Council Member· 2021–2027 (cycle default: NC terms begin first Monday in December)
Crystal Buchaluk
Indian Trail
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 12
- Total speaking time
- 17:46
- Avg per meeting
- 1:29
- Segments
- 310
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Top issues during term (14)(Roads)
CRTPO federal funding for local transportation projects
Indian Trail receives a share of CRTPO regional transportation funding.
Old Monroe/Hayes Road intersection safety
A full stoplight is planned as part of the Indian Trail Road Complete Street project; costs were not itemized.
Hayes Road / Old Charlotte Highway crash history
Town share could run from roughly $1.3M (80/20 federal match) to $3.25M (50/50 split).
Traffic Signals and CRTPO Regional Transportation
No town money committed; the full project is estimated at $1.2 billion, about half the cost of the Silver Line East.
Indian Trail Road Complete Street Phase 2
$216,610 new design cost; roughly $100,000 of it is schedule-driven; county will reimburse $87,000 for water main design.
Plainview Road municipal maintenance acceptance
If accepted, residents could pay roughly $600–$1,000 extra per year on their tax bills for ten years, with the town covering the other half of the paving cost.
Stinson/Younts/Fairview intersection improvements
$5.2 million town share spread over roughly six to seven years, half reimbursed by CRTPO.
I-77 South express lanes rescission and repayment exposure
The town's vote may have avoided a multimillion-dollar repayment obligation.
Old Monroe Road $1 million payment to NCDOT
Saves the town roughly $485,000 compared with the 2024 estimate.
Road resurfacing and pavement condition
$1,189,859.81 from the current fiscal year budget.
Indian Trail Complete Street Phase 1
$46,470 added on top of roughly $4.7 million already spent of about $19.2 million approved.
Helmsville Road West Special Assessment
$39,427 total; the requesting homeowner would be assessed roughly half, about $2,000 per year for ten years on her tax bill.
Rushing subdivision cut-through closure
Water barricades cost about $11,000 and can be reused for future needs.
Gribble/South Fork/Indian Trail Rd Intersection
Decisions during term (1)
Recorded while Buchaluk was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.