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Nance Road residents press town board to oppose rezoning and proposed event venue
Summary
Several residents told the Cornelius Town Board during public comment on May 5 that they oppose a rezoning request tied to a proposed waterfront event venue on Nance Road, raising traffic, neighborhood character and precedent concerns.
Two residents representing Nance Road neighborhood concerns told the Cornelius Town Board May 5 they oppose a pending rezoning request and a proposed waterfront event venue that residents said has been marketed as "Crescent Village" or "Sunset Cove." Both speakers described heavy existing traffic on West Catawba and said the proposed change would harm the neighborhood.
Why it matters: Rezoning could change neighborhood character, increase traffic and create a precedent that concerned residents said might allow other homeowners to establish commercial operations in residential areas.
Chad Robinson, who introduced himself with a Nance Road address, said he has lived on Nance Road for 44 years and called the proposed rezoning "a travesty." Robinson said he expects traffic to worsen because nearby developments will add vehicle trips and emphasized the neighborhood's residential character: "We don't want our neighborhood destroyed. Plain and simple."
Lee Fleming, who identified himself as residing at 18625 Nance Road, said he had spoken with many neighbors and estimated — based on yard signs and direct contact — that "at least 90% of the neighborhood residents are against this rezoning and the opening of a business, a commercial business, right smack dab in the middle of our 1 mile Peninsula Drive." Fleming said he had attended a private meeting where a Griffin family proposal was discussed, described the Griffins as "a fine family" but said he is "adamantly against this effort of rezoning." Fleming told the board he understood the property was residential when purchased and that a company name "Crescent Village" had been filed in 2020.
Both speakers asked the board and planning board to protect the neighborhood; the speakers asked whether the planning board had scheduled a hearing (board staff said no vote had been taken and the matter was not on the next planning board agenda). These comments were delivered during the public‑comment period; no board action on the rezoning occurred at the May 5 meeting.
