Cornelius News
LeafSpring Pre-School application approved by Town Board
Nov. 5. By Dave Vieser. LeafSpring School’s rezoning application for a new pre-school facility received unanimous approval from the Cornelius Town Board Monday night. Bazow Holdings plans to build a 13,000 square foot pre-school and 10,000 square foot after-school building called The Village just north of the Cowboy Restaurant. The school is designed to accommodate […]
Local contests get interesting, polls open till 7:30 pm
Nov. 5. By Dave Yochum. The seven-way race for five seats on the Cornelius Town Board will be determined tonight after all the votes are counted from today and from early voting which ended Friday. Polls opened at 6:30 am and close 13 hours later. The race heated up late in the game, with dueling […]
132 age-restricted condos, community center, pool house planned for Bailey’s Glen
Nov. 4. By Dave Yochum. South Creek Construction has dusted off plans for 132 age-restricted condos in Bailey’s Glen. Amendments to a rezoning plan approved more than 10 years ago were unveiled at the initial public hearing at the Town Board meeting tonight. The project would be on 8.78 acres opposite the new Mecklenburg County […]
Your 2019 Town Board Candidates Guide Part 1
Polls open at 6:30 am Tuesday and close at 7:30 pm. There are four polling places on Election Day: Community in Christ Lutheran Church, 7621 Norman Island Drive; Jetton Park, 19000 Jetton Road; Bethel Presbyterian Church, 19920 Bethel Church Road, and Cornelius Town Hall. Cornelius voters will be selecting all five commissioners for the Town […]
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 […]
