Cabarrus Cheap Seats

Last week, the County and Jail Opponents went into mediation and came out with no agreement.  The County offered to take out 2 floors of the current project - reducing the size of the jail from 6 stories to 4.  This would have not made the project the “Twin Towers of Terror” that the Downtown [...]

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After all, children should not have to save up for their parents, but parents for their children. - 2 Corinthians 12:14
Earlier this week, Cabarrus County Schools reported that their budget was increasing 20% from last year. This is to open and staff new schools.
The claim has been made by members of the old majority [...]

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Last night, I was one of a half-dozen volunteers handing out information related to the NCRC TIF before the Cabarrus Board of Commissioners Meeting. Thanks to all who showed their support - remember…this is only the first meeting where comments on the NCRC will be taken. So, make plans for April’s meeting.
At any rate, when [...]

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This will be the first of the regular Cabarrus Board of Commissioners meetings where the public is asked specifically about the County’s role in the NCRC. The participation of the County is crucial to the success of the project.
The meeting will be at 6:30PM and the Cabarrus County Governmental Center [click here for directions].
I’ll [...]

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This week’s Tarheel Tavern was hosted by The Olive Ridley Crawl and has about 10 articles from around the state.  Go check it out!

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This week’s Friday Five is a list of the top five things to put on your calendar.  But first, if you’re going to go to any of these events - make sure you look as nice as John Edwards.  Trust me - watch the whole thing…this will be the funniest 2 minutes you spend all [...]

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In post from last August, I compared decisions to fund the NCRC to Thomas Jefferson’s 1803 decision to buy the Louisiana Territory from France.  Well, this week’s Kannapolis Citizen carries a similar theme in their editorial page.  Here’s a taste:
Which comes first, the county decision or the city decision? More and more it appears the [...]

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Just this past week, I’ve been made aware of two interesting local news sources.
The first is Cabarrus Magazine.  While I’ve seen it in print form, they have a website that’s updated daily.  To get the latest issue of the magazine online - go here.
The second is Kannapolis 2.0.  Where Kannapolis - The Mill Town was [...]

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This is the raw data that members of the press were given this weekend on the North Carolina Research Campus from the City of Kannapolis.  I haven’t gotten a chance to go through it, myself; but some folks may find it interesting.
You’ll need Adobe Acrobat to view the files.
Here are the files:

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