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2 different contractors, 2 different spills, 2 weeks apart on Paradise Cove
July 13. Two different private contractors working on Paradise Cove Court were responsible for sewage spills on June 29 and July 12, closing the same cove to swimmers. —On July 12, a contractor for TDS hit a sewer line while directional boring. —On June 29, a landscape contractor ran over a sewer box which caused […]
N. Main St. closing temporarily due to construction
July 13. By Dave Vieser. North Main Street, the principal connector between downtown Cornelius and Davidson, will be closed to through traffic this weekend, beginning Friday July 16. North Main will be closed at Walnut Street in Davidson from 6 pm Friday July 16 to 6 am Monday July 19. Contractors for Charlotte Water will […]
CMS officially renames high school for Julius Chambers
July 13. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools will officially rename the former Vance High School in honor of the late Julius L. Chambers, an influential civil rights lawyer. He fought in Charlotte for school desegregation, as well as for worker and voter rights. Speakers at the renaming ceremony tomorrow at 9 am include U.S. Rep. Alma Adams; […]
Updated: Another sewage spill at Paradise Cove blamed on private contractor
July 12. [UPDATED 9 am July 13] Another no swimming advisory has been issued for the waters behind a home on Paradise Cove Court after an estimated 200 gallons of untreated sewage because a pipe was damaged by a private contractor. The pipe has been repaired and the discharge was stopped. Repair crews were still […]
North Meck candidate filings as of 11:45 am
July 12. With four more days to file, the three mayoral candidates in North Meck are running unopposed. Commissioner Melinda Bales is the only person to file to run for mayor of Huntersville; likewise, incumbents Woody Washam in Cornelius and Rusty Knox in Davidson are unopposed in their bids for re-election. Of course, anything […]
How plans for an apartment complex changed is a lesson in local government and economics
ANALYSIS | By Dave Yochum. As Cornelius approaches build-out, it’s only natural that new projects receive more scrutiny from town officials ranging from the appointed members of the Planning Board to planners on town staff, from the Town Board to ordinary citizens. That was the case with Jake Palillo’s plan for 252 apartments on West […]
W. Catawba apartments: Point-counterpoint
July 12. A last-minute reduction in the size and scope of a mixed-use complex proposal was enough to get it passed at the June 21 Cornelius Town Board meeting, but not without controversy, and disagreement on the Town Board. The Town Board approved the rezoning after developer Jake Palillo said he would reduce the project […]
WBTV’s Al Conklin named Official Weatherman for Big Day at the Lake July 24
July 12. WBTV meteorologist Al Conklin will be the Official Weatherman for Big Day at the Lake on July 24 when 75 kids from Big Brothers Big Sisters of Central Carolinas will come to Lake Norman for a day of fun on the water. They’ll be hosted by more than 50 Boat Hosts from all […]
Westmoreland/Hwy. 21 fix scheduled for 2031
July 12. By Dave Vieser. While NCDOT has installed a new right-turn signal at the busy Westmoreland Road/Hwy. 21 intersection, it may be a decade before the intersection is completely renovated along with the widening of Hwy. 21. The Hwy. 21 widening project has been dropped from the NCDOT’s Statewide Transportation Improvement Program, according to […]
COVID-19 update July 12
July 12. The NC Dept. of Health & Human Services Monday reported 562 new COVID-19 cases statewide, as well as 16 new deaths attributable to the coronavirus. Positive testing climbed from 3.1 percent Friday, to 4.5 percent statewide as of noon today. COVID hospitalizations rose to 448 today, from 418 in Friday’s report. Mecklenburg County […]
