Cornelius News
Your 2019 Town Board Candidates Guide/Part 2 of 3
What experience do you have that will make you a good commissioner? As I complete my first term as a Cornelius Town Commissioner, I continue to rely on a pragmatic, common-sense approach to addressing issues and pursuing opportunities. This is an approach I developed through my 30-plus years as an executive with a Fortune […]
Your 2019 Town Board Candidates Guide Part 3 of 3
Tuesday is Election Day, the last day to vote. Polls are open from 6:30 am to 7:30 pm. In addition to Town Board, voters will pass judgment on a referendum to raise the Mecklenburg County sales tax by .25 cents. If approved, this quarter-cent sales tax would provide approximately $50 million annually for parks, arts, […]
Work on I-77 accelerates
Nov. 4. By Dave Yochum. It looks like fines on the order of $30,000 a day are speeding up paving schedules on I-77 between Catawba Avenue in Cornelius and I-277 in Charlotte. Cornelius Police and local officials found out Friday that I-77 Mobility Partners would pave this weekend, causing intermittent closures of the southbound ramp […]
Impending cold weather could slow down I-77 paving
Nov. 4. Dave Vieser. The fines being levied on I-77 Mobility Partners for failing to complete the toll lane project on time could prove to be a very expensive proposition for the Cintra-controlled partnership. As of Friday Nov. 1, the fines are $30,000 per day, and with a significant amount of paving yet to be […]
Cornelius author, consultant hops into craft beer
By Dave Vieser. Lost Worlds Brewery has found a place in a strip shopping center on West Catawba in Cornelius. If all goes as planned, the suds will be flowing sometime this winter according to co-owners Dave and Allison Hamme. The brewery was founded to create a “basecamp for adventure-seekers,” said David Hamme, a nationally […]
Watch the weather, trick-or-treaters
Oct. 31. The National Weather Service has issued a tornado watch until 11 pm in 16 counties, including Mecklenburg, Iredell, Lincoln and Catawba counties. Winds are gusting up to about 26 mph, according to the NWS. Look for new rainfall amounts between a tenth and quarter of an inch, except possibly higher amounts in […]
Vote! Here’s when ‘n’ where
Early voting ends today at 7 pm at Cornelius Town Hall. It’s the last day to beat the crowds on Election Day, although turn-out might be light because it’s an off year. On Nov. 5 Election Day, polls are open from 6:30 am until 7:30 pm. There are four polling places: Community in Church Lutheran […]
House with haunting history will be torn down
Oct. 31. By Dave Yochum. The nightmare on Bethel Church Road might be over. Officials in Town Hall say the scariest house in town could be torn down in a matter of months if probate moves along. It’s the house that Stanley Morgan built before personal issues made him a virtual prisoner in his own 4,000 […]
Fines begin in November for I-77 Mobility Partners
Oct. 30. By Dave Vieser. I-77 Mobility Partners, which is building the I 77 toll lanes, faces fines of $10,000 per day per unfinished section starting this Friday after the NCDOT refused to grant them an extension. NC Rep. Christy Clark said she is glad to see I-77 Mobility Partners being held accountable. Fines could […]
Pro sales tax forces have spent millions to impact public opinion
By Dave Vieser. This fall, voters in Mecklenburg County are being given the option to raise the local sales tax from 7.25 percent to 7.50 percent. Revenue from such a tax hike would raise approximately $50 million annually. About 45 percent would go to the arts, $17 million to parks and recreation, $8 million to […]
