Visitors to the Lake Norman towns of Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville spent an estimated $23 million in our area from July 2011 to June 2012. That amount is an increase of almost 50 percent in visitor spending over 2010-11. The work of Visit Lake Norman in recruiting and hosting events over the past 12 months has brought an estimated 81,829 people to various events in Cornelius, Davidson and Huntersville. Those visitors to Lake Norman spent their money at our local hotels, restaurants, retail stores and gas stations. According to VLN, spending by these visitors saved local residents about $430 per household … (2 comments)
Aug. 1 Visit Lake Norman’s efforts in recruiting and hosting events over the last year have paid off in the millions to the local economy, generating an estimated $23,057,380 in direct visitor spending to Cornelius, Huntersville, and Davidson. The events brought in approximately 81,829 attendees to the towns between July 2011 and June 2012, a 49.2 percent increase over the previous fiscal year. These visitors propelled the economy forward and saved local residents $430 in taxes per household. … (0 comments)
In the foreclosure-battered inland stretches of California, local government officials desperate for change are weighing a controversial but inventive way to fix troubled mortgages: Condemn them. Officials from San Bernardino County and two of its cities have formed a local agency to consider the plan. Securities industry representatives have been quick to register their displeasure and say it will only make loans harder to get. Lake Norman, Huntersville, Mooresville, Davidson, Charlotte and more. Discussion of the idea is taking place in one of the epicenters of the housing crisis, a working-class region east of Los Angeles where housing prices … (0 comments)
lake norman homes for sale: New Lake Norman Chamber web site has more features
- 06/24/12 03:24 AM
A new Lake Norman Chamber of Commerce website, created by enCOMPASS Advertising Agency, was introduced to the Chamber’s membership, with expanded features and navigational aids that offer special appeal to business members. Designed for greater functionality, www.lakenormanchamber.org will offer easy click-ability to all chamber of commerce programs and services. The website invites visitors to review an updated calendar of events, register for membership, check out the latest chamber headlines -- including the president’s blog – and access detailed listings of area businesses.Businesses can buy banner ads for display on the website in just a few clicks. Also available: a listing … (0 comments)
At MaxWellness Therapeutic Farm, just off N.C. 73 in Iron Station near Lake Norman, kids experience an unusual spin on traditional counseling: some of their therapists are horses. Tiffany Lindsay, president and resident equine specialist at the nonprofit equine assisted therapy organization, spent most of her life around horses before she discovered how healing they can be. “I always knew horses were very intuitive, but until I started doing this, I didn’t realize how intuitive they are,” Lindsay said, watching four of her horses socialize with kids through the fence before the start of a group session. The … (0 comments)
A national shortage of grass carp means Lake Norman will not be receiving any new fish this year, but experts don’t think that will cause a setback in the fight against hydrilla. At least 1,200 sterile grass carp are usually stocked in the lake each year to eat hydrilla, an invasive aquatic weed that can interfere with boating, swimming and fishing. However, fewer of the non-reproducing fish are available this year in the U.S., and only three smaller lakes in North Carolina will be receiving any. “The major reason (for the shortage) is the huge number of fish … (0 comments)
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The Westmoreland Athletic Complex in the upper right corner of this aerial view of a portion of the Robbins Park development is a key component of the park/residential development/nature preserve that occupies a total of 244 acres in southwestern Cornelius.Courtesy Town of Cornelius Westmoreland Athletic Complex set to open July 7 with speeches, baseball tourney.
Things are about to get a little WAC-ky in Cornelius. Soon, … (0 comments)
Southern Homes of the Carolinas Sold Chateau Lyon on Lake Norman
Lake Norman Real Estate Cornelius Real Estate Lake Norman Homes for sale Southern Homes of the Carolinas LAKE NORMAN REAL ESTATE FOR SALE Birkdale Homes Davidson North Carolina Birkdale Northstone Northstone Community Scott Smith and his wife Denise Smith bought the 9,000 sq. ft. Chateau Lyon mansion on Lake Norman for $4.4 million, the highest priced sale in the Charlotte area since 2009. They gave a tour on Thursday, May 31, 2012 and pose for a portrait in the foyer of their home. The … (0 comments)
lake norman homes for sale: Policy pushback: Threat against the Charlotte & Lake Norman design standards still lurks
- 06/18/12 01:10 PM
Debra Campbell sat at the conference table in her office, wistfully staring at the stack of documents. “I just hate the idea of all this going to waste,” she said. As Charlotte’s planning director, Campbell and her staff have been working with a citizens advisory group for the past seven years on new residential design standards for the city. But a bill pending before the state legislature could kill that project. And that would be OK with Joe Padilla, policy director for the Charlotte-based Real Estate and Building Industry Coalition and an opponent of the design standards.
With more vacation rental properties popping up around the lake, neighbors and local governments look to regulate while property owners fight for their rights. (Courtesy of Steve Haimbaugh) As the Lake Norman area grows, more people will look to lakefront communities as a destination for vacation. That is, if regulations don’t prevent it. Some local leaders say allowing more vacation rental properties on the lake could cause problems for neighbors, but property owners say they have a right to determine how they use their land. The issue caused an uproar in Cornelius … (0 comments)
In the housing downturn, homeowners associations found themselves on many people’s most-hated list. HOAs cracked down on those who couldn’t pay their dues because of losing a job or some other recession-related reason, resulting in many people fighting to save their homes from foreclosure. Now, North Carolina HOAs are in the crosshairs of the General Assembly, which is considering new regulations for the associations. Lake Norman Homes for Sale. Under consideration includes a requirement that HOA managers be licensed by the state. Then there’s the proposal that … (0 comments)
lake norman homes for sale: Our 4th Annual NorthStone 4th of July Parade
- 06/14/12 09:28 AM
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Our 4th Annual NorthStone 4th of July Parade
Celebrate the 4th of July by bringing your family and friends to our 4th Annual NorthStone 4th of July Parade. Decorate wagons, bikes and scooters and join this old fashioned parade. The Parade will be on Sunday, July 1st same day as the Fireworks. - Participants in the Parade will start lining up in NorthStoneClub Parking lot at 5 pm. - The Parade will begin … (0 comments)
lake norman homes for sale: Shortage of homes for sale creates fierce competition
- 06/14/12 03:08 AM
With housing inventory at a low, would-be buyers are scrambling to bid on homes before they're even listed, and real estate agents are vying to represent the few sellers that do exist. The newest problem for the slowly improving housing market isn't a shortage of serious buyers, it's a shortage of good homes. Would-be buyers are packing open houses and scrambling to make offers on properties before they are even listed. Bidding wars are erupting. And real estate agents are vying fiercely to represent the few sellers that do exist. Housing inventory has sunk to levels not seen since the … (1 comments)
lake norman homes for sale: Sticker shock: Charlotte Owners must display contact info
- 06/07/12 12:34 AM
Lake Norman Real Estate Lake Norman Homes for Sale Lake Norman Condos Charlotte Real Estate Sticker shock: Owners must display contact info To some in Charlotte’s rental-property industry, it’s a policy that just goes too far. Some say it would, in essence, turn owners of rental property into “second-class citizens” and that it might even force renters away from the Charlotte area. The police department, though, says it would help fight crime. Regardless of who’s right, the new policy, which requires a sticker containing the rental-property owner’s contact information, has become a sticky issue. The stickers are being rolled out as … (0 comments)
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