Tim Anderton's (anderton) Blog

The combined Davidson, Huntersville, Cornelius and Mooresville “Transportation Task Force” feels that an organization, funded by the member towns, needs to be set up to receive funding and direct it towards solving traffic problems in the north Mecklenburg and south Iredell county areas, and tha...

The Mooresville Downtown Commission, a non-profit group that works to maintain and sustain the development and character of downtown Mooresville, is asking the Town Commissioners to increase the funding it receives from the town to $60,000, but the town is uncertain of the return on investment. ...

1,500 workers at the Rowan County Freightliner plant will be laid off in June, a number equal to roughly half of the plant's work force and slightly more than what was expected by some. Freightliner originally planned to make these cuts last April (2007), but held off after striking a deal with t...

Last Tuesday (April 1), Dela Casa Landscaping & Design became the first entity to acquire a re-zoning of property under the new legislative-based process available to Iredell County Commissioners. The 2.75 acre tract off Bethesda Rd where the company wished to place their offices was zoned resid...

While issues of “walkability” and density remain as discussion points for analysts and pundits, the new Brookline development at Reames and Lakeview, less than a mile from Northlake Mall, stands to be the catalyst that extends the idea of just where is the “edge” of Charlotte. It's been 2 ½ year...

The overarching sentiment expressed by the firm behind the Mooresville Mill Project at Thursday night's meeting of residents of the Mill Village was “We're not giving up”. David Rogers, of Rogers & Associates Inc, the development firm working with property owners Cherokee Investment Partners, LL...

While cost figures remain an issue, some Mooresville Town Commissioners are reportedly re-thinking their attitudes towards the commuter rail line extension to Mt Mourne. New financial data regarding the project seems to be the major reason for the shift in attitude. For ¼ of the price of widenin...

CATS Express bus 83X, which runs from Mooresville to Charlotte 4 times a day, could cease to exist without extension of the subsidy which expires this coming July 1. The Town of Mooresville's 3 year contract to subsidize the bus route is at an end, and Mooresville commissioners have been advised ...

Real estate advisory firm The Staubach Company has been contracted by Premier, Inc, to analyze the company's needs and options in the Charlotte area. The company created and owned by 200 hospitals and health systems provides administrative support in the realms of purchasing and care-tracking for...

Cornelius Bromont, LLC, the firm behind the potential Village at Lake Norman project in Cornelius, says in their literature that the project will not be developed if the proposed I-77 interchange at Westmoreland Rd (Exit 27) is not approved. The firm will also require a commitment from the Town ...