Big Games Give Pols A Chance To Score With Voters
Charlotte has more than just a berth in the NFC Championship on the line in Saturday’s Panthers-Seahawks playoff game. Politicians have bet regional goods on their teams. Let’s take a much-too-serious...
View ArticleState Tax Changes Threaten Hole In Charlotte Budget
State tax changes could chew a sizeable hole in the City of Charlotte’s pocketbook, staff told City Council members at their annual retreat Friday. Two changes—one last year and one proposed this...
View ArticleMass Layoffs At Chiquita Headquarters To Begin In April
Chiquita has notified state officials the company will close its Charlotte headquarters slightly earlier than expected, with layoffs to begin in two months.
View ArticleCharlotte Storm Water Problems Outpace Fixes, Budget
Just south of Morehead Street in Dilworth , construction crews work in an enormous hole, 30-feet wide and 30-feet deep. Wood slats and metal bands support the walls, like the inside of the world’s...
View ArticleCharlotte Budget Takes Another Big Hit; Carlee To Order Hiring Freeze
The city of Charlotte faces a gaping hole in the upcoming budget. A combination of state tax changes and Mecklenburg County’s property tax revaluation has city officials scrambling to plug the gap.
View ArticleNC Senate Sales Tax Proposal Further Cuts Charlotte Budget
Top Republicans in the state Senate Monday unveiled their proposal to shift sales taxes from urban areas to rural areas. The bill’s sponsor says it will help poorer counties, but it would compound the...
View ArticleAppraiser Explains The Hit To Charlotte's Budget
The City of Charlotte learned this month it would receive $14 million less in property taxes than expected next year. A redo of Mecklenburg County’s flawed 2011 revaluation suddenly found property was...
View ArticleCarlee Proposes Property Tax Raise, Service Cuts To Close Budget Gap
City Manager Ron Carlee has recommended the Charlotte City Council raise property taxes, as one part of a multi-faceted solution to deal with a budget gap larger than in any single year of the...
View ArticleCharlotte Tosses Out 'Pay-As-You-Throw' Trash
Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee Monday night recommended raising property taxes as part of his plan to make up for a large city budget gap. Carlee told City Council the bump of almost 2 cents per...
View ArticleCharlotte Council Members React To Property Tax Increase Plan
Charlotte city council members expressed mixed feelings about city manager Ron Carlee’s proposal to raise property taxes as part of the solution to the upcoming budget deficit.
View ArticleCouncil Approves, Reduces Carlee's Garbage 'Swap'
Charlotte's city council will not shift local taxes and fees toward businesses as much as City Manager Ron Carlee proposed. The council and city staff have spent the past two months debating how to...
View ArticleRecycling Plant Fire: One Of Charlotte's Largest In Decades
Charlotte firefighters have spent nearly a full day extinguishing a fire at a burning paper recycling plant in west Charlotte.
View ArticleNew CMPD Chief Kerr Putney Sworn In
Charlotte has a new police chief. Long-time CMPD veteran Kerr Putney took the oath of office before the city council Monday.
View ArticleDrought Takes Hold In 20 North Carolina Counties
For the first time since 2012, a substantial part of North Carolina entered the first stages of drought this month, including Mecklenburg County.
View ArticleCity Paying $9.5M To Man Wrongly Imprisoned In 1989 Assault
The City of Charlotte has agreed to pay $9.5 million to a man who wrongly served nearly 25 years in prison for 1989 rape and assault. It's the city's largest legal settlement ever.
View ArticleAfter 3 Years With Interims, City Picks Taiwo Jaiyeoba As Planning Chief
The City of Charlotte has a new permanent planning director, after three years without one. Taiwo Jaiyeoba starts on Jan. 16.
View ArticleCharlotte Leaders, Organizations Want To Turn Waste Into Jobs
The City of Charlotte unveiled an initiative Thursday called "Circular Charlotte" with the idea that eliminating waste can also help create jobs.
View ArticleSome Lime Scooters May Be Pulled Off Streets, Reports Of Them Breaking In Half
Some of Charlotte’s Lime electric scooters might be getting recalled over concerns they may fall apart while people are using them, according to the Washington Post .
View ArticleSpin Scooters To Hit Charlotte Streets Wednesday
Updated 10:09 p.m. Charlotte is getting a third electric scooter company. San Francisco-based Spin says it will put 100 scooters on city streets beginning Wednesday.
View ArticleCity Council Eyes Plan To Cut Greenhouse Gas Emissions In Charlotte
Charlotte City Council members will hold their last scheduled business meeting of the year on Monday. One item up for consideration is a plan designed to ensure that Charlotte achieves sustainable...
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