By The Associated Press
Published: January 30,2012
Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities.
By Bea Quirk, contributing writer
Published: January 27,2012
On Sunday, Mecklenburg County’s code enforcement department is expected to take another step toward going paperless.
By The Associated Press
Published: January 27,2012
Federal and state law enforcement officials announced Friday they have launched a fraud-fighting unit, starting with 55 prosecutors and investigators, to root out wrongdoing in the market for residential mortgage-backed securities.
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 24,2012
Attorneys with Horack Talley in Charlotte said they have begun representing property owners who will lose their property through condemnation and eminent domain for the new Monroe Connector/Bypass project. The 19.7-mile toll road will stretch from U.S. 74 and Interstate 485 in Mecklenburg County between Matthews and Stallings to U.S. 74 between the towns of [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 24,2012
The Newton City Council held several public hearings regarding rezoning at their Jan. 16 meeting. Among them was a public hearing on a rezoning application for 2.85 acres at 2223 Indian Trail from an exclusive manufacturing district to a general manufacturing district. There was also a public hearing on a rezoning application for 115 acres [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 22,2012
The Charlotte City Council did not hear recommendations for a proposed text amendment that would better define restaurants, nightclubs and bars during its meeting Tuesday as originally scheduled. Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department Director Debra Campbell, in a memo to the City Council, said the public and the press have “confused this effort with an evaluation of [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 22,2012
The Charlotte City Council voted down a rezoning request for a used car lot at East Sugar Creek Road and Atmore Street, despite the request being supported by the Charlotte-Mecklenburg planning department and commission. Krzysztof Broszkiewicz, the owner of Chris’ Auto Sales, wanted to rezone the 1.02-acre corner lot from its current zoning, which is [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: January 17,2012
The zoning world in Charlotte may be transforming into one with more uniform design.
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 17,2012
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission got an update on the future of transportation projects being planned by the Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization during their meeting Monday.
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: January 17,2012
The membership of the Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization, or more commonly referred to as MUMPO, is likely to change early this year as the U.S. Census prepares to release new maps detailing the country’s urbanized and soon-to-be urbanized areas.
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