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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; David Howard</title>
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		<title>How City Council members seeking re-election voted on real estate regs&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/11/01/how-city-council-members-seeking-re-election-voted-on-real-estate-regs/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:55:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte’s real estate community often cites three ordinances accused of making developing sites cumbersome and costly: the Urban Street Design Guidelines, the Post Construction Controls ordinance and the tree ordinance. Residential design standards for single-family homes in the city have also been controversial among industry officials. Below is a look at the ordinances and a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte City Council candidates differ on government&#8217;s role in real estate, development&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/11/01/city-counsel/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 02 Nov 2011 02:38:50 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Editor’s note: Some City Council candidates did not respond to requests to be interviewed. Claire Fallon, at-large (D) I think they should look at relevancy and enhancement to Charlotte. If people can sell their homes elsewhere, we&#8217;re going to get such an influx. I believe in business and development but good development so we don&#8217;t have [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Real estate execs pump cash into next month&#8217;s Charlotte elections&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/10/14/real-estate-execs-pump-cash-into-next-months-charlotte-elections/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/10/14/real-estate-execs-pump-cash-into-next-months-charlotte-elections/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sat, 15 Oct 2011 03:18:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Scott Baughman</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Dan Millard]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte-based Spangler Construction used to be in the commercial construction business. These days it’s known as a real estate investment company. And in the upcoming Charlotte City Council and mayoral elections, Spangler’s known as the company whose employees have donated the most to candidates in the two races. Spangler employees donated a total of $5,000 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Internet cafes still operate  as the industry places bets on a lawsuit&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/08/02/internet-cafes-still-operate-%e2%80%a8as-the-industry-places-bets-on-a-lawsuit/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 13:19:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The dark, tinted glass makes it impossible to see inside unless you press your face against the window. In response to a knock on the front door, a young man, sporting a mohawk and seated behind a glass partition in the back, presses a button and the door buzzes open. Inside on a recent Thursday [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Monroe Road project developers fail to get rezoning support from planning department</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/17/monroe-road-project-developers-fail-to-get-rezoning-okd/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/17/monroe-road-project-developers-fail-to-get-rezoning-okd/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 17 May 2011 21:02:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Despite support from neighbors for a 20-acre redevelopment plan for Monroe Road between Idlewild and Conference roads, the city&#8217;s zoning staff has recommended denial of a rezoning petition for the project. Roy Goode, of Goode Development Corp. and Goode Properties, told the Charlotte City Council during a rezoning hearing Monday that he wants to transform [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Still waiting for the acceleration&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/29/still-waiting-for-the-acceleration/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/29/still-waiting-for-the-acceleration/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 29 Apr 2011 12:42:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Bruce Stewart was expecting more. When the NASCAR Hall of Fame opened nearly a year ago, he thought business at his diner, Lola&#8217;s, would hit the gas pedal. After all, Lola&#8217;s, on South Brevard Street, is across the street from the hall, so if anyone&#8217;s business should have benefited from the attraction over the past [...]]]></description>
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		<title>NASCAR hall turns 1 next month but faces deficit and disappointing attendance</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/22/nascar-hall-turns-1-next-month-but-faces-deficit-and-disappointing-attendance/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:26:40 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte is just weeks away from celebrating the NASCAR Hall of Fame&#8217;s first birthday May 11. But it remains to be seen whether the more than $190 million project is being hamstrung by the recession or is one of the city&#8217;s biggest boondoggles. What&#8217;s not up for debate: The hall has fallen short of expectations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Housing policy changes lead to concerns&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/08/housing-policy-changes-lead-to-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/08/housing-policy-changes-lead-to-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Apr 2011 13:01:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last month, the Charlotte City Council approved a new policy designed to spread subsidized, affordable housing throughout the city. Months in the making, the policy is supposed to ensure that affordable housing in not clustered in certain areas. But not everyone is singing its praises. Some city leaders and builders are worried that the policy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Despite concerns, City Council OKs new policy to disperse affordable housing</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/03/29/council-oks-new-housing-policy-despite-concerns/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/03/29/council-oks-new-housing-policy-despite-concerns/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 29 Mar 2011 16:40:31 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Charlotte City Council approved a new policy Monday to spread affordable housing throughout the city. But not all council members backed the plan, and Mayor Anthony Foxx raised his own concerns. An advisory council made of residents, housing officials and business leaders had helped to develop the policy, which is designed to avoid concentrations [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Charlotte councilman named to National League of Cities committee</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/07/charlotte-councilman-named-to-national-league-of-cities-committee/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/02/07/charlotte-councilman-named-to-national-league-of-cities-committee/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 07 Feb 2011 13:57:18 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Charlotte City Councilman David Howard has been appointed to the National League of Cities&#8217; 2011 Community and Economic Development Policy and Advocacy Steering Committee. The committee is in charge of developing NLC federal policy positions in the areas of community and economic development, financial institutions, international trade, housing, land use and recreation. &#8220;This is yet another great [...]]]></description>
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