Sept. 9, 2022 A lawmaker who represents most Mecklenburg voters in Washington was back in front of the Forum this morning to report on the work of Congress. In that report was a plea for nationwide solutions to Americans' needs, a direct challenge to the let-the-states-go-their-own-ways attitude ... Continue Reading →
Charlotte hosts info session on ADA Transition Plan
June 15, 2022 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations held an hour-long virtual session on its ADA Transition Plan at noon. The session was recorded to YouTube beginning about 11:30, with the session beginning about noon. The window below is set to start with the meeting's introductory ... Continue Reading →
County’s 2023 property revaluation already under way
June 14, 2022 Ken Joyner and his assistant, Brad Fowler, were ready. Ready to explain property revaluation, why it's done, what the schedule is, and when any changes will show up on tax bills. But they were also ready for the questions this audience had uppermost in mind: Why should I ... Continue Reading →
Leaders reshaping how city supports underserved areas face impatient constituents
May 31, 2022 This morning’s Forum might have been just a PowerPoint of the city budget. Instead, City Manager Marcus Jones and Mayor Vi Lyles fielded pointed questions from disappointed longtime residents about the city’s future. Jones, in his sixth year managing a workforce of now 8,000-plus ... Continue Reading →
Ella Scarborough dies
Ella Scarborough, 1946-2022 Obituaries, recollections and news coverage: The Charlotte Observer WSOC-TV WBTV QCityMetro Tribute Archive obituary Funeral June 1, 1 p.m., Friendship Missionary Baptist Church. Details. ... Continue Reading →
Report tracks how race bias is embedded in community’s history
Feb. 11, 2022 Tracking the ongoing impact of systemic racism can be as easy as looking down at your feet. The early roads and railroads of Mecklenburg County were built by prison labor, with prison terms falling chiefly on the formerly enslaved who could not pay fines and ended up in ... Continue Reading →
2040 Plan update
Feb. 1, 2022 Two members of the city planning staff this morning offered an update on the developing 2040 Plan effort. The plan was approved by City Council last year. A map linking policy to specific parcels will go to Council in the months ahead. Much more lies ahead. Presenters were Interim ... Continue Reading →
Course correction: Court clerk Chinn-Gary will file for 3rd term
Jan. 30, 2022 Clerk of Superior Court Elisa Chinn-Gary announced in December that she would not seek re-election to a third term. The Observer's Michael Gordon reported Jan. 29 that she had changed her mind and will file for re-election. Gordon's report online is here. A PDF of it is here. The ... Continue Reading →
Longest-serving District Court judge announces retirement in September
Dec. 7, 2021 Judge Rickye McKoy Mitchell today announced that she would retire from the bench on Sept. 1, 2022. In an accompanying video (below), she described her decision as “not a farewell, but a next step.” Her statement: “Greetings, Colleagues and Community! “After 24 years of Judicial ... Continue Reading →
Superior Court clerk won’t seek re-election
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