Posted on 01 June 2009.
When Davidson and Mooresville were preparing to buy the local cable TV system two years ago, they pledged not to raise rates for 12 months. The system has stuck to that promise, effectively freezing rates at 2006 levels. Now, 18 months after the deal that created MI-Connection, a rate increase is on the way.
See a chart of the new rates below.
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Posted on 26 May 2009.
Updated Wednesday, May 26, 2009, 3:01 p.m.
The town has decided to drop plans for creating a new commercial tax district in the Exit 30 area amid objections from property owners. Read the full story
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Posted on 22 May 2009.
What is VOD?The cable system this week adds a long-awaited service: Video on Demand, or VOD. It’s already offered on other cable systems and on MI-Connection’s main competition – satellite. MI-Connection will offer 3,000 hours of TV shows, movies and sports – some free and some for a fee. To get it, you’ll need a digital cable plan. |
The MI-Connection cable system quietly celebrated a big milestone Thursday – completion of a $22.5 million system upgrade that has allowed it to add and improve services. With new equipment and increased network capacity now in place, officials are hoping their package of video, internet and telephone services will help hold onto existing customers and attract new ones. The system has 5 percent fewer customers than when Davidson and Mooresville bought it in December 2007. Read the full story
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Posted on 14 April 2009.
Budget goal: Keep doors openTuesday’s meeting ended with a long discussion of the 2009-10 budget, which will plan spending for the year beginning July 1. Most of the talk focused on what the town must do without (salary increases, training, some street and sidewalk work, facilities repairs, and the printed town newsletter, among other things). The agenda said next year’s spending plan would be an “open doors budget.” “That because it’s going to open our doors – barely,” Mayor John Woods said. |
Davidson’s Town Board voted 3-0 Tuesday, with two members absent, to approve an agreement with the town of Mooresville that aims to bring the two town’s regulations for the tiny lake into closer agreement.
The board also approved additional budget cuts, and passed without discussion a resolution opposing a state House bill that targets municipally owned cable TV systems. Commissioners also approved creation of a new Natural Assets and Tree Advisory Board and passed a planning amendment that clarifies recent signage rule changes to continue a ban on “monument signs” at the entrance to new developments. Read the full story
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Posted on 13 April 2009.
Dark blue shows suggested no-wake zones on Lake Davidson. Click map to download a larger image, PDF.
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Davidson’s Town Board will take up a variety of issues at its monthly meeting Tuesday, from Lake Davidson to cable TV matters to planning ordinance amendments, including a proposal to establish a Natural Assets and Tree Advisory Board.
A public hearing and vote are planned on a resolution supporting state House Bill 771, which would give the town more power to regulate tree removal. The board will hold a graduation for citizens who attended this year’s town-sponsored “Civics 101″ classes.
And it will hear a presentation on last month’s North of Griffith Area planning workshop, which looked a potential future uses in the northwest part of town. Read the full story
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Posted on 08 April 2009.
Updated Monday, April 13, 2009, 2 p.m.
Updated Thursday, April 8, 2009, 6 p.m.
The chairman of the MI-Connection cable system board said Thursday he plans to write a letter to state legislators opposing a bill he says would hinder MI-Connection’s ability to compete. The so-called Level Playing Field bill, pushed by the state’s private cable TV companies, is an attempt “to make it impossible for us to do business,” chairman Evan Webster said.
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Posted on 01 April 2009.
Merrill-Jennings Galleries building is for sale. See below.
Cable operators like the town-owned MI-Connection system are facing a new expense: payments for carrying the signals of local broadcast stations. A dispute over the charge nearly led two 
Charlotte stations to be dropped by Time Warner Cable, until it was resolved Tuesday. Also in business news this week:
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Posted on 09 March 2009.
Davidson firefighters put out the blaze in the truck bed. (David Boraks photo)
A landscaping truck caught fire on Concord Road at the entrance to Davidson College’s Baker Sports Complex around 3 p.m. Monday, halting traffic for a short time. Read the full story
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