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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; Bill James</title>
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		<title>James proposes town of Ballantyne&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2012/01/03/james-proposes-town-of-ballantyne/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 03 Jan 2012 20:00:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County Commissioner Bill James has proposed that the 
area south of Highway 51 between Matthews and Pineville, most of which is known as Ballantyne, be given the option to form its own town and local government.]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte Knights win commissioners&#8217; support</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/13/charlotte-knights-win-commissioners-support/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 13 Jul 2011 12:46:14 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Mecklenburg County commissioners approved a deal Tuesday night to allow the Charlotte Knights to move forward with plans for an uptown stadium on county-owned land. The deal passed in a 7-2 vote. It stipulates that: • by Aug. 31 the Triple-A baseball team must deposit $100,000 into an escrow account toward its obligation for county [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte Knights make pitch for financing&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/07/08/charlotte-knights-make-pitch-for-financing/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Jul 2011 12:37:10 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Qualifying for a loan in today’s economic environment is a daunting task for many. For the Charlotte Knights, it is the next mountain to climb in order for the minor league baseball team to build a new stadium in uptown on county-owned land. The team has little more than a year to start construction on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Knights move closer to building stadium</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/22/knights-move-closer-to-building-stadium/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 22 Jun 2011 16:26:24 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte Knights are closer to building a stadium in uptown Charlotte now that Mecklenburg County commissioners have agreed to keep the project moving forward. But the project will need additional approval from commissioners before it becomes a reality. After a recommendation from the commission&#8217;s economic development committee, the board voted 7-1 Tuesday to have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Mecklenburg County commissioners adopt $1.39B budget</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/08/mecklenburg-county-commissioners-adopt-139b-budget/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/08/mecklenburg-county-commissioners-adopt-139b-budget/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jun 2011 15:09:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Voting along party lines Tuesday night, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.39 billion budget for fiscal 2012. The budget, OK&#8217;d in a 5-4 vote, includes a lower property tax rate of 81.66 cents per $100 in valuation from 83.67 cents per $100 in valuation. It also lowers the county&#8217;s law enforcement service district tax rate [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Amid talks about cutting CMC-Randolph funding, Medicaid debate begins&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/03/amid-talks-about-cutting-cmc-randolph-funding-medicaid-debate-begins/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2011 18:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move to reduce spending, Mecklenburg County is looking at cutting funding for the Carolinas Medical Center-Randolph mental health facility. Each year, the county provides roughly $16 million to support the center. Now, that funding is in the crosshairs. But some say the county might be worrying over nothing. Bill Brandon, University of North [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Residents fear landfill will trash property values&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/10/residents-fear-landfill-will-trash-property-values/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/10/residents-fear-landfill-will-trash-property-values/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 10 May 2011 11:50:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Peggy Beck has seen this all before. To Beck, a property owner who lives about a half-mile from the Foxhole landfill on U.S. Route 521, the brouhaha over the possible expansion of the dump gives her déjà vu; she was there when the facility was first proposed in the 1980s. Now, she and other property [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners OK consolidating HR, IT positions</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/04/commissioners-ok-consolidating-hr-it-positions/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 04 May 2011 16:27:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[In a move to save costs, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday approved a plan to consolidate some human resources and information technology functions with the library system. They OK&#8217;d consolidating two HR positions and eight IT posts from the library system to the county to save money. Commissioners Neil Cooksey, Bill James [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte wins 2012 Democratic National Convention</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/01/breaking-news-charlotte-wins-democratic-national-convention/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Feb 2011 16:05:58 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte will be the host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee said today, ending months of speculation in the Queen City. The city beat out St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland for the 46th DMC, an event expected to bring at least a $150 million boost to Charlotte&#8217;s economy. &#8220;I think we can safely [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Controversial comments no impediment to James&#8217; political career&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/01/25/controversial-comments-no-impediment-to-james-political-career/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/01/25/controversial-comments-no-impediment-to-james-political-career/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 25 Jan 2011 16:06:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite his divisive comments, Commissioner Bill James is serving his eighth consecutive term on the Board of County Commissioners, having held the seat since 1996. His consistent re-election mainly stems from the political makeup of the sixth district, which is dominated by Republicans, and his political connections, said Eric Heberlig, a political scientist at the [...]]]></description>
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