Davidson’s Town Board voted 5-0 on Tuesday to approve the $9.1 million 2013-14 town budget, which leaves the property tax rate and other fees unchanged and includes money for capital improvements, new equipment and equipment maintenance. And they discussed several development issues: The proposed Davidson Green School, expansion plans at Davidson Day School and a Florida developer’s plans for a big residential development off NC 73. Read the full story

Last Tuesday’s house fire on Grey Road that claimed a woman’s life and a blaze that destroyed a car on I-77 in Davidson were among 10 calls for Davidson firefighters over the past week. The department also responded to two reported gas leaks. Read on for those and other incidents, as well as a summary of this week’s medical calls. Read the full story

Gay Nell Menscer

By ANDREW WILKINS
DavidsonNews.net

County authorities have confirmed that the victim of Tuesday’s house fire on Grey Road in Davidson was the woman who lived alone there, 84-year-old Gay Nell Menscer. Meanwhile, the Mecklenburg Fire Marshal’s office says the fire was sparked by faulty electrical wiring near a clothes dryer.
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Smoke comes from the roof after the flames were out Tuesday. (Andrew Wilkins/DavidsonNews.net)

By ANDREW WILKINS
DavidsonNews.net

The Davidson and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Departments and the Mecklenburg County Fire Marshal are continuing their investigation into the house fire at 2001 Grey Road, where  a body was recovered Wednesday morning. Davidson Public Information Officer Cristina Shaul told DavidsonNews.net the body was found in an area where the fire is believed to have started, according to the fire marshal’s office. The fire itself has been ruled accidental, and the manner of death is still being determined. Read the full story

Fire investigators say a body discovered Wednesday at the scene of a house fire on Grey Road was found under “significant and serious debris” inside the home’s front porch. Meanwhile, officials said Wednesday afternoon that a missing person alert issued overnight for the home’s 84-year-old female occupant remains active.  Read the full story

Yellow police tape surrounds the scene of Tuesday’s fire, 2001 Grey Road. (Andrew Wilkins/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated 12:45pm
Searchers found a body Wednesday morning at a house on Grey Road that burned Tuesday night. Police and fire officials haven’t identified the victim, saying only that they’re conducting a death investigation at the scene. Read the full story

Saying Davidson’s Affordable Housing Ordinance isn’t working and needs to be updated, town officials have appointed a committee of developers and real estate salespeople to work with town staff on potential revisions to the rules.
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A firefighter works on the roof of the house off Grey Road Tuesday night. (Andrew Wilkins/DavidsonNews.net)

Updated 6:29pm
Fire companies from Davidson, Cornelius, and other area towns put out a house fire on Grey Road in Davidson Tuesday afternoon. Read the full story