Cabarrus Cheap Seats

I ran across this story over at the Observer…
Cabarrus sees promise of light rail 
A light-rail extension to the University City area is at least eight years away, if it gets built at all.
But the success of the Lynx Blue Line has Cabarrus County officials wondering if they could bring the train across the county line, [...]

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After my post last week on the Overcash project on Poplar Tent Road, there has been a flurry of activity from the concerned citizens of Gable Oaks, Carriage Downs, Freedom Acres, Kings Crossing and other nearby neighborhoods…and interestingly enough, from the Mayor’s office.
There are a few things coming out of the smoke and mirrors game [...]

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Just a reminder, Race week is coming up soon. Starts with All Star qualifying on the 16th, and goes through the Coca-Cola 500 on 5/25.
So, if you want to get out to the Concord Mills/Speedway end of Concord for anything at all, be sure to do it this weekend so you can avoid the traffic over [...]

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Over 200 residents of Carriage Downs, Freedom Acres, and Gable Oaks showed up Tuesday evening for an information meeting regarding two planned zoning changes to property owned by Ronald Overcash near the I-85 and Poplar Tent Road interchange. The zoning changes are needed in order to accommodate a large mixed use development on [...]

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A couple of weeks back, there was a post from Dan Short that claimed that the Town Council was meeting in secret too often.  Then the string of comments required a bit of history that I didn’t have handy.
Since Midland is the next frontier of growth in this County, can some folks in the know [...]

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I ran across this article in the Independent Tribune:
CONCORD - The fire truck’s ladder pierced the tree line at 70 feet. The nozzle is opened and shoots a stream of water at 1,000 gallons a minute stretching nearly 100 feet above the ground. The last time this nozzle was opened, something was on fire.
Firefighters from [...]

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Over the past 5 years, the areas surrounding downtown Concord have changed drastically.  Several of the neighborhoods seem to be deteriorating and becoming populated by the ever growing Hispanic community we have in the area.   Anyone that has driven down Cabarrus avenue towards Old Charlotte Road and the 601 bypass in this time will notice [...]

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What is the Midland Town Council trying to hide? It seems like they want a closed session for most any decision the town makes. Want to build a residential subdivision? “Let’s have a closed session.” Want to set garbage rates? “Why not have a closed session?” We need to consider financing models for water and [...]

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I’ve been out of law enforcement now for almost four years. I know this because my ex-partner on the force and I have an annual golf outing to celebrate our freedom from the geniusry of the law enforcement system in North Carolina.
I don’t stay in contact with many of my former partners at the department [...]

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Everybody you talk to these days wants to talk about growth. It is, I believe, the number one issue for the 2008 election cycle. School requirements, road needs, and tax issues are all directly related to how we handle growth. First, I want to explain some of the facts surrounding [...]

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