District 6 candidates talk turkey about development
Three of them have extensive experience in development and construction, and the fourth is, as you will read, a lawyer who sounds as if she knows what she’s talking about, real-estate-wise. They are...
View ArticleZoning ordinance could define new Council’s legacy
CHARLOTTE – Just about every political leader – a certain Canadian mayor notwithstanding – works to be remembered for fixing issues for their constituents and leaving their jurisdiction a better place....
View ArticleSuccess may pave way for more housing
CHARLOTTE – Many people left Tuesday’s City Council meeting carrying with them heavy adjectives. Some were disappointed, others were shocked and a few were incensed. The majority of those people were...
View ArticleCity Council puts $12M toward Phase 2 of streetcar
CHARLOTTE – The contentious streetcar project, which Mayor Patrick Cannon said has now been in front of four mayors, last night got a boost when the City Council approved spending $12 million to...
View ArticlePray to play
Kenny Smith may not have campaigned on a platform of law and order, but he seemed ready – tongue firmly planted in cheek – to institute the latest lawmaking into a Charlotte City Council meeting on...
View ArticleCommittee recommends extending stormwater fee
CHARLOTTE – The Charlotte City Council’s Environment Committee voted 3-1 Wednesday to recommend that the full council extend by five years a stormwater mitigation fee program for redevelopment projects...
View ArticleAttaboy, Mr. Mayor
Charlotte Mayor Dan Clodfelter, a country boy educated at Duke University and in the N.C. Legislature, has a way of making observations that are dead-on true – and, better yet, dead funny. The mayor...
View ArticleCity Council gets wake-up call
The Charlotte City Council held rezoning hearings on several issues Monday evening – an event that dragged on for hours and hours. Somewhere around 10 p.m., an alarm sounded at the Government Center,...
View ArticleVIDEO EXTRA: Smith: Council has plans for increasingly congested SouthPark
Don’t expect the growth around SouthPark Mall to slow down anytime soon – but traffic might move at a snail’s pace, according to Charlotte City Councilman Kenny Smith. Smith addressed a crowd of about...
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