649

The Charlotte Observer

800-532-5350

Matthews Public Library

704-847-6691

Utilities:

Windstream

800-880-4570

Duke Power

704-594-9400

Piedmont Natural Gas

704-525-5585

Mecklenburg Co. Sewer/Water

704-336-2612

      After hours

704-283-3500

The information contained herein is accurate to the best of our knowledge. William Trotter Company reserves the right to change any of the above information without notice. This is only a small sampling of churches, child care, and shopping. Many more opportunities are available than we can list for you. (5/06)

 

If you need more information,
please feel free to contact us for a prompt reply.

Email the Main Office

 

Judy Goodwin
704.451.8796

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Our dedicated sales agents are on site in both Foxfield and Poplar Forest
Monday - Saturday from 1:30 - 5:30pm
Sunday from 1 - 5:30pm

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Q: What is the price range of your neighborhoods?
A: 280’s - 400’s in Foxfield and from the 320’s - 400’s for Poplar Forest.

Q: Are all four sides of the house brick?
A: Yes, all of our homes are brick on all four sides with wood trim and some wood accents.

Q: How long does it take to build a house?
A: From the time of contract to closing it can take from 6 to 8 months depending on weather, type of plan, number of changes, and other such factors.

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