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Feb. 21. The treacherous intersection of Old Jetton Road and Jetton Road is getting a fix: Left-hand turns from Old Jetton onto Jetton will no longer be allowed. The intersection, which handles significant traffic coming to and from the Jetton Village/Harris Teeter shopping center is one of the most dangerous in Cornelius. The Town of […]
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Feb. 21. The treacherous intersection of Old Jetton Road and Jetton Road is getting a fix: Left-hand turns from Old Jetton onto Jetton will no longer be allowed. The intersection, which handles significant traffic coming to and from the Jetton Village/Harris Teeter shopping center is one of the most dangerous in Cornelius. The Town of […]
Feb. 20. The National Weather Service says precipitation will fall as rain likely before noon, then rain and snow between noon and 4 pm, then snow after 4 pm. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will dismiss three hours early due to the weather and the potential of dangerous road conditions. Highs today near 40, which means there’s not […]
Feb. 18. By Dave Vieser. At the Feb. 17 meeting last night, the Cornelius Town Board unanimously approved a $17.4 million contract with the state NCDOT which will fund the construction of twin roundabout/circles on Hwy. 21 at Catawba. All but $502,000 will be paid by the state, and any cost overruns will be the […]
Feb. 17. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Police will help provide security for the Republican National Convention this summer, but it doesn’t look like we’re getting free trees. The organizers of the convention—a massive event set for Aug. 24-27 at the Spectrum Center in Uptown—are planting 2,020 trees in and around Charlotte in honor of the convention. Matthews and Hickory Grove, SC, are getting trees, not to mention Oakdale […]
Feb. 17. Construction of the twin roundabouts on Hwy. 21 at Catawba Avenue will cost $17.4 million, according to an agreement between the NCDOT and Cornelius. The agreement is expected to be approved Monday evening Feb. 17 at the Town Board meeting. All but $502,000 will be paid by the state, but any cost overruns […]
Feb. 17. By Dave Vieser. On the heels of approving a controversial townhome project near Washam Potts Road, the Cornelius Town Board may be facing another similar decision soon. Mattamy Homes, a privately owned builder based in Canada, wants to put 64 townhomes on property between Hough High and Bailey Middle on Bailey Road. The […]
Feb. 13. By Dave Vieser. The IT system at Town Hall needs major work, based on discussions at a 2020-2021 budget planning session. The cost: As much as $337,000. While the work could be budgeted for the next fiscal year, it’s apparently urgent enough for a budget amendment to fund prior to the end of […]
Feb. 13. By Dave Vieser. Just when you thought the sale of Continuum, the taxpayer-supported cable system which was kept alive by taxpayers in Davidson and Mooresville couldn’t get any more complicated, it did. The towns of Davidson and Mooresville have filed a lawsuit in Iredell County Superior Court opposing Cornelius’ claim that it is […]
