Jan. 23. O’Reilly Auto Parts got the green light from the Town Board to build a store on Hwy. 21 in Cornelius just south of the Hampton Inn. Construction could begin in early spring.
O’Reilly, which dates back to the 1950s, has more than 5,000 stores across the country and revenues in excess of $9 billion.
Napa Auto Parts is located just a short distance north of the new O’Reilly store.
Developer Lawrence Bearden of Lawrence Development in Davidson said he was glad to provide new jobs and develop long-vacant land.
Bearden said he hopes to have the store up and running by year-end. Site preparation for the 7,200 square foot store is already begun.
In other business
**The town board is reviewing a purchase offer/bid on the old Public Works Building on Starcreek Road, in an industrial area off Bailey Road. The offer is for $570,000. The Town purchased the land on Starcreek in 1996 for $64,500. The building was erected two years later at a cost of $363,173, according to Tyler Beardsley, assistant town manager. Anyone can raise the bid in the next 10 days within certain parameters, in this case roughly 5 percent , plus $100.
**The Town Board also officially turned Holiday Lane over to the NCDOT prior to the state awarding a contract for a roundabout at Catawba Avenue and Hwy. 21. Liverpool Parkway was also turned over to the NCDOT for improvements there as well.
