local politics
2-year terms? Or 4? Voters get to decide this November
July 18. By Dave Vieser. Cornelius voters will get to decide whether the terms for the mayor and the Town Board will remain at two years, or change to staggered four-year terms. The decision, made at the Town Board July 17 meeting, was unanimous (4-0), and will place a special question on local ballots this […]
Now there are 8: Thurman Ross files to run for Town Board
July 14. Thurman Ross, a veteran town commissioner over the past two dozen years, has filed to run for the non-partisan local governing body this fall. As of 9 am today, there are eight candidates for the five-member board. Filing closes July 21. Ross has been on the Town Board much of the past two […]
Robert Carney tosses his hat in the ring for Cornelius Town Board
July 13. Cornelius resident Robert Carney, an 8-year resident of Cornelius, will run for the Cornelius Board of Commissioners. The former executive director of both the Mooresville-South Iredell Economic Development Corp. and the Cabarrus County Economic Development Corp. plans to make growth management and transportation the central issues of his campaign. “Cornelius has reached a […]
Former Cornelius Commissioner Mike Miltich has filed to run again
July 12. Michael ‘Dr Mike’ Miltich has filed to run for the Town Board in the local non-partisan fall elections. At this point there are six candidates for five seats. Miltich, who lives on Nantz Road, previously served three terms as commissioner. During his last term, he was elected chair of the Charlotte Regional Transportation […]
Bilodeau files to run for mayor of Cornelius
July 10. Three-term Cornelius Commissioner Denis Bilodeau has officially filed with the Mecklenburg County Board of Elections to run for mayor of Cornelius. He will oppose Woody Washam who is running for a fourth term as mayor. The 22-year Cornelius resident has been a business and community leader having served as a founding board member […]
5 commission candidates file together; Bilodeau files for mayor, Washam later this afternoon
July 7. By Dave Yochum. As of 12:15 pm today, three sitting commissioners have filed to seek re-election to the Town Board, along with two newcomers. Denis Bilodeau, a sitting commissioner, has filed to run for mayor. He will run against Woody Washam who is expected to file later this afternoon. These people have filed […]
Miltich running for Town Board after losing in 2021 shake-up
June 27. By Dave Yochum. Michael “Dr. Mike” Miltich plans to run for the Town Board, after losing his bid for a fourth term in the 2021 elections when four out of five seated commissioners were defeated. Miltich, who was also chair of the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO), has lived in Cornelius for […]
Thurman Ross plans to run for Town Board this fall
June 25. Thurman Ross, a public service veteran who was defeated in Town Board elections two years ago, plans to run for the five-member, non-partisan local governing body this fall. Thurman Ross has been on the Town Board much of the past two dozen years. He lost in 2021, when four out of five incumbents […]
Town Board: Term length hearing last night, new road connection
June 20. By Dave Vieser. If the Cornelius Town Board was looking for a large turnout for a public hearing on terms lengths, they must have been disappointed. Only one citizen showed up to voice an opinion on whether the terms of the mayor and town board members be changed from two years to staggered […]
Hearing tonight on term lengths in Cornelius
June 19. By Dave Vieser. Should the terms of the Mayor and Cornelius commissioners be changed from two years to staggered four-year terms? That’s the big question on the agenda at tonight’s Town Board Meeting, and the commissioners really want to hear from the citizens about a possible change. A decision on whether a change […]
