Bailey Road
Will Cornelius Business Center be approved?
April 15. By Dave Vieser. No one said the Cornelius Business Center rezoning would be a slam dunk and it sure hasn’t been. Greenberg Gibbons Properties seeks the town’s approval to rezone a 36 acre vacant parcel on Bailey Road just east of Hwy. 115 from rural preservation to conditional zoning so he can construct […]
Bailey Road report: No easy answers
TRAFFIC | By Dave Vieser March 11. Anyone expecting a quick fix to traffic conditions near Hough High and Bailey Middle will be disappointed after a long-awaited traffic study was unveiled at a Cornelius Town Board meeting. “Two of the key proposals designed to relieve congestion—widening Bailey Road and adding turn lanes—were rejected by the […]
Developers present plans at Town Board meeting, with differing results
March 4. By Dave Vieser. The Town Board agenda Monday evening featured detailed presentations by two developers but the largest number of speakers Monday evening were residents who remain opposed to a business center on Bailey Road. Developer Drew Thigpen outlined a number of reasons why he believes that his project should be approved by […]
Bailey Road: Relief may be in sight
Aug. 26. What about the traffic volume on Bailey Road, where both Bailey Middle and Hough High are located? Between buses, students driving to and from school and carpooling, not to mention a variety of residential developments including Bailey’s Glen, Bailey is a real challenge on school days. The town has hired consulting firm Kimley […]
Speed limit increase on Bailey road irks residents, commissioners
By Dave Vieser. It sounded simple enough: Establish 25 mph school speed zones on Bailey Road in the vicinity of Bailey Middle School and Hough High School. “There was a lot of concern expressed by parents of students and others in the area for general safety,” said Assistant Town Manager Andrew Grant, “so we asked for […]
