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An occasional column of items from the Davidson Police Department’s incident and arrest reports, as well as citizen reports.

A motorcycle valued at $3,500 was stolen Monday afternoon from a home on Lake Park Drive, in the Exit 30 area. Meanwhile, residents in the South & Walnut and McConnell neighborhoods have told DavidsonNews.net about automobile break-ins over the past week or two. In today’s column, Police Chief Jeanne Miller has some advice about cutting down “opportunities” for would-be thieves. Also, public safety alerts about street closing and a fire department controlled fire exercise, both Saturday.  Read the full story

The sign in John Griffin's hand reads "I (heart symbol) Elaine F. and the USPS!" referring to the Davidson Postmaster. Standing with Mr. Griffin at one of the first boxes installed in McConnell are mailbox committee members LaRay Todd (with his dog, Radjah) and Lotta Griffin.

The mailboxes are in the ground!

After years of talking about it, and at least two rounds of voting on it, residents of the McConnell neighborhood have at last agreed to allow curbside mailboxes on their streets.

The first four boxes were installed Tuesday, followed by a second round of nine on Friday.  Carolina Mailboxes will be working in coming days to put up the 50-plus more that were ordered the first week the mailboxes were made available to McConnell residents. Curbside mail delivery is expected to begin in late May.

“I like the design,” said mailbox committee member Lotta Griffin.  “I think it’s classic.”

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The Easter Bunny was spotted on the McConnell green, where families gathered for the annual neighborhood egg hunt and chicken dinner Saturday.

Stay tuned for more about the egg hunt at McConnell and also the one at the Bradford Store Saturday morning in our Around Davidson column on Tuesday. See another photo below. (Photos by Laurie Dennis) Read the full story

Having overwhelmingly approved a rule change to allow curbside mailboxes in their neighborhood, McConnell homeowners now are in the midst of the next step: choosing a design.  An online vote is underway through midnight Thursday to let residents choose among three options, ranging in price from $120 to $170. Read the full story

The McConnell neighborhood will soon be adding mailboxes.

It’s finally official: the McConnell neighborhood has overwhelmingly voted in favor of changing its covenants to allow curbside mailboxes.

The vote follows a fall campaign, the latest of many over the years.

“We will start having mail delivery in McConnell as soon as we decide what design to get,” said Lotta Griffin, a member of the neighborhood’s mailbox committee.  “The postmaster is working with us to make the transition as easy as possible.” Read the full story

The McConnell neighborhood holds its annual meeting Tuesday night, Jan. 20,  but officers say it likely won’t include a report on the outcome of a petition whether to change covenants to allow mailboxes.

McConnell Homeowners Association Board President John Griffin told DavidsonNews.net on Monday that verification hasn’t been completed  for the recent petition to permit curbside mailboxes.  He thinks a final count will not be ready for at least another week. Read the full story

McConnell residents went to their neighborhood green over the weekend to sign petitions either for or against adding mailboxes. Helping staff the table were Gretchen Greene (at right) and Rachel Wacker (in green coat).

LaRay Todd has had his water shut off twice since moving to the McConnell neighborhood in Davidson seven months ago. It’s not that Mr. Todd refuses to pay his bills, but rather that his bills were repeatedly sent to his address on Spencer Street – an address not recognized for mail delivery by the U.S. Postal Service.  His homeowners association requires that he receive mail through a post office box in town (about a mile down Concord Road) instead of at his curb.

Mail delivery frustrations led Mr. Todd to join an effort to get his neighbors to approve mailboxes for McConnell. “People have had liens put on their homes because of this,” Mr. Todd said. Read the full story