town planning
First Bailey’s Glen residents moved in five years ago
July 3. By Suzanne Fulton. It was five years ago that neighbors Kathy Cusick and Cindy and Greg Harris became the first homeowners in Bailey’s Glen, the over-55 neighborhood on 145 acres behind Bailey Middle School and Hough High School. “All that appeared before us five years ago were two sales models…not even a dirt […]
Jetton Road at Old Jetton has a bad left-hand punch
By Dave Yochum. Jetton Road—recently rebuilt from the ground up and restriped—may be in for some changes. The thoroughfare is popular with recreational cyclists and joggers, but there’s ongoing discussion on how to make it safe. Speaking at a Cornelius Town Board meeting in June, residents Bob Watson and Robbie Lowrance said the intersection of Old […]
Torrence Chapel Road study on Town Board agenda tonight
June 15. Cornelius commissioners are likely to give the go-ahead tonight to a $70,300 NCDOT study of the Torrence Chapel Road/West Catawba Avenue intersection. The town will pay $17,575 towards the study with the remainder covered by a state grant. The Town Board meeting begins at 7 pm, in Town Hall on Catawba Avenue. This […]
Planning board meets July 21
The July meeting of the Cornelius Planning Board has been moved to Tuesday, July 21. The Board will be reviewing revised sections of the Land Development Code starting at 5:30 p.m. The regularly scheduled meeting will begin at 6:30 pm in the Assembly Room.
Exit 28 DDI demolished crash rate in first six months
June 5. By Dave Vieser. Although the construction of the Exit 28 Diverging Diamond Interchange (DDI) generated plenty of controversy, the payback appears to be a safer interchange. According to town officials, traffic accidents at the interchange fell 58 percent during the first six months we’ve been diverging on the diamond. For town and state […]
Cornelius: The $5 billion town
By Dave Vieser. The Town of Cornelius has a new $19.7 million budget, 7 percent larger than this past year, but the tax rate stays the same, thanks to a growing tax base. Indeed, the town’s total assessed value will exceed $5 billion in the coming year. The Town Board passed the budget unanimously Monday, and commended […]
Top business leaders signing anti-toll petition
May 21. Amidst the backdrop of the Exit 28 Ridiculousness Facebook page whose profile picture is “Cintra Sucks Money Out Of The Local Economy,” more local business leaders are starting to speak out on their own, independent of any chamber of commerce. Indeed, a petition calling for an independent review of the now-signed 50-year deal […]
I-77 Bonds, Toll Lanes and Unwilling Customers
Below is an e-mail from Vince Winegardner: Please forward to business owner and others who need to take action – Everyone in Lake Norman! ACTION NEEDED BY YOU. PLEASE REVIEW THIS INFORMATION AND CONTACT GOVERNOR McCRORY BY TUESDAY AND TELL HIM “NO TO TOLLS ON I77!” CONTACT INFO IS LISTED BELOW. Dear Northcross Master Association Business and […]
YMCA backs out of parking expansion
May 6. The Lake Norman YMCA has withdrawn plans seeking town permission to greatly expand its parking facilities. The proposal had been tentatively scheduled for consideration at the Planning Board’s May 11 meeting. “The YMCA Board agreed to withdraw their application in order to have more productive discussions with Cornelius Commissioners and their neighbors,” said Wayne Herron, the […]
Cornelius town board calls for a timeout on I77 toll lanes.
Resolution seeking 90 day moratorium heading for the Governor By Dave Vieser. With a large turnout of residents looking on, the Cornelius Town Board unanimously passed a resolution at their May 4 meeting calling on the state to impose a 90-day moratorium regarding the I-77 toll lane project. The unprecedented action comes just days before the […]
