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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. […]
Will town allow front-yard parking for medical office?
Aug. 7. By Dave Vieser. A request to permit front-yard parking for a medical office on North Main Street will be ruled upon at the Monday August 12 meeting of the Cornelius Planning/Board of Adjustment. The applicant, Coda Wellness, at 20320 North Main Street, is in the process of converting the existing home into a […]
Stormwater drainage failure brings residents out to Town Board meeting
Aug. 6. By Dave Vieser, More than a dozen concerned citizens attended the Aug. 5 Cornelius Town Board Meeting, asking for assistance with storm water drainage issues in the Twin Oaks senior citizen neighborhood. “When I look out my window, I see dirty water, a sinking broken pipe, and it makes me very sad,” said […]
Broadcast news
July 23. For Cornelius residents who are accustomed to streaming live meetings on the town website, Town Manager Andrew Grant advises using the town’s facebook site instead for the next several weeks. A storm-related power surge damaged some of the town’s broadcasting equipment. Background The broadcasting equipment allows the town to simultaneously stream to both […]
How $20 million in Park Bonds would be spent
July 18. The Town of Cornelius will put a bond referendum on the ballot in November to fund park capital projects for the next 10 to 15 years. The town recently updated its parks and greenways master plan, which must be done every 10 years to qualify for most state and federal grant money. The […]
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 […]
