Site of a proposed an 11,400-square-foot freestanding emergency room

Dec. 15. By Dave Vieser. Community meetings have been scheduled this week to give residents more information about Novant Health’s two proposed medical facilities in Cornelius. Both meetings will run from 6 to 8 p.m. in the Woody Washam Jr. Community Room at Town Hall.

Community meetings are required by the town before rezoning applications can be considered by the Planning Board and the Board of Commissioners. Representatives for each project will be present to explain the proposals and answer questions from attendees. No decisions will be made at either meeting.

Emergency room — Tuesday, Dec. 16

Holiday Lane Medical Property is proposing to build an 11,400-square-foot, single-story Novant emergency room on three acres of vacant land at 19935 Holiday Lane. Holiday Lane runs north-south just east of Interstate 77 and north of Catawba Avenue. A public hearing on this project for a Certificate of Need will also be conducted by the state health department on Dec. 18 in Charlotte.

Urgent care and surgery center — Thursday, Dec. 18

Healthcare developer Meadows and Ohly is proposing a 20,500-square-foot, single-story building on 4.8 acres of vacant land at 8715 Westmoreland Road. The facility would include a Novant urgent care center and a same-day surgical center. The site is adjacent to Alexander Farms and was previously approved for a daycare facility that was never built.

Project representatives will also present both proposals to elected officials at the Jan. 5 town board meeting. No vote will be taken at that meeting, though residents will be able to provide public comment on the record.