widen I-77
Town, school board candidate forum is Thursday
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold a two-hour candidate forum at Cornelius Town Hall starting at 7 pm Thursday, Oct. 8. There are six candidates running for five seats on the town’s Board of Commissioners. The forum is open to the public and free of charge. The forum will include candidates for the […]
Javier Tamargo: ‘Indiana Toll Road bankruptcy has proved the resounding success of the public-private partnership model’
Aug. 20. By Dave Yochum. ANALYSIS. The I-77 toll battle just got more interesting. And a little humorous. WidenI-77 founder Kurt Naas, a Cornelius resident, has challenged the head of I-77 Mobility Partners, the newly created Cintra unit that will build and run the toll lanes, to a debate. “In the interest of informing the public, […]
Chamber toll briefing TONIGHT
The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold a special business briefing on the I-77 toll plan Tuesday Aug. 18 from 6:30 to 8 pm at The Galway Hooker Irish Pub in Kenton Place. Residents and business leaders are encouraged to attend. There will be a presentation on the project, including “how it will negatively affect your businesses and […]
Chamber toll briefing is Tuesday
Aug. 7. The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will hold business briefings on I-77 tolls on two consecutive Tuesdays, Aug. 11 and Aug. 18, from 6:30 pm to 8 pm at The Galway Hooker in Kenton Place. Business owners and managers as well as the public are invited. Mecklenburg County Board Commissioner Jim Puckett and […]
WidenI-77 fundraiser Sunday July 26
A fundraiser for WidenI77 on Sunday, July 26 at Lake Town Tavern on West Catawba. Ten percent of all from noon to midnight will help fund the legal battle against private toll lanes on I-77. “Don’t Toll me Bro” t-shirts and bumper stickers will be available for purchase.
Business leaders bus to Raleigh Tuesday to oppose toll plan
June 29. Lake Norman-area business leaders, ranging from bankers and racing executives to commercial real estate brokers and manufacturers, will travel by bus to the North Carolina State Capitol tomorrow to visibly join the fight against the public-private partnership that would widen I-77 with toll lanes. “I intend to call out that the NCDOT has the ability […]
Fundraiser for WidenI-77 Saturday
The WidenI-77.org anti-toll group is holding a cook-out/fundraiser to pay for the lawsuit against NCDOT and Cintra. On Saturday from 6-9 pm, there will be an old-fashioned cook-out at Hubbard Farm, 14720 Brown Mill Road, Huntersville, just south of the intersection of Hwy. 73 and Beatties Ford Road. $10 includes burgers, dogs and fixings. RSVP: Stacy Phillips, 704-533-4685 or StacyPhillips11@yahoo.com
John Aneralla will run for mayor of Huntersville
June 12. John Aneralla, a 2012 Republican candidate for the District 41 seat now held by Jeff Tarte in the North Carolina State Senate, says he will run for mayor of Huntersville. The Republican party stalwart is a former president of the Lake Norman Kiwanis Club in Cornelius and former chairman of the Mecklenburg […]
Sen. Tarte says Davidson toll resolution is helpful
June 10. By Dave Yochum. While it wasn’t as strong as toll opponents had hoped, the Town of Davidson has officially expressed its concerns with the NCDOT/Cintra plan to widen I-77 with toll lanes. A resolution drafted by Commissioner Jim Fuller with input from NC Sen. Jeff Tarte passed 4-0 in front of a packed house Tuesday night. […]
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 […]
