June 9, 2015 On the morning after a split vote to approve Charlotte's budget for next fiscal year, three City Council members laid out some of the reasons why they split on approving the final budget proposal. David Howard and Vi Lyles voted for the budget. Michael Barnes voted against it. Each ... Continue Reading →
Democratic Party update
June 2, 2015 Five officers of three area units of the Democratic Party gathered for an update Tuesday. Participants included: From the Mecklenburg party: Matt Newton, chair; Toria Boldware, 1st vice chair; and Ron Berry, 2nd vice chair. From the 12th District party: Cozzie Watkins, chair. And ... Continue Reading →
Plan for Charlotte Civil Liberties resolution goes to Council Monday
May 28, 2015 Community Relations Committee Director Willie Ratchford this morning sent in this PDF file containing material going Monday, June 1, to Charlotte City Council about a proposed civil liberties resolution. Ratchford writes: "The attachment contains the following items which will be ... Continue Reading →
Helping a friend: Training available to spot mental health issues
May 26, 2015 Three staff members outlined training and education offerings available from Mental Health America of Central Carolinas. The group handed out three brochures: “The MHA: your Source for Mental Health Education,” “Parent Voice Program” and “Compeer Program.” Mental Health America ... Continue Reading →
Ford issues call for black elected officials to work together for change
May 26, 2015 N.C. Sen. Joel Ford said he had recently been at a middle school where one of the principal’s “primary challenges” is her students’ mental health issues, which get in the way of their learning. Teachers, he said, are being asked to deal with mental health and poverty issues for which ... Continue Reading →
Vernon Mack Herron, 1928-2015
May 22, 2015 Longtime Forum participant Dr. Vernon Herron was buried today at Oaklawn Cemetery in this city of his birth. He returned to Charlotte in retirement after pastoring Baptist churches in Pennsylvania, serving his church as a missionary, and working at the Division of Social Justice and ... Continue Reading →
Darrell Gregory: Getting services to at-risk juveniles
May 19, 2015 Darrell Gregory returned to the Forum Tuesday with an update on the Juvenile Crime Prevention Council's efforts to get more than $1 million in government funding to the groups with a track record of making an impact with at-risk juveniles. Since his August visit, the Council has ... Continue Reading →
Wiring the digital city: An update on Plan Google
May 12, 2015 At the count of three .... don't hold your breath. Two staffers from Google Fiber addressed the Forum this morning. And while they laid out the company has for wiring Charlotte, they kept returning to the reality that laying 6,000 miles of cable doesn't happen overnight. And it ... Continue Reading →
I-77 express lane project: An update
May 5, 2015 Warren Cooksey and Jean Leier are staff. They tread carefully around all policy issues. They just outlined the rationale and plans for construction and operation of toll lanes in Interstate 77 from Mooresville to Charlotte. The previous evening, the Town of Cornelius had issued a ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte’s city budget: A primer
May 5, 2015 City staffer Kim Eagle walked the Forum through Manager Ron Carlee's budget proposal on Tuesday. Three City Council members chimed in along the way. The message seemed to be: Shared pain in a year when revenue expectations are down and some costs are rising. Loading garbage ... Continue Reading →
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