By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 8,2011
Taxicab company King Cab has been denied an injunction to prevent the city of Charlotte from awarding Charlotte/Douglas International Airport contracts to three cab companies. A selection committee had chosen King Cab as one of three companies to hold exclusive contracts to service the airport. But City Manager Curt Walton opposed the idea of awarding a contract [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 10,2011
Charlotte City Manager Curt Walton is floating the idea of lowering property taxes from 45.86 cents per $100 in property value to 43.7 cents. Under the new rate, the owner of a $200,000 home would pay $874 in property taxes, down from $917 in the previous fiscal year. Walton made the suggestion Monday during his budget [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: March 29,2011
It was a cautionary victory for Charlotte’s cabbies. On Monday, the City Council decided to defer a vote on a proposal that would reduce the number drivers and taxicab companies that service Charlotte/Douglas International Airport from 12 to three. But the council was quick to warn the drivers that while the deferment of the vote [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: December 21,2010
Although cutting or scaling back the right of way project along North Tryon Street would save $45 million, the Charlotte Area Transit System has decided to preserve those improvements. Such projects involve incorporating bike lanes in the roads, adding or widening sidewalks and putting in planting strips to comply with the city’s Urban Street Design [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 10,2010
Charlotte City Councilman Andy Dulin, a Republican representing District 6, said he is upset over the location of projects financed by the bonds package approved by voters Nov. 2, saying none are in south Charlotte. Responding to a map presented to the council Monday by Assistant City Manager Jim Schumacher that depicted transportation and neighborhood [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: November 9,2010
Just follow the money. Do that, Cornelius Mayor Jeff Tarte says, and you’ll find out why people in the unincorporated areas of Cornelius aren’t getting the police protection for which they pay. “It’s politics at its ultimate,” he said. “The whole thing is a cash cow for Charlotte.” Tarte is not alone. He’s one of [...]
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