Jan. 19, 2016 Kevin Tully, the appointed head of Mecklenburg's public defender's office, asked Forum participants first thing whether they had high confidence in the local justice system. Only a few hands were raised. Tully's argument in his short presentation today was that his office and the ... Continue Reading →
Historic West End; Legislative Delegation
Dec. 8, 2015 Alysia Osborne went first Tuesday with a presentation on the plans for the Historic West End off the Beatties Ford Road corridor. Osborne was named last fall to a new position within Charlotte Center City Partners to direct the Northwest Charlotte district. She had previously worked ... Continue Reading →
Open Forum
Nov. 17, 2015 Tuesday's Forum began with a reminder of tragedy in Paris. It included a song, meditation time, an extended query about subjects the participants want to discuss, and a number of short presentations, among them those from N.C. Rep. Carla Cunningham, Commissioners Chair Trevor Fuller ... Continue Reading →
Legislative update
Nov. 10, 2015 N.C. Reps. Beverly Earle and Rodney Moore and Sen. Joel Ford collaborated on a legislative update at the end of the Forum today. Below is a vided of their remarks. ... Continue Reading →
Diorio and staff report on county activity; Terrell Ivory introduces Phillips Academy
Nov. 10, 2015 County Manager Dena Diorio introduced three of her recent hires: assistants Mark Foster (Financial Services) and Anthony Trotman (Health & Human Services), and Peter Zeiler, director of economic development. Most of the questions went to Diorio and Zeiler. Separately: Terrell ... Continue Reading →
Rhonda Foxx on community forum Sept. 1
Aug. 25, 2015 Rhonda Foxx is U.S. 12th District Rep. Alma Adams' chief of staff. ... Continue Reading →
Meet Kerr Putney, new Charlotte-Mecklenburg Chief of Police
Aug. 4, 2015 Back when the city was looking for someone to replace retiring Police Chief Rodney Monroe, the talk was that Kerr Putney was an incurable introvert. Perhaps he is. But at the Forum Tuesday, he was a warm, outgoing, clarifying, reassuring presence, focused on explaining his officers' ... Continue Reading →
The plan for transit: Vision is in place, but money is not
July 21, 2015 The session was about more than bus routes, streetcars and rail lines. Four Charlotte city officials, two staff and two elected members of City Council, laid out both the people-moving systems in place, the plans in place to keep them growing, and the uncertainties of funding the ... Continue Reading →
Mecklenburg Republicans say generational change is under way
July 14, 2015 Curtis Watkins, chairman of the Mecklenburg County Republican Party, won a "40 Under 40" Business Journal award two years ago. Together with Derek Partee and Ty Turner, Watkins made a case at the Forum that the Republican Party's young members have a different world view than their ... Continue Reading →
The Chief and The DA
June 16, 2015 Andrew Murray congratulated Rodney Monroe. He called Tuesday's Forum appearance part of Monroe's "victory lap." They joked, and filled in details for the other's answers. Both emphasized that cooperation between the District Attorney's office and the Police Department has ... Continue Reading →
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