June 20, 2017 Governments plan transportation projects way ahead of when the bulldozers roll, says Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization consultant Toni Tupponce. And when the bulldozers begin to roll, it's too late to have much impact on whether the project will be built, how ... Continue Reading →
Neighborhood Matching Grants: Come and get the money
June 6, 2017 If neighbors have never had a neighborhood group, this city program can help the neighbors set one up. Once it's set up, this city program can walk them through a sometimes-difficult grant application process to obtain up to $10,000 or up to $25,000, depending on neighborhood ... Continue Reading →
Manager: Budget prepares growing city for its future
May 2, 2017 City Manager Marcus Jones brought his key budget staff along for a presentation of his proposed 2017-18 budget, which was presented to City Council Monday night. Presentation slides are below. They are in a 34.4 MB PowerPoint file here, and in a 31.2 MB PDF file here. There were two ... Continue Reading →
I-77 toll lanes: Longtime critic lays out case
April 25, 2017 Jay Privette grew up in Catawba County, worked most of his life in New Jersey and now lives in south Charlotte. But he's thrown his energes into support of residents and public officials in north Mecklenburg who believe that their grandchildren will be paying the bill for the "crony ... Continue Reading →
U.S. Rep. Alma Adams: ‘Trump-Don’t-Care’ bill will return
April 11, 2017 U.S Rep. Alma Adams, who represents the N.C. 12th District in Congress, spoke and took questions at the Forum today. Her presentation in the video below begins at minute 6:28. The Q&A follows at minute 24:19. ... Continue Reading →
Ford on HB2 removal; defends compromise as strategy for achieving some progress
April 4, 2017 Sen. Joel Ford Tuesday passed out copies of the General Assembly's bill that erased HB2. And he defended the effort at compromise that allowed the bill on the controversial issue to become law. To start the video below, click on its ... Continue Reading →
Carbon tax advocates push – respectfully – for legislative action
April 4, 2017 Christy Kluesner and her husband Dean think a carbon tax will help preserve the Earth for generations to come. They portray themselves, and the Citizens' Climate Lobby they work through, as playing the long game to achieve a legislative solution that encourages movement away from all ... Continue Reading →
County manager update
March 21, 2017 Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio offered an update this morning on a variety of county issues. She ended with the Health Department imbroglio, mentioning that all women who had been tested for cervical cancer but not notified of test results have now been found. Her message to ... Continue Reading →
Black History Month: Elisa Chinn-Gary’s path to service
Feb. 21, 2017 Elisa Chinn-Gary returned to the Forum today to tell her life story and the tasks she has embraced as Clerk of Superior Court in Mecklenburg County. Among them: winning over holdovers members of the 200-person staff who were loyal to her predecessor; managing a paper flow that ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum focuses on officer-involved shooting, funding priorities
Jan. 31, 2017 It began as an Open Forum. But Sarah Stevenson had asked Willie Ratchford to bring a police official to discuss a recent officer-involved fatal shooting on Albemarle Road. So Ratchford addressed some of the issues that have already emerged, including the position taken by some young ... Continue Reading →
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