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Choose 5 for Town Board, 1 for school board, yes/no on school bonds
ELECTION DAY 8 AM. It’s a murky day, but many Cornelius voters can expect a bright and shiny greeting when they go to the polls between now and 7:30 pm. Candidates […]
Candidate Forum & BBQ Oct. 6
Eleven candidates for the Cornelius Town Board will be in the collective hot seat Friday for the Old Fashioned BBQ & Candidate Forum in the Community Room at Town Hall. Doors […]
Hundreds march on bridge for toll protest
April 28. By Dave Yochum. More than 200 people descended on the Exit 28 bridge on a hot Friday afternoon to protest the $650 million, 50-year contract with Cintra. There […]
Inspiration behind Exit 28 bridge decapitated at 90
April 1. Serial entrepreneur Winnie Ruth Judd is dead. The 90-year-old doyenne of high society in The Peninsula was the owner of a luxury luggage store in Jetton Village as […]
Mercator Advisors will review Cintra contract
March 31. A company that was part of a team led by Cintra Concesiones de Infraestructuras and Zachry Construction Corp.—to develop the first phase of the Trans-Texas Corridor—has been selected to […]
Cornelius Park and Ride ready in late April
Nov. 15. Construction has begun on the first-ever Charlotte Area Transportation System (CATS) park and ride facility in Cornelius, as crews clear land on a 4.34 acre parcel of land […]
Town boasts of economic ‘explosion’ as residents feel traffic pain
Aug. 16. By Dave Vieser. Even as the town of Cornelius cheerfully promotes an economic “explosion” on its website, residents are complaining about fast-paced growth and a lack of infrastructure that […]
Town board will vote on budget Monday
At their Monday June 20 meeting, the Cornelius Town Board is expected to adopt a new operating budget. The $21.88 million spending plan proposed by Town Manager Anthony Roberts calls for an […]
Tarte, business leaders, local officials call 11 am press conference
June 15. Just 17 hours after Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis muscled through a 5-0 no-confidence vote at Cornelius Town Hall, a former mayor of Cornelius will lead a press conference […]
Cornelius Town Board Will Ask Mayor to Resign
June 13. The Cornelius Town Board has called a special meeting for 6 pm Tuesday to ask Mayor Chuck Travis to immediately resign. A resolution circulated amongst the commissioners Sunday […]
