By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 9,2010
After receiving a letter from Mayor Anthony Foxx’s office Sept. 13, signed, to the best of his knowledge, by Foxx himself, Eric Dudley thought it was all settled. He was the new chairman of the Business Advisory Committee. But three days later, Dudley got a phone call saying that there had been a mistake, that [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 8,2010
The Charlotte City Council tonight will discuss proposed changes to the city’s housing locational policy under which new subsidized multifamily rental units will be prohibited within certain neighborhoods. If approved, the units would be illegal in neighborhood statistical areas labeled “transitioning” or “challenged.” The changes would allow subsidized multifamily housing developments in any neighborhood to be rehabilitated, provided [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 4,2010
At Monday’s Charlotte City Council Meeting, the city’s Neighborhood and Business Services Department will present the council with revisions to the Housing Locational Policy. The revisions were based on concerns, such as exemptions for special needs populations like the elderly and the disabled, raised during public forums in July and August. The council will also [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 2,2010
The Charlotte City Council’s discussion Monday on an amendment to the city’s 10-year solid-waste plan, which will allow the county to direct all waste collected by the city to ReVenture Park, showed that there’s still a lot of lingering uncertainty about what the final project will look — and smell — like. The amendment, presented [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 2,2010
Charlotte City Council members were presented Tuesday with a report that outlines the need for more affordable housing in Mecklenburg County and offers policy recommendations. According to the report, prepared for the Charlotte Housing Authority by the University of North Carolina at Charlotte’s Urban Institute and the Metropolitan Studies and Extended Academic Programs, of 49,053 [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 27,2010
49,053 renter households in Mecklenburg County are in need of affordable housing, while the supply of affordable housing in the Charlotte area is expected to decline in the next 20 years, according to a study that will be presented to the Charlotte City Council at Monday’s council workshop. The study, prepared for the Charlotte Housing [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 26,2010
(Editor's note: The following is part of The Mecklenburg Times' coverage of the Nov. 2 elections.)
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 26,2010
With government debt and uncertainty about the economy serving as hot-button topics for this year’s local and national elections, the fate of the $203.6 million Charlotte bonds package on the Nov. 2 ballot seems uncertain — at the same time that advocates say it’s crucial for the package to pass. Voters will get to decide [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 22,2010
In the next few years, Charlotte’s suburban streets could look different. Blocks could be smaller. Sidewalks could be wider and further away from the road. There could be more trees along the roads. The changes would be included in the city’s subdivision ordinance, part of the Urban Street Design Guidelines developed by the Charlotte Department [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 19,2010
It was Sept. 16, the night before his first Business Advisory Committee meeting as chairman, that Eric Dudley received a call from Kevin Monroe, assistant to Mayor Anthony Foxx, saying that there had been a mistake. “He said there had been a communication error,” Dudley said. Although Dudley had been recommended as chairman by outgoing [...]
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