The Town of Davidson is in the midst of a study looking at how street design affects public health. The coordinator of the Davidson Design for Life program will be at Davidson Farmer’s Market on July 7 and 21 to talk with residents about the health study, and to hand out information on street safety and healthy street design. See more in HEALTH & FITNESS»

A community meeting to discuss Carolinas HealthCare System’s plans for a behavioral health hospital on N.C. in Davidson is scheduled Thursday, July 12, 6:30-8 p.m., at Davidson United Methodist Church chapel in downtown Davidson. Read the full story

In a pair of 5-0 votes Tuesday, Davidson’s Town Board approved an $8.9 million general fund budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1 and endorsed a five-year tax-refund package for MSC Industrial Direct Co., which last week announced plans to bring up to 400 jobs to a new “co-headquarters” in Davidson. The board also met in closed session, and ended up putting off a vote on an undisclosed “settlement agreement” that had been on the agenda. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net

CORNELIUS – State officials have given Carolinas HealthCare System the go-ahead to build a $36 million behavioral health hospital at a site off N.C. 73 in Davidson, instead of a previously approved location on NC 115 in Huntersville. Meanwhile, a consultant for the Town of Davidson said Friday that although the non-profit hospital won’t create new property tax revenue, the project will bring millions of dollars in economic benefits through jobs and spending, and it could spark growth along the N.C. 73 corridor.

Community meeting on hospital rescheduled, again. See below. Read the full story

The Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce will take a look at the economic benefits of a planned behavioral health hospital in Davidson at the next Focus Friday issues forum this Friday morning. The forum runs from 8 to 9:30 a.m. Friday, June 22, at the Lake Norman Chamber, 19900 W. Catawba Ave., Cornelius. Read the full story

The property is off I-77 Exit 30, behind Homewood Suites. Click to enlarge.

Updated 4:23 p.m.
MSC Industrial Direct Co. Inc., a New York-based distributor of metalworking and industrial supplies, announced Wednesday it plans to co-locate its corporate headquarters in Davidson, creating as many as 400 jobs over the next five years.

The company picked Davidson over sites in South Carolina, Kentucky and Charlotte. MSC plans to buy 14.7 acres off I-77 Exit 30 that long has been planned for a corporate office development.

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Carolinas HealthCare System has pushed back the date of a planned community meeting on its proposed behavioral health hospital off N.C. 73 in east Davidson. The meeting is now scheduled Thursday, June 28, at 7 p.m. at River Run Country Club in Davidson. Read the full story

The Davidson Town Board on Tuesday put off a vote on the 2012-13 town budget, after the town manager said final figures in some areas are incomplete. The board also adopted a series of new or revised public safety rules governing protests, public camping and “extraordinary events,” and revised the planning ordinance to allow for outdoor murals on buildings in the downtown area. Read the full story