http://davidsonnews.net Local news in Davidson, N.C. Thu, 24 May 2012 22:35:29 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/25/red-line-officials-seek-june-meeting-with-norfolk-southern/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/25/red-line-officials-seek-june-meeting-with-norfolk-southern/#comments Wed, 25 Apr 2012 22:32:19 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=61183 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/25/red-line-officials-seek-june-meeting-with-norfolk-southern/feed/ 1 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/23/red-line-task-force-meets-on-wednesday/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/23/red-line-task-force-meets-on-wednesday/#comments Mon, 23 Apr 2012 17:54:23 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=61086 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/23/red-line-task-force-meets-on-wednesday/feed/ 2 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/03/rail-must-be-part-of-the-regions-transportation-plan/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/03/rail-must-be-part-of-the-regions-transportation-plan/#comments Tue, 03 Apr 2012 19:32:35 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60530 Bill Thunberg, director of the Lake Norman Transportation Commission. But there's no question that rail has to be part of the area's long-range transportation plans.]]> http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/04/03/rail-must-be-part-of-the-regions-transportation-plan/feed/ 3 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/29/red-line-votes-delayed-indefinitely-amid-norfolk-southern-concerns/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/29/red-line-votes-delayed-indefinitely-amid-norfolk-southern-concerns/#comments Thu, 29 Mar 2012 16:20:07 +0000 Christina Ritchie Rogers http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60376 CHARLOTTE - A formal review period for the Red Line Regional Rail Project draft business and finance plan is coming to a close, but the next phase - asking local governments to adopt the plan - is delayed indefinitely, project officials said Wednesday. Next steps instead will involve engaging in discussions with Norfolk Southern Railroad Corp., the company that owns the railroad.]]> http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/29/red-line-votes-delayed-indefinitely-amid-norfolk-southern-concerns/feed/ 0 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/27/red-line-task-force-meets-wednesday/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/27/red-line-task-force-meets-wednesday/#comments Tue, 27 Mar 2012 16:29:36 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60279 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/27/red-line-task-force-meets-wednesday/feed/ 2 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/25/video-mayor-and-consultant-discuss-the-red-line/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/25/video-mayor-and-consultant-discuss-the-red-line/#comments Sun, 25 Mar 2012 20:49:29 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60234 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/25/video-mayor-and-consultant-discuss-the-red-line/feed/ 0 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/23/developers-show-us-a-red-line-financing-plan-we-can-work-with/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/23/developers-show-us-a-red-line-financing-plan-we-can-work-with/#comments Fri, 23 Mar 2012 19:15:52 +0000 Christina Ritchie Rogers http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60195 Matt Gallagher, who works for developer Gandy Communities, said the special assessments on commercial property owners proposed under the draft financing plan is “a big burden to carry.” He spoke Friday at a Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce Focus Friday event in Cornelius, joined by speakers Bill Thunburg, the Lake Norman Transportation Commission Director and a member of the Red Line Task Force, and Bob McIntosh, of McIntosh Law Firm in Davidson.]]> http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/23/developers-show-us-a-red-line-financing-plan-we-can-work-with/feed/ 0 http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/22/new-red-line-map-details-assessment-districts/ http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/22/new-red-line-map-details-assessment-districts/#comments Thu, 22 Mar 2012 12:00:11 +0000 David Boraks http://davidsonnews.net/?p=60121 Updated 11:43 a.m. - One of the big unanswered questions about the Red Line Regional Rail Project has been which commercial properties would be included in "special assessment districts" that would asked to help pay for the line. This week, project consultants finally unveiled a parcel-by-parcel map that clears up the picture, at RedLineRegionalRail.org/map/.]]> http://davidsonnews.net/blog/2012/03/22/new-red-line-map-details-assessment-districts/feed/ 2