By Scott Baughman
Published: March 29,2012
Mecklenburg County is considering payment plans for tenants who lease about 6,000 square feet of space at the county-owned parking garage across from the Mecklenburg County Courthouse.
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: October 4,2011
Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones wants to see vacant county-owned facilities put back in use. To that end, Jones has sent a newsletter to the county’s Board of Commissioners explaining the county’s new leasing process, which includes notifying potential tenants of vacancies by advertising a request for proposals. Before leasing a facility to an applicant [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: August 26,2011
Some unincorporated parts of Mecklenburg County might have their police coverage come from different municipalities in 2013. During its most recent session, the General Assembly passed legislation to broaden Mecklenburg County’s authority to create law enforcement service districts. The legislation also provides the county with the ability to contract with different municipalities in the county [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 21,2011
Kids tagging along with their parents to the Mecklenburg County Child Support Enforcement office will have new furniture to help them pass the time there thanks to Ikea, Meckcetera has learned. The Swedish discount furniture retailer’s Charlotte store is providing tables and chairs to the office at 5800 Executive Center Drive, according to a June [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: June 3,2011
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 [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: June 3,2011
Mecklenburg County’s 2011 property tax revaluation could result in the county raking in an extra $70 million in revenue for its fiscal 2012 budget. For some county commissioners, the money is already burning a hole in their pockets, and they’ve come up with their wish lists. Some are calling for more spending on schools. Some [...]
By Scott Baughman
Published: May 18,2011
Mecklenburg County Manager Harry Jones said he sees brighter economic days ahead as he presented a $1.3 billion recommended budget to county commissioners Tuesday night. Property values rose on average by 9.2 percent following this year’s revaluation, bringing the total value of properties in the county to approximately $110 billion. Thanks to the higher property [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 4,2010
The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners’ OK’d an appropriation of up to $75,000 from the county’s contingency fund for their library task force Wednesday. County Manager Harry Jones first requested the funds for the task force at an Oct. 19 meeting, but the commissioners deferred the vote until they had more information about how the [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: October 20,2010
The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners deferred a vote Tuesday night to give $75,000 to a library task force, saying more time was needed to learn where the money would be going. At the commissioners meeting, county manager Harry Jones requested that the board approve the appropriation out of the county’s contingency fund. The task force, formed this [...]
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