Cornelius News
Arts Center staying downtown
May 18. By Dave Yochum. A 60-day study on moving the proposed Cornelius Arts Center from downtown to the old Michael Waltrip Raceworld property on Liverpool is pointing to keeping the multimillion-dollar project where it was originally planned, just west of the police station, almost across from Town Hall. It would help build a […]
Development plan resubmitted to Davidson for 246 apartments on town line
May 16. A development application from Crescent Communities which would permit them to build a 246 unit apartment complex adjacent to Potts Street near the Cornelius town line has been resubmitted to the Davidson Planning Board. At first blush, the new proposal looks much like the original , according to Davidson Senior Planner Chad […]
‘Tate Cares’ donates to arts center, Ada Jenkins
Allen Tate agents in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville have presented a check for $6,345 to the Cornelius Arts Center and $7,960 to the Ada Jenkins Center through the company’s annual Tate Cares giving campaign, which benefits arts and culture and United Way organizations. “Tate Cares supports a broad spectrum of organizations that impact the […]
Churches rally for impoverished kids who will miss school lunch Wednesday
May 15. With CMS closing Wednesday May 16 because of a mass teacher demonstration in Raleigh, local church members—and teachers—are looking out for needy kids who might go hungry. Volunteers at Mt. Zion United Methodist Church and Davidson United Methodist were packing lunches Monday and Tuesday and delivering them to local schools so that at-risk […]
LKN Marine Commission stocking lake with sterile carp
May 14. By Dave Yochum. The world, according to sterile carp, is an aquatic environment with Hydrilla, and Lake Norman apparently has plenty. Look for a lot more fish—as in 10,200 more—in Lake Norman starting tomorrow, thanks to the Lake Norman Marine Commission. The fish, which will be placed in the lake at Blythe Landing starting […]
Will 1 GP lane, 1 toll lane fix a ‘pig’ of a project?
May 10. By Dave Vieser. In a meeting which consumed barely more than one hour, the members of the I77 Local Advisory Group voiced nearly universal agreement to complete the current construction, then to modify the I-77 expansion in Mecklenburg County from two toll lanes to one general purpose lane and one toll lane. The […]
Hough High STEM team: New national champs!
May 10. Hough High School’s “Iditarod Motorsports” won first place in the Ten80 STEM League National Finals at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in New York. The hometown team, which competed against 22 other high school teams from across the country and three teams from China, also took first place in Racing Events and second place in both […]
Debt will help fund roads, parks
Cornelius will prepare a $6.7 million bond sale in late July, with the proceeds being used for transportation/road improvements and upgrades in the town’s park system. Commissioners authorized the sale of the bonds, approved by voters in 2013, at their May 7 meeting. At the same meeting, the board authorized staff to start preparing a […]
It’s Primary Day: Polls open till 7:30 pm
May 8. Turnout is light at polling places around Cornelius on Primary Day. At Jetton Park, there was one voter between 6:30 am and 7 am. By 7:30 am, only about 18 voters had come through Town Hall, according to campaign workers outside. Turnout for One Stop/Early Voting was high—more than 20,000 in Mecklenburg County. Polls […]
Controversial project still alive; developer pays new fee
May 7. By Dave Vieser. The developer of a proposed 99-unit housing development on South Street has paid $3,750 to keep his application active through Oct. 31. Joe Roy, representing Charlotte based Meeting Street Cos, paid the triple application fee for a zoning change permit on April 30. The town code permits such extensions of […]
