🔥 Emergency Contacts
“For when the HOA bake-off turns into a literal firestorm.”
- Fire, Ambulance, Police: 911 — because “Nextdoor panic post” isn’t a valid emergency plan.
- Charlotte Police Department (Non-Emergency): (704) 336-8535 — for suspicious golf cart activity or mysterious mulch dumping.
- Animal Control: (704) 336-3786 — for when your neighbor’s “emotional support peacock” makes another break for it.
- Poison Control: (800) 222-1222 — call if you mistake Tide Pods for gourmet hors d’oeuvres.
- Allied Universal Security: (980) 205-1620 — not Batman, but they’ll check that rustling bush at midnight.
🏥 Hospitals & Urgent Care
“Because pickleball injuries are real and so is cholesterol.”
- Atrium Health – Pineville: (704) 667-1000 — they won’t judge your golf cart accident in the wine aisle.
- Novant Health – Matthews: (704) 384-6500 — for when stress from group texts becomes clinical.
- Levine Children’s Hospital:** (704) 381-2000 — where your child can recover from that trampoline-flip-gone-wrong.
🛠️ Utilities & Local Services
“When the lights go out and you realize you never saved you HOA password.”
- Duke Energy: (704) 594-9400 — they have the power. Literally.
- Piedmont Natural Gas: (704) 525-3882 — smell something? Not your casserole.
- Water & Sewer: (704) 336-2211 — for when your backyard becomes a koi pond… against your will.
- Garbage & Recycling: wipeoutwaste.com — because that Amazon box mountain isn’t going to walk itself out.
- AT&T / BellSouth: (800) 927-8362 — for those brave enough to still use landlines.
🏡 Community & HOA Info
“All the people you email in ALL CAPS.”
- Boar Contact: brpoaboard.nc@fsresidential.com — where passive-aggressive gets professionally managed.
- Architectural Committee: brpoa-acc.nc@fsresidential.com — submit your pergola plans before the paint dries.
- Community Manager: Liza.McMahan@fsresidential.com — she’s heard every excuse for your lawn.
- Community Assistant: lenny.forbes@fsresidential.com — probably reading this right now.
- After-Hours Help: (855) 546-9462 — yes, someone will answer at 3 AM. We think.
- Website: brpoa.com — bring snacks, it’s a login maze.
⛳ Ballantyne Country Club
“Where friendships are forged… and pickleball rivalries escalate.”
- Membership Director (Christina Egan): cegan@ballantyneclub.com — she holds the keys to the kingdom.
- Member Engagement (Katie Mode): kmode@ballantyneclub.com — party-planner, morale booster, social ninja.
- Family Activities Center: (704) 544-9755 — if your kid has energy, they’ll fix that.
🧠 Recreation & Education
“For those days when Netflix isn’t enough enrichment.”
- Charlotte Knights Baseball: (704) 357-8071 — hot dogs, home run, and suburban bliss.
- Charlotte Checkers Hockey: (704) 342-4423 — for fans of polite violence on ice.
- Discovery Place: (704) 372-6261 — because science is fun until it becomes a school project.
- Duke Mansion: (704) 714-4400 — actual historic charm, not your neighbor’s Restoration Hardware patio.
- The Mint Museum: (704) 337-6261 — art, culture, and finally somewhere to wear that beret.
Publisher’s Plausible Deniability
📝 Written, formatted, and punctuated with caffeine by Ashley Grimm, Publisher of Strolling Ballantyne. If it leaks, barks, burns, floods, or results in an HOA violation—this page is your best bet. Except Greg. Don’t ask Greg.