Here is a summary of local government meetings in the Lake Norman region for the beginning of April. Check with each town to verify if their meetings are being held according to the pre-COVID-19 calendars. We are supplying links so you may view the streaming video from these meetings at their actual times or after the meetings. Please note our reports do not include the full content of the meetings. —EH Stafford, Managing Editor
Cornelius
MONDAY, APRIL 6TH: YMCA improvements ahead of schedule
Commissioners received an update on the progress of the YMCA improvements. The renovations to the Davidson Street facility, originally slated to be completed in September are now on schedule for a June 1 completion. The improvements are so far ahead of schedule because fitness centers have been forced to close due to the pandemic. Among the improvements are converting a conference room and an administrative office near the front door into fitness areas and a new cycle studio with 35 bikes and a modern audiovisual system.
Cornelius Town Board meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 7pm in the Assembly Room at Cornelius Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Avenue, Cornelius, NC 28031. Meetings may be closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, check with the town to confirm. You can view current and past agendas as well as video streaming of the meetings on the Cornelius Town Hall website.
Davidson
TUESDAY, APRIL 14TH: Board approves budget amendment
Davidson Board of Commissioners approved a budget amendment of $30,000 to transfer funds from unassigned fund balance to operating budget to ensure the town can purchase enough personal protective equipment (PPE) for the COVID-19 pandemic.
Fund balance is the term for what amounts to a government’s multi-faceted savings account. Its categories include dollars kept in reserve to comply with regulatory statutes, funds designated by board votes to specific projects or purposes, and the final firewall of financial security.
Davidson Town Board meetings occur on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of the month. Meetings may be closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, check with the town to confirm. The agenda, meeting minutes, and links to audio and video recordings of the meetings can be viewed on the town’s website. See exact meeting dates and times on the calendar. Contact information for Davidson’s mayor and board of commissioners is available in the staff directory .
Huntersville
MONDAY, APRIL 6TH: Updates on the Main Street improvement project
Commissioners approved a contract with CTV Engineers approving a maximum of up to $2,000,000 for construction engineering and inspection services related to the Main Street improvement project. The project includes an estimated 1.3 miles of public roadway improvements through the downtown area, with roundabouts at the northern and southern connections with N.C. 115.
Sidewalks and water-and-sewer enhancements are also part of the project, which will provide an alternative north-south corridor parallel to N.C. 115. The more than $17,000,000 project will also enhance access to planned development along and east of Main Street and is being financed by municipal as well as federal and state money. The project has been a prioritized part of the town’s capital improvement “wish list” for decades. Construction is scheduled to begin soon.
The board also approved town staff to proceed with a request for a $150,000 N.C. Parks and Recreation Trust Fund grant to assist in financing and developing the Ranson/Rosedale Park.
Huntersville Town Board meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6pm in the Huntersville Town Hall, 101 Huntersville-Concord Road, Huntersville, NC 28078. Meetings may be closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, check with the town to confirm. You can view meetings on the Town of Huntersville’s Facebook page.
Mooresville
MONDAY, APRIL 6TH: Meeting postponed
The April 6, 2020 Mooresville Board of Commissioners meeting was postponed due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mooresville Town Board meets the 1st and 3rd Mondays of the month at 6pm in the Executive Board Room at Mooresville Town Hall, 413 North Main Street, Mooresville, NC 28115. Meetings may be closed to the public due to COVID-19 restrictions, check with the town to confirm. View current/past agendas and video of the board meetings.
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Travis Sherrill
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