town of cornelius
Town Board will hold first meeting of ’25 tonight, with police promotions on the agenda
Jan. 6. The Cornelius Police Dept. will be in the spotlight at tonight’s Town Board meeting, the first in 2025. Several members of the department will be recognized for their recent promotions, while the town board will also consider the acceptance of a $100,000 anonymous donation. The $100,000 donation to the department breaks new ground […]
That giant sucking sound is most likely coming from a town leaf vacuum
Nov. 5. Free leaf collection is under way, courtesy of the Town of Cornelius. Four trucks are combing neighborhood streets now through the end of January 2025. Click here for truck locations. Cornelius is the only municipality in Mecklenburg County offering leaf vacuuming, just gather leaves along your curb. Davidson is taking a laissez-faire approach […]
Leaf trucks will traverse Cornelius starting Nov. 4
Sept. 24. Many of us would be up a tree if the Town of Cornelius didn’t offer free leaf collection every year. It starts Nov. 4 thanks to four leaf vacuum trucks which comb neighborhood streets. Leaf vacuuming will begin on Nov. 4 and will run through the end of January 2025. Cornelius is the […]
All-day Town budget planning session is Thursday at Cain Center
Feb. 4. The Cornelius Town Board will hold a special meeting Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024, from 9 am to 5 pm to discuss planning for the FY25 budget. It will be held at Cain Center for the Arts in downtown Cornelius. The meeting will be open to the public and broadcast online at www.cornelius.org, as […]
Leaves: Only a few billion to go
Dec. 3. Cornelius is once again providing street-side leaf vacuuming services from now through the end of January. However, the town only has one vacuum truck so each neighborhood will be reached no more than once a month. Residents should place leaf piles at the curb. No limbs or trash, please. “Leaf collection capability is […]
Zero-K 9-11 Monument Fundraiser set for Sept. 9
Aug. 23. The Zero K 9-11 Monument Fundraiser promises all of the fun and none of the run of traditional race events, all for a good cause. The North Mecklenburg Rotary Club, in partnership with the town of Cornelius and Bella Love’s 2nd Friday Street Festival, is sponsoring the event set for Friday, Sept. 9. […]
It’s a Can Castle
Oct. 27. The Town of Cornelius collected grocery 247 items from staff and the community for Strike out Hunger Nov. 9 at BB&T Ballpark. All the Can Castle pictures will be judged at a networking event; the winner will receive $500 to donate to a Week to Fight Hunger Partner Agency and that will be matched by […]
Cell phone tower: CMS is calling
May 11. By Suzanne Fulton. It looks like there could be a cell phone tower near Bailey Middle School or Hough High School. Indeed, the Berkley Group was invited by the principals of both schools to hold a community meeting the evening of Monday, May 18 at Bailey Middle’s Media Room. Notices about the meeting, which […]
