government
Candidates set for state house and senate elections
Dec. 22. Elections for both houses of the North Carolina General Assembly will feature competitive races next year. The candidate filing window closed at noon on Friday. The two-person race for the N.C. House in District 98 includes incumbent Democrat Beth Helfrich of Davidson and Republican John Rhodes of Cornelius. Helfrich is serving her first […]
Cornelius 101 will teach residents about town government
Dec. 19. The Town of Cornelius is launching a seven-week program called Cornelius 101 designed to educate residents about town operations. The interactive program will include hands-on learning opportunities and discussions with representatives from each town department, including planning, parks and recreation, public works, and police and fire. “Participants can expect to gain a deeper […]
Meck County host’s inaugural MPTA meeting tonight
Dec. 18. Tonight marks the first meeting of the newly created Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority, formed following voter approval of a sales tax increase to help fund transportation projects. The meeting is scheduled for 6 p.m. at the Valerie Woodard Conference Center, 3205 Freedom Drive, in Charlotte. The new sales tax rate will take effect […]
Town approves committee appointments, signage changes
Dec. 16. By Dave Vieser. Newly elected Cornelius Mayor Denis Bilodeau has promised to make transportation a central focus of his administration, and at the town board meeting on Monday night, commissioners unanimously approved the appointments of Robby Carney and Wayne Herron as Cornelius’ representatives on the Lake Norman Transportation Commission. The commission advocates at […]
Citizens provide feedback on new bike and ped plan
Dec. 11. By Jon Show. Cornelius residents and members of the town’s volunteer advisory boards attended events earlier this week to help guide the development of a new bicycle and pedestrian plan, Connect Cornelius, which town officials and consultants hope to adopt next year. The town’s most recent pedestrian plan was adopted in 2012, and […]
Meck County offering energy bill subsidies
Dec. 11. Mecklenburg County is helping low-income households with energy costs this winter through one-time payments of $300, $400, or $500 under its Low Income Energy Assistance Program. Eligible adults 60 and older, or disabled individuals receiving help through the N.C. Division of Aging and Adult Services, can apply starting Dec. 10. All other households […]
Town meeting tonight on future pedestrian and bike plan
Dec. 9. The Town of Cornelius is inviting residents to Town Hall tonight to share feedback on walking and biking safety as it prepares a new Bike and Pedestrian Plan. The public is encouraged to drop in from 5:30 to 7:30 p.m. in the Woody Washam Community Room to provide ideas and input on bike […]
New mayor and town board get to work
Dec. 2. By Dave Vieser. When the polls closed after the election two years ago, mayoral candidate Denis Bilodeau watched anxiously as results came in from the Board of Elections. At the end of the night, the differential was only 13 votes, and after an official recount, he lost the race to Mayor Woody Washam […]
Washam, Higgins bid farewell as new mayor and board are sworn in
Dec. 2. By Dave Vieser. With the swearing-in of newly elected town officials, Monday evening’s Town Board meeting was the last for Cornelius Mayor Woody Washam, who served four terms as mayor and three terms as a town commissioner. In his farewell comments to a packed audience, Washam expressed gratitude to the commissioners, town staff […]
Bailey Road Park turf closed for renovation
Nov. 18. The turf fields at Bailey Road Park are closed for renovations until mid-February. Under an agreement approved by the town board in October, Geosurfaces Southeast of Mooresville will remove and dispose of the existing turf and install new turf at a cost of $756,000. The new fields will carry a 10-year warranty. The […]
