The 16th Mayor of Matthews, Lee Myers

Lee Myers, a life-long resident of Mecklenburg County, served as the Mayor of the Town of Matthews for 18 years, from 1991 to 2009. Prior to his election as Mayor, Lee was a member of the Board of Commissioners in Matthews for four years. In 2009, NC Governor Beverly Perdue awarded Lee the Order of the Long Leaf Pine, which is one of the highest civilian honors in the state of North Carolina. 

In this episode of Inside Matthews, Jim sits down to have a conversation with Lee about what led him to run for public office, his 18-year tenure as Mayor, the impact and success of the Matthews Alive festival, Novant Health Matthews Medical Center and how the Matthews Sportsplex was almost a landfill.