The Town of Cornelius and the Smithville Community Coalition will host a celebration of Smithville Saturday at Town Hall, and all community members are invited to attend. Meanwhile, the Cornelius Rail Task Force will discuss Special Assessment Districts and Tax Increment Financing at its next meeting, Monday, Feb. 27. Also, the town seeks new members for its Transportation Advisory Board and encourages citizens to apply by the end of the month.

CELEBRATE SMITHVILLE SAT.

The Town of Cornelius and the Smithville Community Coalition will host a celebration of Smithville, one of the oldest Cornelius communities, Saturday from 1 to 4 p.m. at Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave.

The celebration is one of several events the town has planned in honor of Black History Month, and will feature singing and dancing performances by local groups, children’s activities, community memorabilia and pictures, art by local artist James Donaldson and light refreshments. The event is free and open to the public.

Founded in 1910, Smithville has roots dating back to the 1880s.

CORNELIUS RAIL TASK FORCE MTG. FEB. 27

The Cornelius Rail Task Force will hold its next meeting Monday, Feb. 27 from 6 to 8 p.m. at Town Hall, 21445 Catawba Ave. to discuss the Special Assessment and Tax Increment Financing (TIF) districts. At the meeting, task force members will review a map of the proposed districts.

The meeting is open to the public.

The task force was created in December to review and analyze the proposed Red Line Regional Rail project and determine whether it is right for Cornelius. The task force met for the first time Jan. 4, and later grilled Red Line project consultants at its meeting Jan. 10. Over the course of the next month and a half, the task force will continue to meet and work towards finalizing its recommendations for the town board.

TRANSPORTATION ADVISORY BOARD

The Town of Cornelius is looking to fill vacancies on its Transportation Advisory Board and anyone who lives, works or owns a business within the Town’s corporate limits or ETJ may apply.

Transportation Advisory Board members are appointed by the Board of Commissioners for 2-year terms, and meet at 7 p.m. on the third Tuesday of each month. All meetings are open to the public.

Current members include:

• Woody Washam, Chair
• Del Arrendale, Vice Chair
• Marilynn Lester
• Kurt Naas
• Louis Raymond, Jr.
• David Vieser

WANT TO APPLY?

Click here to complete a Committee Appointment Form and return it to the Town Clerk at lpearson@cornelius.org or by mail to: P.O. Box 399, Cornelius, NC 28031

The deadline to apply is Wednesday, Feb. 29.

Call 704-896-2461 with questions.