April 20, 2021 CMPD Chief Johnny Jennings offered that when officers talk to residents in neighborhoods experiencing violent crime, residents are also interested in drivers ignoring stop signs, whose habits might endanger the children playing near the street. Jonathan Chow acknowledged that ... Continue Reading →
Update on Beatties Ford corridor improvements
March 16, 2021 District 2 City Council member Malcolm Graham and city Corridors of Opportunity Project Manager Cherie Smith delved into timelines for improvements along the Beatties Ford Road corridor, along with a myriad of current and upcoming development projects involving the public or private ... Continue Reading →
Mayor, County Chair address homelessness, Covid-19 issues
March 9, 2021 COVID-19. Tent city and homelessness. The future of roads after the gas tax starts declining. K-12 education outcomes for children. These and other issues were discussed today as the Forum, still adjusting its virtual reality, welcomed Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles, Mecklenburg County ... Continue Reading →
Mitchell to resign at-large Council post
Jan. 11, 2021 WFAE reported that at-large City Council member James Mitchell would resign this afternoon in the wake of his becoming 25% owner of a construction company that does business with the city. State law prohibits companies from conducting such business if any owner who serves in an ... Continue Reading →
Silver Line corridor maps
Sept. 18, 2020 From CATS handout “LYNX Silver Line Early Scoping August-October 2020” All maps are available below and here (53 MG). Public comments are being taken through Oct. 14 on an online page here. ... Continue Reading →
Broadening Charlotte’s vision of how it plans for the future
Dec. 3, 2019 What seemed to be on Taiwo Jaiyeoba's mind was explaining how planners and government officials could wrap together all plans for property and development and roads and rails and buses and water/sewer and schools so that overall community needs could be met. What seemed to be on many ... Continue Reading →
Census 2020, and pitching homeownership as key to economic power
Nov. 19, 2019 One man works from within to promote participation in the 2020 Census. The other man works from the outside to promote – participation in the 2020 Census. It was one of those conversations where two people are not sniping at each another but jointly targeting resident apathy and ... Continue Reading →
Spencer explains his opposition to sales tax proposal
Oct. 15, 2019 Over the weekend, Charlotte Democratic strategist Sam Spencer shared his explanation for opposing the ballot proposal on a sales tax increase. He had his words below published in a piece in the Charlotte Observer. Separately, he distributed the flier reproduced below. By Sam ... Continue Reading →
George Dunlap on ballot’s sales tax increase proposal
Graphics: https://bettermecklenburg.com/ Oct. 8, 2019 In a visit that was not announced in advance. Mecklenburg Commissioners Chair George Dunlap presented his case for voter support of a proposal on the November ballot that would increase the sales tax to fund arts, education and parks ... Continue Reading →
Women’s Advisory Board: Rebuilding on a shoestring
July 16, 2019 A group created by Mecklenburg County Commissioners on women's issues has not had an easy time of it. Zhivi Williams, who currently leads the Women's Advisory Board, said the group had no budget of its own, could not solicit funds for its work, had no minutes of its earlier ... Continue Reading →
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