Mooresville commissioners award $7.33 million contract for completion of Cornelius Road Park

Posted on by Mike Fuhrman

FROM STAFF REPORTS

The Mooresville Town Board of Commissioners on Monday agreed to spend $7.62 million to complete the development of Cornelius Road Park.

Commissioners approved a $7.33 million contract with G.L. Wilson Co., the lowest bidder, for the project, which includes the construction of three new turf soccer fields, upgraded lighting, a shelter with restrooms and a food truck plaza.
The project also includes a 288-space parking area with five charging stations for electric vehicles.

An additional $330,000 was earmarked for furnishings and playground equipment.

Construction is scheduled to begin on June 3 and be finished by next summer, town staff said.

During construction, the Officer Jordan Sheldon Dog Park, playground, tennis courts and restroom will remain open. The baseball fields and part of the disc golf course will be closed.

OTHER BUSINESS

In other business:

♦ Commissioners approved a conditional rezoning for Castlebar Village, an affordable housing development on 11.5 acres on North Main Street. BVI Atlantic Inc. plans to build up to 60 multi-family units in a three-story building. The development will be restricted to over-55 households with an income of between $13,860 and $39,600. The project is dependent upon the developer securing financing.

♦ The board approved a request to rezone a 0.797-acre site at 841 Oakridge Farm Road for Miles Bowling. Bowling and his brothers, Silas and Mercer, operate Sheds by Design. Under the new rezoning, the company will be allowed to display up to 10 accessory structures. The site is not in the town limits, but is in the town’s extraterritorial jurisdiction.

♦ Commissioners approved a request to ask the N.C. Department of Transportation for $250,000 to pay for the installation of a traffic signal and pedestrian upgrades at Mooresville Middle School.

♦ The board approved a request to purchase seven new police vehicles from Wade Ford for $349,195 and spend an additional $107,527 for related equipment from Campbell-Brown Inc.

♦ Commissioners approved a contract for $144,936 with Barbizon Charlotte Inc. to provide a lighting upgrade in the Joe V. Knox Auditorium at the Charles Mack Citizen Center.

♦ The board approved a contract for $156,010 with The John R. McAdams Co. to create the Parks & Recreation Master Plan.

♦ Commissioners approved a resolution to purchase in-car and body-worn cameras from Axon Enterprises for $378,425 pursuant to terms of a five-year contract.