Dec. 6, 2016 After a presentation by representatives of two Charlotte charter high schools operated by the same Florida-based company, facilitator Karen Gipson called elected officials in the room to the front for a report. There was, of course, news. Trevor Fuller had lost his chairmanship of ... Continue Reading →
Revising the manual for community crisis response
Oct. 18, 2016 Members of the Community Relations Committee's Council of Elders were on hand this morning to describe their work. The group made available to Forum participants a set of papers about the Council of Elders. That material is here in a PDF. In the video below, Maria Macon's ... Continue Reading →
League of Women Voters president discusses group’s work
Aug. 9, 2016 Delores Johnson Hurt addressed the Forum this morning about the work and scheduled activities about the League of Women Voters. The group’s website is here. Following that presentation and a number of questions, the Forum discussed issues relating to Black Lives Matter. A number of ... Continue Reading →
Police chief: We’re working to educate all on interactions with officers
Aug. 2, 2016 Charlotte-Mecklenburg Police Chief Kerr Putney brought officer J.D. Williams along with him this morning, to introduce Forum participants to a CMPD officer who could help them understand the work that all members of the police force do. Questions ranged widely. But much of the ... Continue Reading →
Tree canopy, Americans with Disabilities Act
July 26, 2016 Charlotte Tree Canopy Manager Erin Oliverio first this morning, outlining a plan under way to develop a master plan for trees in Charlotte. City Council has set a goal of having 50% of the city under the tree canopy by 2050. Oliverio described the goal as aggressive, given the amount ... Continue Reading →
Diorio has department heads explain breadth of county’s work
May 10, 2016 County Manager Dena Diorio used today's Forum visit to showcase the work of a number of county departments, and to introduce to a wider audience the people tasked with leading those efforts. In the order in which they spoke, the speakers were Dr. Marcus Plescia, County Health ... Continue Reading →
Briefing on City of Charlotte’s proposed budget
May 3, 2016 The City of Charlotte budget has an impact on hundreds of thousands of city residents. But for those who craft it and those who tinker with it and ultimately approve it, the budget is the most substantial policy document of the year. This year's policy priority is adding safety ... Continue Reading →
Mayfield update on West Boulevard corridor developments
April 26, 2016 LaWana Mayfield offered this impromptu update on a community meeting on the city budget, and developments on West Boulevard corridor. ... Continue Reading →
Joel Ford on upcoming short session of legislature
April 19, 2016 Joel Ford offered a short update on the N.C. General Assembly short session due to begin Monday. ... Continue Reading →
H.B. 2: Many views, strongly held
March 29, 2016 Above is the portion of Tuesday's Forum that offered a range of public opinion on the passage of H.B. 2 by the General Assembly last week. N.C. Sen. Joel Ford, who spoke during the session. provided copies of the legislation to those present. ... Continue Reading →
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