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2 long-time town employees are retiring
Jan. 22. Two retiring town employees were honored at the Tuesday Jan. 21 meeting of the Cornelius Town Board. Police Cpt. Steve Davis and Public Works Supervisor Rick Overcash had a total of 60 years between them. —Davis joined the Cornelius Police on Feb. 26, 1996 and worked his was up through the positions of […]
Transit referendum, Exit 27 are Top 2 state-level goals for Town Board
Dec. 17. By Dave Vieser. At their final 2024 meeting, the Cornelius Town Board outlined their priority state legislative agenda items for 2025. Town officials will convey these priorities to state representatives in the General Assembly so they have a clearer understanding of the highest priority issues concerning the town and its citizens. In order […]
Major improvements planned at Legion Park off N. Main
Dec. 16. By Dave Vieser. At tonight’s Town Board meeting, Cornelius commissioners will consider approval of a $399,000 contract to cover major improvements at Legion Park located just west of North Main near the American Legion Post. The proposed work includes removal of the existing playground and installation of a new playground closer to the […]
Cornelius resident is proposing a business complex off Statesville Road
Dec. 11. By Dave Yochum. A Cornelius firefighter hopes to build “barn-dominiums” and flex warehouse space for entrepreneurs on 13 acres of land he owns on Statesville Road/Hwy. 21 a quarter mile north of Westmoreland. The barbell-shaped property contains his home, said Matt Greco, who lives there with his wife and young son. The plan […]
Town Board meeting schedule for 2025
Dec. 3. The Cornelius Town Board public meeting schedule for 2025 calls for regular meetings on the first and third Monday of each month with two exceptions: January, when the meeting will be moved to Tuesday Jan. 21 due to the Martin Luther King holiday, and September, when the meeting will take place on Tuesday […]
Town audit provides good news, including a surplus
Nov. 19. By Dave Vieser. The town’s annual audit, unveiled at Monday’s Town Board Meeting, landed the best rating a town can achieve, an “unmodified opinion.” Quotable “The Finance Department which serves our town government does a stellar job for our board and me. This is evidenced by the year after year clean audit received […]
North Meck Rotary, Make an Impact Foundation donating ‘musical playground’ at Cain
Sept. 16. The Rotary Club of North Mecklenburg will contribute four pieces of outdoor musical play equipment to Cain Park, the green area on the south side of the Cain Center for the Arts. The donation, valued at $20,000, will be among the discussion items at tonight’s Town Board meeting. Quotable “The enhancement of Cain […]
Cain rezoning on Tuesday Town Board agenda
Aug. 28. By Dave Vieser. A somewhat unusual rezoning request is on the Cornelius Town Board agenda the Tuesday after Labor Day. Specifically, town commissioners are being asked to approve conditional zoning for a 3/4 acre plot on the south side of Catawba Avenue west of the Cain Center which currently contains three vintage homes. […]
Second new traffic light planned for Hickory intersections
Aug. 20. By Dave Vieser. It will be no surprise to motorists who use the Hickory Street/Main Street intersection that the NC Dept. of Transportation (NCDOT) has decided to install an additional traffic signal at the Zion Street/Hickory Street intersection, along with the previously planned signal at Main and Hickory. Neither one is currently signalized. […]
Rules of the Roads: How problematic Old Canal became a town road
Aug. 13. By Dave Yochum. Old Canal Street, the former home of a persistent sinkhole, was part of the street acceptance vote by the Cornelius Town Board last month. The Town now maintains all of Old Canal, from Catawba Avenue to South Street. It was an old problem with what looks like a happy ending. […]
