The MI-Connection Communications System Board of Directors will hold its regular monthly meeting at a new time and location this Thursday, April 28. The board also gets a new non-voting member this week, appointed by the Cornelius Town Board.

The meeting begins at 6:30 p.m., at Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St.
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Davidson Town Board holds its monthly work session Tuesday night, when it’s expected to hear a presentation from Finance Director Eric Hardy about the the outlook for the 2011-12 budget, including property tax revenues, and projected costs of the MI-Connection cable system.

The meeting begins at 6 p.m. at Davidson Town Hall, 216 S. Main St. Read the full story

Dave Munger

By DAVE MUNGER

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Like many area residents, I became frustrated with our local cable TV service years ago, back when it was called Prestige Cable. The service would cut out for days at a time, there was a limited channel selection, and cheaper options were becoming available. I decided to sign up for DirecTV, and for years didn’t consider returning to a wired cable service.

When the local towns purchased what had then become a part of Adelphia Cable and turned it into MI-Connection, I thought about resubscribing, but the rates quoted on the website were more expensive than my satellite service, and their included DVR didn’t seem as good as the TiVo service I got from DirecTV. Read the full story

John Venzon (right) had a laugh at Wednesday's meeting with fellow MI-Connection board member Ken Essex (left). That's Mooresville Commissioner Mac Herring in back. (David Boraks/DavidsonNews.net)

The MI-Connection Communications System board of directors on Wednesday night elected John Venzon of Davidson as its new chair, replacing John Kasberger of Mooresville, who is stepping down from the board. The vote came in a special meeting at River Run Country Club in Davidson that also seated new board members. Read the full story

MOORESVILLE – Slowdowns and brief interruptions hit users of MI-Connection Communications System’s internet service Tuesday and Wednesday after new equipment didn’t work as planned.

Alan Hall, general manager of the system owned by Davidson and Mooresville, said the troubles are related to new equipment installed late Monday. Read the full story

The Davidson Town Board on Tuesday took the first step toward a charter change that would lengthen mayoral and commissioner terms from 2 to 4 years and stagger seats so not all commissioners are elected at once. The board also approved the nomination of two new directors to the MI-Connection Communications System board. Read the full story

New members of the MI-Connection Communications System board of directors will officially take up their posts and the board will elect a new chair at a special meeting Wednesday, April 13, in Davidson. Read the full story

John Kasberger

Updated 9:38 p.m.
The chair of the MI-Connection Communications System says he plans to step down May 1, and one other board member is leaving as well. The towns of Davidson and Mooresville, which own the Lake Norman area system, are appointing two people to take their places.
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