development
Planning Board dives into Land Use Plan
March 25. The Town of Cornelius Planning Board will hold a special meeting on Monday, March 29 to discuss potential updates to the Land Use Plan. The work session will be held in the Assembly Room at Town Hall, but it is closed to the public due to COVID-19 social distancing requirements. The work session, […]
Amidst fast growth, how to update the 2014 land use plan is the critical question
March 19. Dave Vieser. The March 18 special joint meeting between the Cornelius Town Board and the Cornelius Planning Board—the first such meeting since 2017—began a deeper dive into how to deal with the town’s land use plan and burgeoning growth. Last updated in 2014, the plan has come under fire from residents and some […]
Upcoming: Town Board meets Monday at 5 pm
March 12. Developer Jake Palillo, whose proposal for a mixed-use project on West Catawba generated opposition from neighbors, should have an easier time Monday March 15 when his rezoning applications for 16 single-family home, comes before the Town Board for a second and final public hearing. Palillo is planning nine homes on eight acres on […]
Planning Board, Town Board will hold a joint meeting March 18
March 10. By Dave Vieser. A special joint meeting between the Cornelius Town Board and the Planning Board has been scheduled for Thursday March 18 beginning at 5 pm. at Town Hall. The meeting purpose is to coordinate a review of the towns land use plan. Deputy Town Manager Wayne Herron announced the meeting this […]
Cain Center/Cornelius Arts Center update
March 10. By Dave Vieser. The COVID-delayed takeover of the Cornelius Arts Center by the Cain Center for the Arts will take place in September, about nine months later than planned. The Cain Center, which is at $18.1 million toward a $25 million goal, will take over all current visual arts programs and activities including […]
NASCAR star buys Wher-Rena property, business
March 9. By Dave Yochum. A company associated with NASCAR star Joey Logano has purchased the 3.6-acre Wher-Rena property on West Catawba. Logano is the 2018 NASCAR Cup Series champion and the driver of the No. 22 Team Penske Ford. At age 30, he is a 26-time Cup winner, including the 2015 Daytona 500. Property […]
New apartments on W. Catawba pulled from Planning Board agenda
March 9. By Dave Vieser. Developer Jake Palillo’s pulled his controversial proposal for 252 apartment units on West Catawba from the Planning Board’s agenda just before the meeting yesterday. “We received an email around 4:30 Monday afternoon saying that the applicant asked that it be removed from the agenda,“ said Planning Board Member Susan Johnson. […]
Planning staff recommends ‘no’ vote on W. Catawba apartment complex
March 8. By Dave Vieser. The Town of Cornelius Planning staff is recommending that the Planning Board turn down the Junker Property mixed-use project proposed by developer Jake Palillo. A staff report prepared for the Planning Board meeting tonight said the density in the proposal “far exceeds” the 2014 Land Use Plan recommendations. It’s also […]
Olde Meck Brewery postpones hearing to April 12
March 8. By Dave Vieser. The Planning Board public hearing on the Olde Mecklenburg Brewery (OMB) mixed-use project, originally scheduled for Monday March 8, has been postponed to Monday April 12 at the request of the applicant. “We just needed a little more time to update our plan in response to the town’s comments,” said […]
Hearing on W. Catawba apartment proposal on Monday
March 5. By Dave Vieser. A mixed-use project on West Catawba will be the subject of a Cornelius Planning Board public hearing this Monday March 8 beginning at 6:30 pm. Some neighbors have spoken out against developer Jake Palillo’s plan. Palillo is seeking rezoning to develop approximately 12.2 acres on West Catawba Avenue between Harbor […]
