After 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's Plan To Address Homelessness Will Not Include Bench Removal
The city of Charlotte won’t be removing benches from uptown to try to address homelessness… at least not for now. The the group that came up with the idea withdrew its request to the city.
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's Plan To Address Homelessness Will Not Include Bench Removal
The city of Charlotte won’t be removing benches from uptown to try to address homelessness… at least not for now. The the group that came up with the idea withdrew its request to the city.
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's Plan To Address Homelessness Will Not Include Bench Removal
The city of Charlotte won’t be removing benches from uptown to try to address homelessness… at least not for now. The the group that came up with the idea withdrew its request to the city.
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's Plan To Address Homelessness Will Not Include Bench Removal
The city of Charlotte won’t be removing benches from uptown to try to address homelessness… at least not for now. The the group that came up with the idea withdrew its request to the city.
View ArticleJudge Rules In City's Favor, Blocks Airport Commission
A North Carolina judge has ruled that the Charlotte City Council may continue managing Charlotte-Douglas International Airport. The decision comes after 16 months of wrangling between city officials...
View ArticleCharlotte Asks FAA For Final Answer On Airport Control
The City of Charlotte has asked the Federal Aviation Administration to decide who will run Charlotte Douglas International Airport. The letter comes weeks after a judge ruled in the city’s favor that a...
View ArticleFiring Of Charlotte City Employee Over Facebook Post Highlights First...
A City of Charlotte fire investigator is out of a job because of a Facebook post in the aftermath of the Ferguson, Missouri riots. It’s the first time a Charlotte city employee has been fired over a...
View ArticleCharlotte Strikes Deal To Waive Debt From NASCAR Hall Of Fame
Charlotte officials have struck a deal to forgive roughly $20 million in debt the city owes for the NASCAR Hall of Fame. Billed as an economic boon, the facility has never broken even since it opened...
View ArticleBig 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...
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