commercial development
Planning Board will take up new retail project today
Sept. 9. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Planning Board is expected to issue a recommendation on a project known as Catawba Retail at their meeting at 6:30 pm today. The conditions recommended by town staff include strict limits on tree removal. About the project This is a request by FHNC of Charlotte to amend the […]
Town will condemn property to enable road improvement in Antiquity
Sept. 4. By Dave Vieser. The Cornelius Town Board last night voted to initiate condemnation proceedings in order to improve traffic safety at the Greenway Gartens project. Planned for a 25-acre plot downtown, Greenway Gartens will include 346 multifamily apartments, 14 townhomes, an Olde Mecklenburg brewery/restaurant, a 10,000 sq. ft. event facility and up to […]
Help shape the future of downtown on Sept. 12
Aug. 19. What do you think downtown Cornelius should look like? Let town leaders know during a public meeting Thursday, Sept. 12 from 6 pm to 8 pm at Town Hall. It’s all part of developing a Downtown Master Plan, a 15-year road map to developing a “downtown that demonstrates rich history, bolsters existing assets, […]
Planning Board OK’s front-yard parking for medical office
Aug. 13. By Dave Vieser. A request to permit a front-yard handicap space for a medical office on North Main Street was unanimously approved yesterday by the Cornelius Planning/Board of Adjustment. The applicant, Coda Wellness, is currently in the process of converting the existing home at 20320 N. Main St. into medical offices. Background Coda […]
Border wars: Despite cooperation on some fronts, there are lines between Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville
July 19. By Dave Vieser. What happens when a rezoning on one side of a border between towns threatens to impact the quality of life for people living on the other side? Chances are someone may not be happy. That’s what happened this week, at the southern edge of Cornelius, along the border with Huntersville. […]
Residents express concerns about child-care center/pre-school planned on W. Catawba
July 16. By Dave Vieser. Under normal circumstances the initial presentation of development projects to the Cornelius Town Board attracts relatively small crowds. That wasn’t the case on Monday July 15, as the Town Hall Meeting Room was totally filled with residents, most of whom were not happy with a new development project planned for […]
Town Board meeting Monday focuses on 2 new projects on W. Catawba
July 12. By Dave Vieser. Details concerning two new development projects on West Catawba Avenue will highlight the Cornelius Town Board meeting on Monday. While no decisions will be made at the meeting residents are invited to attend, and to make comments. Both projects have already been the subject of community meetings, but Monday’s meeting […]
Planning Board: Words of wisdom from the planning director
July 3. By Dave Vieser. At the June 5 Planning Board meeting, Planning Director Rox Burhans welcomed the new members and offered some interesting advice. “Over the next several years you will be reviewing and ultimately offering a recommendation/no recommendation decision on conditional zoning requests to the town board” said Burhans. What he’s saying is […]
Community meeting set for new commercial project on W. Catawba
July 2. A community meeting about a proposed retail project on West Catawba Avenue will take place Wednesday July 10, beginning at 6 pm in Cornelius Town Hall. The proposed multi-tenant project would have restaurants on each end, plus medical/offices between the two eateries, as well as another building of approximately 6,700 square feet behind […]
Apartments on West Catawba will target high-end
June 28. By Dave Vieser. Two new Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) signs on the Junker property are all about financing, not affordable units. The luxury West Catawba Apartments complex on West Catawba Avenue will have HUD financing. Cornelius Planning Director Rox Burhans said the 195-unit complex will be priced at market rates. […]
