The Town Board’s final meeting of the 2007-2008 fiscal year is scheduled Tuesday at 7 p.m. at Town Hall, 216 South Main St. The board is expected to approve the 2008-2009 budget, hold a public hearing on proposed rezoning along the Davidson-Concord Road / N.C. 73 corridor, and continue its discussion of the proposed Davidson IB Middle School-Community Center project.
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Davidson Pond, off Griffith Street at Roosevelt Wilson Park, reflects a steely sky Wednesday, Jan. 9. (David Boraks photo)

You may have noticed the fountain in Davidson Pond isn’t working. Doug Oldenburg, who raised money for the fountain and keeps an eye on it, said it has been off since utility workers drained the pond this fall. It’s still off in part because of drought-related water restrictions, though it’s also awaiting a checkup, he said.

Charlotte Mecklenburg Utilities workers “ran into complications” with a planned water shutoff in the area west of I-77 Exit 30 last night, town officials said this afternoon. Plans now call for interrupting service beginning at midnight tonight. Read the full story

Water service to Davidson residents west of I-77 will be interrupted overnight Wednesday because of water line work related to construction of a new Northeast Pump Station. Read the full story

Charlotte-Mecklenburg Utilities says it has finished utility line work at Roosevelt Wilson Park, off Griffith Street, and restocked the pond (above) with brim, a type of small panfish. Read the full story

Davidson’s Public Works Department collects leaves from curbside during the fall. Here are the details:

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The town is seeking a new Project and Public Works Manager, to replace Tommy Treadaway, who will retire at year’s end. The job description calls for someone with five years’ related experience, including personnel and financial management, and pays $47,000 to $73,000 a year. Application deadline is Nov. 21. Meanwhile, Mr. Treadaway is recovering from a recent stroke and has been talking to the town about returning in a part-time role, Town Manager Leamon Brice said last week.

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A long awaited upgrade of the town website is about to get underway, with the hiring of a consulting firm to do the work. Meanwhile, Davidson is in the midst of a project, mostly funded by developers of property off I-77 Exit 30, to install 150 new ornamental street lamps along Griffith Street. Also, planner Parviz Moosavi is town Employee of the Quarter.

Photo: New streetlamps going in along Griffith Street and near Exit 30 have twin mercury vapor lamps.

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