Politics
Town Hall: A month for the record books
Renegade Mayor A Cliffs Notes view Chapter 1: Travis says he is on Bradford’s and Tarte’s side, against the tolls. Chapter 2: The business community seeks to ensure there is an anti-toll candidate in the mayor’s race. Chapter 3: Travis said he was. Chapter 4: There is no opposition, therefore, to Travis and he wins […]
Rep. Bradford: ‘I’m open to exploring’ notion of LKN County
Some political consultants say NC Rep. John R. Bradford III is unbeatable this fall—there is not an official Democratic opponent—but people are watching what happens with Jane Campbell, a Davidson Democrat who was mobilized by the HB2 debacle. She will run as an independent, having gained enough signatures to get on the November ballot HB2, of […]
Jane Campbell to be on ballot for NC House District 98
June 23. Retired U.S. Navy Capt. Jane Campbell, a Davidson College graduate, has gotten enough signatures to get on the November ballot. She will run against incumbent NC Rep. John Bradford, a former member of the Cornelius Town Board. Campbell has more than 2,800 signatures, at least 400 more than the Charlotte Mecklenburg County Board of […]
I-77 battle shifts to November elections; does Marine Commission vote matter?
June 23. By Dave Yochum. Republicans are taking stock after HB954 went down in the NC Senate earlier this week. Democrats are making the most of it and it looks like NC Rep. John Bradford may have an opponent in the fall in District 98 if her petition drive succeeds, while Rep. Charles Jeter will […]
Town board will vote on budget Monday
At their Monday June 20 meeting, the Cornelius Town Board is expected to adopt a new operating budget. The $21.88 million spending plan proposed by Town Manager Anthony Roberts calls for an 8.3 percent or 2 cent hike in the town’s tax rate. If approved by the Town Board, it would cost the owner of a median-priced $250,000 […]
Coffee Chat Monday
Town Commissioners Woody Washam and Jim Duke will hold a Coffee Chat at 9 am at Acropolis Café on Catawba Avenue just east of I-77. Conversation over breakfast will include discussion of the Town Budget, which will be voted on at the Town Board meeting Monday night. The commissioners pay for coffee.
NCDOT gets low marks for work on Hwy. 115
June 17. By Dave Vieser. Delays which caused road and rail work on NC 115 to run late, spreading beyond Thursday’s commuter rush to Friday afternoon, generated a new round of criticism from one local official already upset with the prospect of the DOT overseeing toll lanes on I-77. “In the 30 years I’ve spent as […]
Lake Norman leaders gather in Capitol to refute Travis, Woods
June 15. A score of North Mecklenburg elected officials and business leaders made the 2.5 hour drive to the NC Capitol this morning to collectively voice their opposition to the 50-year, $650 million contract between a Spanish company and the citizens of North Carolina. Their goal was to offset what Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis and Davidson Mayor John Woods told […]
Davidson commissioners pass resolution criticizing Mayor
June 15. By Dave Vieser. Striking a more collegial tone than Cornelius, the Davidson Town Board nevertheless took their mayor to task Tuesday evening June 14 for not telling them about his meeting in Raleigh on HB 954 which would cancel the I-77 Cintra/ toll lane contract. Commissioners voted 5-0 in favor of a formal resolution expressing unhappiness that Mayor John Woods traveled […]
Tarte, business leaders, local officials call 11 am press conference
June 15. Just 17 hours after Cornelius Mayor Chuck Travis muscled through a 5-0 no-confidence vote at Cornelius Town Hall, a former mayor of Cornelius will lead a press conference at 11 am today in Raleigh with another NC senator. Sen. David L. Curtis (R-Lincoln) and Sen. Jeff Tarte (R-Mecklenburg) will hold a press conference regarding […]
