commercial development
Sunset Cove public hearing set for July 8
June 12. By Dave Vieser. The long awaited Planning Board public hearing on the Sunset Cove project planned for Nantz Road will be held on Tuesday July 8, at 6:30 pm in Town Hall. Project applicant Larry Griffin Jr. seeks rezoning for 8.6 acres of lakefront property. at 18311/18323 Nantz Road to convert two existing […]
Letter to the Editor: Cashmere at Lake Norman makes sense
June 11. [Opinion] We appreciate the Cornelius Planning Board’s thoughtful review of our proposed six-story mixed-use project, Cashmere at Lake Norman. While we were disappointed by the recommendation to reduce the project to three stories, we were encouraged by the many positive comments about the project’s design integrity, community benefit, and potential to revitalize a […]
Planning Board recommends approval of a smaller, 3-story project on Jetton at Bethel
June 10. By Dave Vieser. At their June 9 meeting, the Cornelius Planning Board concurred with the town planning staff, recommending zoning approval for the Cashmere condominium/mixed use building but at a height of three stories, not six. The project is proposed for a vacant lot on the northwest corner of Jetton Road extension and […]
Town Board plows under proposed business complex on congested Bailey Road
June 3. By Dave Yochum. There was an impressive cast of characters last night as the Cornelius Board of Commissioners voted 5-0 against rezoning needed for a $39 million business park on what was once farmland on Bailey Road. Besides 36 acres once planted with soybeans, the cast of characters included: ±Hundreds of neighbors including […]
Re-zoning battle: Land worth fightin’ for
June 2. By Dave Yochum. The last time this 36-acre parcel of farmland on Bailey Road was farmed was four years ago. Since then it’s been under contract and enmeshed in controversy. The Town Board is expected to vote on its fate—whether it will be rezoned from Rural Preserve to Conditional—at their June 2 meeting. […]
Town Board may vote Monday on business park on Bailey Road
May 30. By Dave Vieser. Will the second time be the charm for the Cornelius Business Park re-zoning proposal on Bailey Road? We may know Monday evening after the Cornelius Town Board conducts the required public hearing in Town Hall on Catawba Avenue. Greenberg Gibbons is seeking Town Board approval for a four-building complex on […]
Construction site on W. Catawba back on track, with C-store, daycare coming
May 28. The nine-acre parcel that was to be the new home for a 7-Eleven convenience store has been scraped bare, but Developer Evan Walton of Convenience Development Partners said a new convenience store is on board with a daycare operation as well. Walton did not name the convenience store that’s replacing 7-Eleven. The base […]
Planning Board votes 7-1 for controversial Bailey Road project
May 8. By Dave Yochum. The Cornelius Planning Board last night recommended approval of the Cornelius Business Park in a near-unanimous vote. Developer Drew Thigpen of Greenberg Gibbons Properties said he was “extremely excited” by the Planning Board’s 7-1 thumbs-up. “It’s really encouraging to see a group of leaders take such an important step towards […]
Key hearing tonight on Bailey Road business center proposal
May 7. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board will conduct a public hearing tonight Town Hall on a controversial proposal which, if approved, would permit a four-building business park on Bailey Road just east of Hwy. 115. The vacant property where the business center would go is currently zoned for rural preservation. The town’s […]
Business park gets initial thumbs down from planning
May 2. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Department has recommended that the town planning board, which meets this coming Wednesday, deny a rezoning application for Cornelius Business Park, a four-building project which would be built on the north side of Bailey Road, east of Highway 115. In their denial, the planners state that the […]
