– Page initiated Feb. 21, 2017 LaWana Mayfield is a candidate for re-election in Charlotte City Council District 3. 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. July 25, ... 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 →
Election 2015 Winners
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
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 →
District City Council contests on Sept. 15 primary ballot
Sept. 1, 2015 Five of the candidates on the Sept. 15 primary ballot for City Council Districts addressed the Forum today. Scott Jenkins and John Autry are running in District 5. Rosa Hodge-Mustafa and LaWana Mayfield are running in District 3. Al Austin is running in District 2. Steven Jones ... Continue Reading →
On the LGBT vote, and allegations of price gouging during CIAA
March 3, 2015 City Council District 3 member LaWana Mayfield and at-large Council member David Howard offered the following impromptu explanation this morning of last night's City Council vote to reject a proposed LGBT nondiscrimination ordinance. They also offered comments about allegations of ... Continue Reading →
FAA reportedly reducing noise impact zone around airport
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 →
Charlotte budget presentation
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 →
Election 2013 Results
Nov. 5, 2013, 10:36 p.m.; updated Nov. 6, 9:20 a.m. Charlotte Mayor: Patrick Cannon (D) (53%) Charlotte City Council At-Large: Michael Barnes (D) (15.3%) Vi Alexander Lyles (D) (15.0%) David Howard (D) (14.7%) Claire Fallon (D) (13.2%) District 1: Patsy Kinsey (D) (98%) District 2: Al Austin ... Continue Reading →
Mayfield: City moves money to fill afterschool program budget gap
Dec. 4, 2012 Charlotte City Council District 3 representative LaWana Mayfield announced at the Dec. 4, 2012 Tuesday Morning Breakfast Forum that the council had approved use of discretionary funds to prevent a funding gap that could have led to a shutdown of children's city-assisted afterschool ... Continue Reading →