town planning
Final public hearing Monday on Alexander Farm development
Sept. 18. By Dave Vieser. Monday evening Sept. 21 will be the last opportunity for residents to speak out for or against the $110 million mixed-use development planned for the […]
Tug of war over development review may be over
Sept. 16. By Dave Vieser. A procedural change which would have taken some approval power out of the hands of the Town Board may be sent back to a town […]
Traffic matters back up Alexander Farm hearing
Aug. 6. By Dave Vieser. A public hearing on the $110 million Alexander Farm project, scheduled for Monday Aug. 10, is expected to be postponed until later this month. “We […]
Alexander Farm project faces traffic issues
Aug. 6. By Dave Vieser. The would-be developers of the Alexander Farm property in Cornelius have been working hard to try and convince local officials and residents that their plans […]
Town clarifies purpose of Alexander Farm meeting tonight
June 29. By Dave Vieser. The Alexander Farm item listed on Monday’s Planning Board agenda for “consideration of approval” is actually only an information presentation. No vote or decision will […]
Upscale condos will target active adults
NC Homes Associates plans to build 110 upscale age-restricted living units on property purchased from a church blessed with abundant land in Cornelius. The development company paid roughly $1 million […]
Land ripe for development hints at our agrarian past
By Dave Vieser. With the 104-acre Augustalee property under contract for a possible sale, it’s a good time to look at three other development sites, two of which hearken back […]
Strip shopping center sells
June 6. Turnberry Place, the strip shopping center that is home to Matt’s Chicago Dogs, has sold for $3.5 million. Ziff Properties, based in Mount Pleasant, SC, bought the property […]
Public hearing on ‘Retreat at W. Catawba’ pushed to Feb. 18
By Dave Vieser. The public hearing on the Retreat at West Catawba project, originally scheduled for Tuesday Jan. 22 at Cornelius Town Hall, is expected to be delayed until Monday […]
Cornelius QuikTrip: At a crossroads
By Dave Vieser. QuikTrip’s arrival in Cornelius has been anything but quick: Efforts to reach a consensus on the intersection of Hwy. 21 and Catawba Avenue have gone in circles. […]
