development
Gilroy was the top vote-getter, which means mayor pro tem and a new approach to development
Nov. 3. By Dave Yochum. Commissioner-elect Dave Gilroy called last night’s election results “extraordinary.” The four challengers—Colin Furcht, Michael Osborne and Todd Sansbury, as well as Gilroy—tapped into concerns about growth and development that four of the five incumbents missed. Only Denis Bilodeau, the incumbent who expressed concerns about the approval process around the Junker […]
Town Board OKs 2 routine rezonings
Oct. 19. By Dave Vieser. In a sparsely attended Town Board meeting—the last before Election Day—the commissioners unanimously approved rezoning for a luxury car club near Life Fellowship Church on Chartown and a spruce-up for a non conforming retail strip on Hwy. 21. The tranquil hearings were a big change from many of the previous […]
Town Board approves boat dealership on Chartown
Oct. 5. UPDATED 6:15 pm. By Dave Vieser. Two rezoning requests from Martin Investments of Cornelius to permit boat sales were unanimously approved at the Town Board meeting last night. Correction: The proper name of the business is Action Water Sports. One will permit the construction of a 10,000 square foot building for boat sales […]
Nightmare on W. Catawba?
UPDATED Oct. 4. By Dave Vieser. The long-awaited widening of West Catawba Avenue between Jetton Road and NC Highway 73 will ultimately bring a new four-lane divided highway to the very busy western Cornelius corridor. Getting there however may prove to be a real test of wills for drivers and pedestrians. The NC Dept. of […]
Oct. 4 Town Board meeting preview
Oct. 1. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning requests from Martin Investments of Cornelius to permit boat sales will be up for approval at the Monday Oct. 4 Town Board meeting. One is for a 10,000 square foot building for boat sales and storage just south of Life Fellowship Church. The other request asks to change the […]
Mixed-use building planned for vacant property on Bethel near Jetton Extension
Sept. 30. By Dave Yochum. Real estate closing attorney Justin Ckezepis plans to build a six-story building in the commercial area of Bethel Church Road south of West Catawba Avenue. The 31-year-old Appalachian State graduate said he hopes to start construction in 2022. The top two floors of the mixed-use building at 19615 Bethel Church […]
Junker update: New partnership takes over 195-unit project
Sept. 28. By Dave Yochum. A new development team is taking over the Junker apartment project on West Catawba just down the road from Jetton. Developer Jamie Rolewicz is partnering up with Charlottesville, Va.-based Castle Development Partners, which specializes in the development and acquisition of upscale apartment communities as well as moderately priced workforce housing. […]
Small infill project on Feriba gets greenlighted by Town Board
Sept. 27. By Dave Vieser. Rezoning for a seven-unit infill townhome project in downtown Cornelius was approved at the Town Board. The project from Blue Heel Development, will be located on a 1/2 acre of vacant land which adjoins the west side of Feriba Place north of Townwood Road and will be called The Towns […]
Opinion: Dave Gilroy comments on growth, traffic
Dave Gilroy, a Town Commissioner from 2005 to 2019, is running for his old seat on the Town Board, having lost his bid for re-election two years ago. He sent this letter to Cornelius Today as well as constituents. By Dave Gilroy. We have recently seen yet another new, large-scale apartment complex approved in a […]
Town board splits 3-2 on approach to development on W. Catawba
Sept. 21. By Dave Vieser. Amendments to the town’s Land Use Plan barely passed at Monday’s Town Board Meeting with a 3-2 split among Cornelius commissioners. The specific item under consideration, which passed by a 3-2 margin, would permit consideration of buildings with a height of between 26 feet and 42 feet on a portion […]
