Cornelius News
Uh-uh, no, nope, no thank you and one yes
Feb. 21. Cornelius has gone on record against changing election years from odd years to even. The Cornelius Town Board voted 4-1 against House Bill 64, a proposal which would move local elections to even years, the same years voters choose presidents and governors. “I do have a problem with being told when we can hold […]
Tarte looks ahead to another election
By Dave Yochum. Sen. Jeff Tarte says his opposition to the 50-year contract between NCDOT and Cintra cost him his relationship with former Gov. Pat McCrory. “My relationship with Pat was always cordial, but after I-77 became an issue, I was put on an island and cut off…it cost me my relationship with him,” Tarte says. […]
Paving on Bailey Road
Feb. 20. The resurfacing of Bailey Road in the Oakhurst area starts February 21, and is expected to last through the week. The timetable is weather sensitive. Work will begin in the residential area and eventually move west towards Statesville Road/US 21. During the latter part of this week, crews will be working in the commercial area […]
Olde Mecklenburg Brewery taps into Cornelius, LKN
Feb. 20. UPDATED 2pm. It looks like Olde Mecklenburg Brewery will put a significant operation on an industrial site on Zion Avenue formerly owned by MacLean Curtis, the manufacturer which moved to Mooresville. It’s a nice economic-development win for Cornelius, the downtown area in particular. Town officials have maintained a code of silence around the key […]
Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 23 features chairman of Cornelius Arts Center
Greg Wessling, the chairman of the board of directors for the Cornelius Arts and Community Center, a non-profit that will run the proposed Cornelius Arts Center, will be the speaker at the Business Today Newsmakers Breakfast Feb. 23 at The Peninsula Club. A nationwide search for an executive director is under way. The executive director […]
Bond issue on Monday’s Town Board agenda
The possibility of an additional general obligation bond issue totaling $10.7 million will be considered by the Cornelius Town Board at their meeting Monday night. Voters previously approved a bond issue totaling $20.4 million in 2013, and funds from those bonds are already being used. The new bond issue, dubbed Phase Two, would be subject to […]
New single-family homes coming to Washam Potts
By Dave Vieser. Classica Homes, the builder behind Robbins Park, plans 27 upscale homes on former farmland on Washam Potts Road. The Charlotte-based builder will seek conditional zoning for 7.32 acres a short distance from Westmoreland Road. The development, to be called Washam Potts Reserve, is subject to approval from the Cornelius Planning Board and the […]
Grace Covenant reaches out with bicycles
Feb. 16. Robert and Kira Anderson, were the first two Cornelius kids to earn new bikes through the Earn-A-Bike Program offered at the Neighborhood CARE Center on Smith Circle. The GearUp Bike Shop, as well as the CARE Center, are part of the outreach of Grace Covenant Church, located on Hwy. 21 near Home Depot. […]
Diversity happens when you include; Inclusion requires a conscientious effort
By Dave Yochum. Chris Hailey, who ran for Mecklenburg County Sheriff as a Republican in 2010 and 2014, is black, but chairing the Diversity Council has been an eye-opener for him. “When I became chairman of the diversity council, it educated me to the point where I was not as conservative as I used to be. […]
Nantz Road intersection realignment under way
Nine months later than promised, work crews hired by Epcon homes are realigning Nantz Road this week where it intersects with West Catawba Avenue. The delay was primarily caused by the need for utilities to bury their lines in the vicinity of the new intersection. The new alignment will bring Nantz Road traffic into West Catawba […]
