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City’s budget: Staff repeatedly questioned about westside investments

June 12, 2018 Government & Politics

June 12, 2018 It was Tuesday morning, and during the previous evening the Charlotte City Council had given its approval to a budget plan for the upcoming fiscal year. It was no longer the city manager's proposed budget; it was the Council's budget. But nonetheless, it was City Manager Marcus ... Continue Reading →

Charlotte Municipal First Primary results

September 12, 2017 Candidates & Ballots

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Election 2017: Greg Phipps

May 2, 2017 CandSpeak

– Page initiated May 2, 2017 Greg Phipps is a candidate for Charlotte City Council District 4. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. May 2, 2017   ... Continue Reading →

Briefing on City of Charlotte’s proposed budget

May 3, 2016 Government & Politics

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 →

Election 2015 Winners

November 3, 2015 Candidates & Ballots

Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts (52.26%); Council At-large Julie Eiselt (16.98%) Vi Lyles (16.36%) Claire Fallon (15.81%) James Mitchell (14.30%) Council Districts 1: Patsy Kinsey (93.35%) 2: Al Austin (79.56%) 3: LaWana Mayfield (76.12%) 4: Greg Phipps (71.53%) 5: John Autry ... Continue Reading →

District candidates for Charlotte City Council

October 13, 2015 Candidates & Ballots

Oct. 13, 2015 Candidates for contested district seats on Charlotte City Council were invited today. The session drew five of the eight people in contested races. There are uncontested seats in three of the seven council districts. The following video captures the entire session. At the end of ... Continue Reading →

Charlotte’s city budget: A primer

May 5, 2015 Government & Politics

May 5, 2015 City staffer Kim Eagle walked the Forum through Manager Ron Carlee's budget proposal on Tuesday. Three City Council members chimed in along the way. The message seemed to be: Shared pain in a year when revenue expectations are down and some costs are rising. Loading garbage ... Continue Reading →

FAA reportedly reducing noise impact zone around airport

December 9, 2014 Government & Politics

After City Council member announced that FAA staff would hold workshops tonight and Wednesday near the airport to take citizen comment about noise issues, council member LaWana announced that news back from the FAA was that  noise abatement areas would be reduced, not enlarged, on account of quieter ... Continue Reading →

League of Conservation Voters on environmental issues

June 17, 2014 Education & Health

League of Conservative Voters

Megan Boler and Zachary Denard, field organizers with the League of Conservation Voters, made a presentation about their office's efforts to raise environmental awareness. Boler showed a short segment of video that gave two examples of how environmental concerns are playing out in two different ... Continue Reading →

Charlotte budget presentation

May 27, 2014 Government & Politics

In this budget presentation on the Charlotte budget, Budget Director Randy Harrington was joined by Council members Greg Phipps, LaWana Mayfield and Ed Driggs. The three serve with Vi Lyles and Patsy Kinsey on the council's budget committee. The first video below was slide 18 of the PowerPoint ... Continue Reading →

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