Politics
Town Board to consider church use of Smith Circle property
At their Monday May 4 meeting, Cornelius commissioners will consider a request from Grace Covenant Church to rezone property located on Smith Circle for community use. The church is requesting a conditional rezoning to allow them to build a neighborhood care center at the 1.25 acre location, just south of the new Cross Fit building. Grace Covenant’s […]
Susan Tillis: Newsmaker in her own right
Sure, there are luncheons to attend—there’s one with spouses from both chambers with first lady Michelle Obama in April—but Susan Tillis is quietly working her own meaningful agenda in concert with her husband, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis. She wants to support members of the U.S. Armed Forces, their spouses and veterans. Speaking at Cornelius Today’s […]
Town Board to consider lake patrol agreement with county at Monday’s meeting
At their Monday April 6 meeting, Cornelius commissioners will consider an agreement with Mecklenburg County which would have the town takeover primary law enforcement coverage for Lake Norman waters and shoreline within Mecklenburg County. Lake patrol was previously handled by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police (CMPD). Responding to 911 calls on Lake Norman has been an issue of major concern […]
Denis Bilodeau, Michael Miltich to run for Town Commission
March 30. Two men from the west side of Cornelius, one an insurance executive, the other a doctor who came in sixth in 2013, say they will run for a seat on the five-member Town Board. Denis Bilodeau, president of Aquesta Insurance Services, is the newest face. He will announce his candidacy at a public […]
Commissioner Jim Puckett: Work together on economy
By Dave Vieser. North Mecklenburg County Commissioner Jim Puckett says that the towns in North Mecklenburg and the Golden Crescent must work together in order to “fully demonstrate the economic power that we possess.” Puckett made his comments before a crowd of more than 50 people who braved record cold temperatures to attend the Feb. 19 […]
Town’s annual budget retreat is Tuesday, Wednesday
The town’s annual budget retreat—a strenuous, two-day work session—gets under way March 17 at the Graylyn International Conference Center in Winston Salem. The mayor, members of the Board of Commissioners and key staff members attend the two-day workshop where, like a company, they get into the details of budgeting and goal-setting. The workshop begins at 9 am on the […]
Q&A with Susan Tillis is Thursday at Peninsula Club
Susan Tillis, the wife of U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis and a political force in her own right, will speak at Cornelius Today’s Newsmakers Breakfast Thursday March 12 at The Peninsula Club. She proved to be a formidable statewide campaigner in the 2014 elections which saw her husband, a former Cornelius Town Commissioner, defeat an incumbent, […]
‘Coffee Chat’ with Duke, Washam is today
Feb. 16. Town Commissioners Jim Duke and Woody Washam will host a “Coffee Chat” with residents and special guest N.C. Rep. John Bradford at 9 a.m. at Acropolis Restaurant. Bradford will be sharing his experiences in Raleigh and taking questions. Duke and Washam plan to hold future Coffee Chats on the first Monday of each month. The commissioners pay for […]
NC League of Conservation Voters releases scores for Congress
Feb. 26. The NC League of Conservation Voters unveiled scores for the North Carolina delegation. Leading the bottom was U.S. Sen. Richard Burr, with a score of 0 from the environmental group. “Once again, far too many members of Congress were complicit in extreme attacks on our environment, but allies like Congresswoman Adams, Congressman Price, […]
Anti-toll group holding ‘town hall’ meetings next week
The WidenI77 anti-toll group is holding two public meetings to update the community on the I-77 toll lane issue. New information will include how non-tolled lanes “could be built much sooner than the community has been told” and an update on the lawsuit to stop the I-77 toll lane project. Tuesday, Feb., 17: 7 pm at the […]
