Davidson police are investigating an incident on Davidson-Concord Road near the Pages Pond neighborhood Monday afternoon in which two  men attempted to break into a woman’s home while she was inside. The homeowner called 911 and watched as one suspect tried to break a glass door with a hammer before fleeing when an alarm sounded. Also over the past week, a North Main Street resident reported losing jewelry valued at $4,209, and a woman was charged after a hit-and-run crash on Davidson Gateway Drive. Police are investigating thefts from the GNC store on Jetton Street and River Run Country Club. Details on these stories and more (along with a tally of the past two weeks’ arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement) may be found below. Read the full story

Dark purple represents the proposed Davidson ETJ fire district, where a new tax would help pay for fire service. Click to download the full report. (SOURCE: Mecklenburg County)

Mecklenburg County's proposal would create new fire districts in unincorporated areas. Davidson's ETJ is in purple.

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The Mecklenburg County Commission is scheduled to vote Tuesday night whether to cap the tax rate on proposed new fire tax districts in the unincorporated areas of the county. A resolution on the agenda at Tuesday’s meeting also would schedule an April 3 public hearing on the plan. As the region continues to grow, the county has been discussing changing the way fire service is paid for in areas beyond the town limits in Davidson, Cornelius and other county municipalities. Read the full story

Piedmont Natural Gas provided this partial map of the proposed pipeline route to Davidson Lands Conservancy. Click image to download a PDF.

Updated 1:02 p.m.
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

Davidson College is protesting plans by Piedmont Natural Gas for a potentially damaging pipeline across land it owns in the northern part of town. In a letter to state regulators on Feb. 13, college officials said they have “significant concerns” about the project. The college also accuses the company of withholding information about the pipeline, which would begin construction in March.

The eight-mile pipeline would be part of a longer regional pipeline Piedmont is constructing to feed Progress Energy’s Sutton power station, in New Hanover County, near Wilmington. The gas company is seeking permits from the state Department of Environmental Quality and the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers as well as construction approval from the North Carolina Utilities Commission. Read the full story

The way fire service is paid for in Mecklenburg County’s unincorporated areas is changing, and it’s likely to mean a new tax for property owners outside the town limits and new costs for the town of Davidson.

The change is coming because Mecklenburg County has decided to stop paying for fire service out of the county’s general fund, Town Manager Leamon Brice told the Town Board Tuesday night. Instead, it wants to institute a new fire tax to pay for the services, which it contracts out to local fire departments, including Davidson’s. Read the full story

Police are investigating a variety of incidents this week, including one in which a woman reportedly made repeated harassing phone calls to a man over two days. Last Thursday on Davidosn-Concord Road (N.C. 73), a Davidson driver going 55 mph struck a deer. And a Cornelius woman’s unoccupied GMC rolled out of its parking space at The Brickhouse Tavern and struck a nearby unoccupied Pontiac. No injuries were reported, but the Pontiac had to be towed. Details on these incidents along with a tally of the week’s arrests, citations, and traffic enforcement may be found below. Read the full story

Charlotte Mecklenburg Police are investigating a man’s death Sunday at a home on East Rocky River Road. Few details were available Sunday afternoon, but police said there does not appear to be foul play.
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By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

The Town of Davidson on Tuesday asked a judge to throw out a lawsuit by CommunityOne Bank challenging the Town Board’s 2011 rezoning of the former Davidson East property, off N.C. 73. In its response to the bank’s Nov. 2 suit, the town argues that the rezoning was legal and does not affect the bank’s ability to develop the property under the previous zoning. Read the full story

Davidson firefighters over the past week responded to an automobile wreck on Concord Road as well as variety of false alarms and smoke detector activations. Details on these incidents and a tally of the week’s 17 medical calls may be found below. Read the full story