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Destination still unknown for Independence Boulevard area (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: May 10,2011

When it comes to lengthy and convoluted planning processes, the Independence Boulevard project is one of Charlotte’s most notorious examples. And it doesn’t look like things are going to improve any time soon. Multiple public agencies are involved in the planning for Independence Boulevard’s future, and plans for the corridor are constantly in flux, often [...]


Reeling from the reval (access required)

By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: April 8,2011

Alec Polites said it’s like hitting a man when he’s down. Having slashed rents to hang on to tenants in his struggling shopping center on East Independence Boulevard, he couldn’t believe his eyes when he received his 2011 revaluation from Mecklenburg County’s assessor’s office last month. The tax value for Independence Park, which is divided into [...]