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 Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: October 12,2010
According to the Out of Reach 2010 report from Washington, D.C.-based National Low Income Housing Coalition, more than 40 percent of renters in Charlotte cannot afford the fair-market rate for a two-bedroom rental unit. The report says a Charlotte renter must earn $15.50 an hour to afford the fair-market rate — $806 — for a [...]
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