Posted on 21 October 2014.
Robin Bradford (left) and Charles Jeter are candidates for the 92nd District statehouse seat.
As early voting begins and Election Day nears, voters in north Mecklenburg will have one more chance to meet candidates for state and local offices, at a forum in Huntersville Thursday night, Oct. 23, co-hosted by the Lake Norman Chamber and DavidsonNews.net/CorneliusNews.net. Read the full story
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Posted on 11 October 2014.
County registrars got the go ahead to issue marriage licenses to gay and lesbian couples across North Carolina Friday, after a federal judge in Asheville ruled it was legal. State officials said quickly they would comply with the ruling, which throws out the state’s marriage laws, which defined marriage as between a man and a woman only. Read the full story
Posted in Mecklenburg County, PoliticsComments Off on Federal judge ends NC’s ban on gay marriage
Posted on 10 October 2014.
Members of the anti-toll group Widen I-77 floated their message for commuters Friday off the causeway north of I-77 Exit 30. The group opposes the NCDOT’s plan to widen I-77 between Charlotte and Mooresville using toll lanes. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)
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See previous coverage of the I-77 widening issue under the HOT lanes tag.
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Posted on 09 October 2014.
Same-day voting in North Carolina is once again banned, and voters in the wrong precinct won’t have their ballots counted after the US Supreme Court on Wednesday blocked a ruling that had appeared to put the state’s new voting rules on hold. See the full story on our ELECTIONS PAGE»
Posted in Election 2014, PoliticsComments Off on With ruling, new NC voting procedures back on
Posted on 07 October 2014.
By MICHAEL TOMSIC
WFAE-FM
CHARLOTTE – State and city transportation officials pitched the Charlotte City Council Monday night on why toll lanes are a good idea for I-77. After pointed questions from council members, they also walked through what the worst-case scenario for the toll project would be.
Warren Cooksey from the North Carolina Department of Transportation started with an image of a massive Chinese freeway: 19 lanes snarled with bumper-to-bumper traffic. His point was that more lanes don’t necessarily mean less traffic. Read the full story
Posted in Exit 30 area, Exit 31, Living with Growth, Planning & Development, Politics, TransportationComments Off on Charlotte council hears about I-77 toll lanes, worst-case scenario
Posted on 06 October 2014.
Campaign season is getting into full swing and candidates are busy with receptions and campaign appearances. DavidsonNews.net and CorneliusNews.net are joining in by co-hosting two forums this month with the Lake Norman Chamber, to help voters learn more about candidates for county commissioner and statehouse. The first is this Thursday, Oct. 9, at Cornelius Town Hall, with another scheduled Oct. 23 at Huntersville Town Hall.
Posted in Business, Calendar, Election 2014Comments Off on Meet the candidates at our forums this month
Posted on 01 October 2014.
Secretary of Transportation Anthony Tata speaks about funding road projects at the Charles Mack Center (Jonathan Cox/DavidsonNews.net)
By JONATHAN COX
DavidsonNews.net
MOORESVILLE – Most of the attention paid to congestion in the Lake Norman area has focused on the north-south corridor along I-77. But at a summit hosted by the Lake Norman Transportation Commission Tuesday, officials took a closer look at how to improve east-west traffic along highways 150 and 73.
NC 150 in Mooresville and NC 73 in Davidson and Huntersville are the main east-west routes through the region, providing an important thoroughfare for businesses and commuters. Officials said that widening the two-lane roads is necessary to ensure that traffic continues to flow smoothly as the region grows. Read the full story
Posted in Politics, Public works, TransportationComments Off on NC 150, NC 73 widening projects score high; some oppose ranking system
Posted on 24 September 2014.
An illustration of how downtown Davidson might look with four-story buildings, from a town presentation. Taller buildings downtown (though not on Main Street) are among the planning amendments under consideration in town. (Davidson Planning Department illustration)
Updated 9:36am Thursday
By JONATHAN COX
DavidsonNews.net
The planning ordinance, which dictates many aspects of building design in Davidson, is up for an overhaul, and town officials are looking at changes in everything from affordable housing to building heights downtown. The issue came up again at Tuesday’s Town Board meeting and is the topic of two public meetings over the next month, including one Thursday at Town Hall.
As commissioners continue discussing the changes between now and December, they’re trying to balance two main goals: allowing growth while maintaining the town’s unique character.
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