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And, in trashy news…
Dec. 18. For Christmas and New Years the Republic Services, the town’s waste removal contractor, will provide additional trash pick up—up to six 30-gallon bags of trash on pick up day. On the recycling side, Republic will take up to six 30-gallon clear plastic bags on pick up day. Clear will help Republic identify what is recycle vs. trash.
Miltich, four incumbents will be sworn in Monday night
Dec. 6. The five members of the Cornelius Town Board—all men—will be sworn in Monday night at Town Hall. Commissioners are expected to officially say farewell to outgoing board member Bruce Trimbur who is moving out of town. NC Rep. John Bradford will administer the oath to Mayor Chuck Travis and commissioners Jim Duke, Dave […]
Miltich is fifth commissioner; 4 incumbents re-elected
Nov. 3. Dr. Mike Miltich has succeeded in his second bid for Cornelius Town Board. He garnered 1,424 votes, putting him in fifth place. Denis Bilodeau, in his first bid for public office, came in sixth, with 1,200 votes. There are five seats on the board. Mayor Chuck Travis ran unopposed, and collected 1,936 votes. Woody […]
Save the date: Tree lighting Nov. 28
The Fourth Annual Light Up Cornelius tree lighting will be Saturday, Nov. 28 from 4 pm to 6 pm on the Town Hall lawn. Festivities will include a visit from Santa, carriage rides, entertainment and arts and crafts. The tree lighting ceremony will take place at 5:30 pm.
Early voting under way
Oct. 24. Five of the six candidates for Cornelius Town Board were on hand at Town Hall to greet early voters. Early voting resumes Sunday at Town Hall and 16 other sites around Mecklenburg County; the hours are 1 pm to 4 pm weekends and 8 am to 7 pm Monday through Friday through Oct. […]
Land Development Code on board agenda
The Cornelius Town Board will consider a series of technical changes to the Land Development Code in order to bring it in line with recent changes passed by the state. Planning Director Wayne Herron said the recent adoption of Senate Bill 25 by the General Assembly means an amendment to Chapter 4 of the Land Development Code is […]
Town attorney will retire next year
Oct. 15. It looks like veteran Town Attorney Bill Brown will retire at the end of the first quarter next year. Brown, who graduated from UNC School of Law in 1979, also serves as the town attorney for Cramerton. Prior to that, he was a partner in the Parker, Poe law firm in Charlotte and practiced […]
Coffee chat with officials at 9 am today
The Town Commissioner “Coffee Chat” gets started at 9 am at Acropolis Café, featuring Police Chief Bence Hoyle. Sen. Jeff Tarte will provide a brief legislative update from Raleigh. The chats are hosted by Commissioners Woody Washam and Jim Duke, both of whom are running for re-election.
Pittenger Town Hall is Aug. 12
U.S. Rep. Robert Pittenger will host a Town Hall meeting Aug. 12 starting at 6:30 pm in the Assembly Room at Cornelius Town Hall. The meeting is open to the public and is part of the Congressman’s efforts to stay in touch with constituents.
Town Board meeting tonight
At their meeting tonight, the Cornelius Town Board will consider adopting a 30 day grace period for new residents to register their home alarms with the Cornelius Police. There is currently no specified grace period written into the town’s False Alarm Reduction Program. In addition, the town board is expected to annex a 63-acre parcel on […]
