commercial development
Planning Board takes up museum, barndominiums at next meeting
July 1. By Dave Vieser. The plan for the proposed Cornelius History Museum is scheduled for presentation during the Planning Board July 8 meeting at 6:30 pm in Town Hall. The museum building is the historic Agricultural Building on Cornelius Elementary School campus. The conversion of the space from a school use to a civic use will […]
Sunset Cove development plans on hold amidst neighborhood concerns
By Dave Vieser. One day after Cornelius Today published an online article about the July 8 hearing on the Sunset Cove Nantz Road project, the town announced that the public hearing has been postponed indefinitely. Quotable “The town was notified on June 12 by the Sunset Cove rezoning applicant that they wish to pause their […]
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 single-family […]
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 […]
