Transportation
Naas: Lawsuit only real chance to stop toll lanes
Aug. 17. Kurt Naas, founder of the Widen I-77 group that has opposed the managed lanes project in court, says his lawsuit is the only real chance Lake Norman residents have to stop the project. Speaking at Business Today’s Newmakers Breakfast, Naas reiterated that the lawsuit is still very much alive, with a hearing before a state […]
YMCA on deck at Town Meeting
Cornelius commissioners will vote on a new parking plan for the YMCA, located on Davidson Street. Although the plan would basically expand their parking from 252 to 317 spaces, it has been a proxy for connectivity issues around town. The new plan includes an entrance from Davidson Street to an existing parking lot, but does […]
Mayor Travis running unopposed. Only seven people running for five seats on Town Board. Travis develops plan for alternative to Cintra
July 17. Mayor Chuck Travis will run unopposed for another term. Filing for public office closed this afternoon, with four incumbents and three political hopefuls running for the non-partisan board of commissioners. Incumbent Bruce Trimbur, who was appointed to the board when John Bradford went to the NC House of Representatives, is not running. […]
Evernham: Toll planners should be ‘ashamed’
July 15. [UPDATE 1:45 pm] Opposition to the I-77 toll plan continues to gain speed. Major voices in the motorsports community are speaking out against the $650 million plan to widen I-77 with a public private partnership. As reported in BusinessToday’s July print edition, Humpy Wheeler opposes the current plan. Another major voice in the motorsports […]
LKN Regional Transportation Commission rear-ended by Commissioner Dave Gilroy
By Dave Vieser. At the Cornelius Town Board Meeting of April 20, all of the commissioners, including veteran Commissioner Dave Gilroy, unanimously approved a five-year contract renewal between the town and the Lake Norman Regional Transportation Commission (LNTC). The agreement called for the town to give LNTC $21,000 annually in order to help the commission address, […]
Cabarrus is a model for how to accomplish infrastructure
Cabarrus County has done quite well in the world of NCDOT and improvements to infrastructure. In fact, it’s one of the South’s largest distribution centers, thanks to I-85 widening projects that provide quicker access to both Charlotte and Raleigh. And thanks, also, to a sustained group effort between the Cabarrus Chamber and politicians up and […]
Jetton Road at Old Jetton has a bad left-hand punch
By Dave Yochum. Jetton Road—recently rebuilt from the ground up and restriped—may be in for some changes. The thoroughfare is popular with recreational cyclists and joggers, but there’s ongoing discussion on how to make it safe. Speaking at a Cornelius Town Board meeting in June, residents Bob Watson and Robbie Lowrance said the intersection of Old […]
LKN businesses en route to Raleigh with 300 no-toll signatures
June 30. Lake Norman power hitters like Chamber Chair Mike Russell, commercial real estate broker Tom McMahon, former Chamber Chair John Hettwer, racing executive Greg Wallace and bankers Tom Dutton and Jim Engel are on their way to Raleigh to express profound and deep-rooted opposition to the NCDOT plan to widen I-77 with toll lanes and a […]
Business leaders bus to Raleigh Tuesday to oppose toll plan
June 29. Lake Norman-area business leaders, ranging from bankers and racing executives to commercial real estate brokers and manufacturers, will travel by bus to the North Carolina State Capitol tomorrow to visibly join the fight against the public-private partnership that would widen I-77 with toll lanes. “I intend to call out that the NCDOT has the ability […]
Fundraiser for WidenI-77 Saturday
The WidenI-77.org anti-toll group is holding a cook-out/fundraiser to pay for the lawsuit against NCDOT and Cintra. On Saturday from 6-9 pm, there will be an old-fashioned cook-out at Hubbard Farm, 14720 Brown Mill Road, Huntersville, just south of the intersection of Hwy. 73 and Beatties Ford Road. $10 includes burgers, dogs and fixings. RSVP: Stacy Phillips, 704-533-4685 or StacyPhillips11@yahoo.com
