Posted on November 20th, 2008 by David Boraks
How should planners and town officials calculate potential environmental and public safety effects of future developments on Lake Davidson? Mooresville and Davidson officials on the Lake Davidson Commission were asking themselves that question Tuesday as they learned about a proposed residential development called Lake Davidson Village that someday could add up to 650 homes on [...]
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Posted on November 12th, 2008 by David Boraks
The $516 million Village at Lake Norman mixed-use development proposed off U.S. 21 in Cornelius is still awaiting government action on promised road improvements. But developer Cornelius Bromont LLC is moving ahead with plans for a 2012 opening of the first retail stores. And on Wednesday, the developer announced a new name for the project: [...]
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Posted on November 5th, 2008 by David Boraks
By a wide margin Tuesday, Mecklenburg County voters approved a $250 million parks & recreation bond package that includes money for the proposed community recreation center at Davidson IB Middle School on South Street, sports fields at the new Bradford District Park east of town, and for extending local greenways.
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Posted on November 2nd, 2008 by David Boraks
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
About a dozen West Side residents met again Thursday night, Oct. 30, to discuss concerns about asbestos and plans for redeveloping the Metrolina Warehouse, at Sloan and Depot Streets. It was the third neighborhood meeting on the issue. The group made no decision to support or oppose the developer’s proposal to clean up [...]
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Posted on October 30th, 2008 by David Boraks
Residents of Davidson’s West Side neighborhood have organized a meeting tonight (Thursday, Oct. 30) to discuss asbestos removal and other concerns over a proposal to redevelop the Metrolina Warehouse site downtown. The meeting is open to the public and begins at 7 p.m. at the Senior Nutrition Center cafeteria, behind Ada Jenkins Center, 212 Gamble [...]
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Posted on October 29th, 2008 by David Boraks
By DAVID BORAKS
DavidsonNews.net
A conceptual streetscape proposal unveiled at the Town Board work session Tuesday night calls for re-landscaping the area along Griffith Street, off I-77 Exit 30, with trees, flowers, new sidewalk patterns, and public spaces. In a presentation to the board, Laurel Holtzapple, of Groundworks Studio in Charlotte, estimated the work would cost about [...]
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Posted on October 24th, 2008 by David Boraks
Updated Saturday, Oct. 25
A revised site plan unveiled Thursday for the proposed Davidson IB School renovation and community center project shifts new construction toward South street, puts parking beside and behind the buildings, and includes a driveway loop behind the school for student drop-off and pickup. But many of those at a planning workshop at [...]
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Posted on October 23rd, 2008 by David Boraks
A followup planning workshop tonight (Thursday, Oct. 23) will take another look at site planning for the proposed Davidson IB Middle School renovation and community center construction project. On the eve of the meeting, some school neighbors repeated their objections to plans for connecting nearby streets to create a new bus route into the school [...]
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Posted on October 17th, 2008 by David Boraks
Want to help plan for our town’s future? The Town of Davidson is seeking volunteers to join study groups that will help develop a new comprehensive plan – a town-wide vision that will guide future development and policy decisions. The deadline for applications is Wednesday, Oct. 22. Details below.
Meanwhile, in other news from Town Hall: [...]
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Posted on September 25th, 2008 by David Boraks
Police chiefs and town officials in Davidson, Cornelius and Huntersville are making another push for appointment of a district court magistrate, who would hear cases in the area and save police and citizens the time and cost of traveling to Charlotte.
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