Runners charge away from the start at last year's Run for Green.

Hundreds of runners will be in Davidson Saturday, Sept. 20, for the Davidson Lands Conservancy‘s annual Run for Green, including a fun run, 5-k and half-marathon. The events start and end at McEver Field on South Street, with check-in and race-day registration beginning at 6:30 a.m. Read the full story

Heavy rains Tuesday and Wednesday inundated this backyard in the River Run neighborhood. Thunderstorms also knocked down trees and limbs and caused other minor flooding. (David Barringer photo) Read on for more photos.

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Residents in white shirts (background), including boaters, waterskiers and others concerned about a possible ban on boats with motors larger than 10 horsepower on Lake Davidson, listen as members of the Lake Davidson Working Committee (at table) meet Tuesday at Davidson Town Hall. Also attending were citizens who support new rules aimed at protecting the lake. No public comments were heard Tuesday. The committee will listen to citizens at a public hearing Sept. 3 in Mooresville. For more on the issue , see links below. (Bill Giduz photo)

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Water skier on Lake Davidson. A working committee from Davidson and Mooresville is studying rules that could ban large boats on the tiny lake. (Bill Giduz photo)

The Lake Davidson Working Committee, a two-town committee studying possible new rules affecting boating, water skiing and development on Lake Davidson, will meet again Tuesday, Aug. 5, at 9 a.m. at Davidson Town Hall. The committee is part of an effort by Davidson and Mooresville officials address water quality and safety on the lake amid rapid development.

Opponents of new rules are organizing a silent protest for Tuesday’s meeting, and plan to turn out in white shirts and sunglasses. John Aiken, a spokesman for the group PLEASE@LKD said he’s not sure how many people will attend. Meanwhile, citizens on the other side of the issue, who support restrictions on boat sizes and new development rules, are also organizing and making their opinions known.

Public comments will not be allowed at Tuesday’s meeting. The towns will seek comments at a public hearing Sept. 3, 7 p.m., at Mooresville Citizens Center.

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Some boats docked at the Woods at Lake Davidson have larger motors than permitted in Davidson. (David Boraks photo)

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

A new joint committee of Davidson and Mooresville officials has begun meeting to seek consensus on how to protect water quality and recreational safety on Lake Davidson. The Lake Davidson Working Committee plans a public meeting Sept. 3 where citizens will be invited to comment, including on proposals to bring the two towns’ rules into agreement on boat sizes, development buffers and other issues.

The 341-acre Lake Davidson is bounded by I-77 on the west, Mooresville to the north, and Davidson on the south and east. The two-town initiative follows steady development that has increased the number of people living along and using the lake. Read the full story

A large black oak toppled on Woodland Street around 1 p.m. Saturday, falling onto wires, snapping off a utility pole and closing Woodland and Spring Streets in the old part of town. The road was still closed at 6 p.m. as a Duke Energy crew repaired power lines and a tree service prepared to remove the tree. Read the full story

Here’s a roundup of news from elsewhere that touches on issues we face here in Davidson. First, a note from Hawaii raising the question: Should homeowners associations be allowed to ban backyard clotheslines, which could be an environmentally friendly alternative? Second, a story from Baltimore about what happens when a longtime privately-owned recreation club decides its land is worth more than its community-focused business. And finally, a Connecticut story about a group of teens who turned an overgrown lot into a Wiffle ball field – and ran into trouble with neighbors and lawyers. Click on the links to read and offer your comments below. Read the full story

A crew from Layton’s Tree Service cuts down an old tree at South Street and Chairman Blake Drive on Monday. (David Boraks photo)

A towering willow oak cut down on Monday downtown is one of 38 diseased or dead trees around town that a consultant has recommended for removal. The recommendations came in an inventory of street trees by Bartlett Tree Experts, which also found that most trees along main thoroughfares in the old part of Davidson – 82 percent – fall into the category of “mature.” That means more trees in the coming years could face the same fate as the tree removed Monday. Read the full story