It’s back: Controversial project planned on Davidson town line
May 2. By Dave Vieser. A public input session regarding a controversial apartment plan just across the Davidson/Cornelius line will be held this afternoon, May 2 from 5-7 pm at Davidson Town Hall. Although the Davidson Town Board rejected this proposal last year, Crescent Acquisitions has appealed that decision and the court directed the town to complete the planning process regardless of their final decision.
The developer proposes to remove most of the trees from the area next to the Lake Norman YMCA on the Davidson/Cornelius border in order to build 250 apartments. An earlier form of the proposal included 19 Townhomes in Cornelius but that version was withdrawn by the developer after considerable opposition here. Only the Davidson portion of the project remains. The development includes a neighborhood park, dog park and a multi-use path.
Presentations will be delivered at 5:15 pm and 6:15 pm, followed by audience questions and then an open house each time. The specific purpose of the meeting is to review the Plan and solicit feedback.
The public input session runs from 5 pm to 7 pm at Davidson Town Hall, 216 South Main St.
The Planning Board offered their views on the same proposal at a public session, and most of the comments were negative.
Concerns included a failure by the developer to perform a comprehensive traffic study of both towns and the height of the proposed apartment buildings—37 feet—which exceeds the town’s normal height restrictions.
More information on the proposal can be found on the town’s web site: ci.davidson.nc.us
We have enough apartments in the area and the benefits are few to the municipalities. The roads are already extremely congested and thank to the legislature developers benefit from building in Great communities like Davidson and Cornelius but bring noting to the communities of any substance.
Well let’s hope (I know, it’s funny) that Davidson will seek upfront money for infrastructure needs. I can’t imagine all those cars piling out of there to 115 or Griffith St. Of course there’s no reason someone shouldn’t be able to develop or sell their property. But the way it goes around here is build as many units as you can fit and we’ll worry about roads, schools, and emergency services later. The increase in tax revenue will pay…yeah, increase in tax revenue will pay. Maybe we can buy another cable company.
Residents, as people move to the area development will follow. It’s in the communities best interests to develop the land to being in addition citizens, businesses and retail. This adds to the tax base and makes the community more resilient.
Most people don’t realize the mid to high density development is much more cost effective on communities then single family homes and strip malls. The cost for building out and supporting infrastructure is far less with higher density development. This is partly why North Carolina is in the infrastructure situation they are in today, lack of vision and zoning foresight. I hope this is added and that my fellow citizens in Cornelius don’t keep holding the potential of this community back.
I posted a comment a few days ago so there is at least one. Why didn’t you put it up?
We didn’t put it up because we didn’t see it over the weekend. Now it’s up.