By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: October 4,2011
With Interstate 77 becoming more overwhelmed, the Lynx Red Line should be built. That’s according to Jennifer Roberts, chairwoman of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. “The north commuter Red Line will go through three northern Mecklenburg towns into Iredell (County),” Roberts wrote on Twitter last week. “Declining capacity of (Interstate 77) means the Red [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: July 15,2011
When David Walters looks at Charlotte’s growth, he sees haphazardness everywhere. A resident of Charlotte since 1990, the professor of architecture at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte said he has watched the city take shape with little rhyme or reason, veering off in multiple directions with no clear guiding principles. As a result, [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: June 21,2011
Last week, Mecklenburg County commissioners on the Economic Development Committee heard from officials with the Charlotte Knights as the team sought more time to build a stadium uptown. The county owns the land that the Triple-A team is eyeing for the stadium, and the team has a lease from the county for the site. But [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: June 8,2011
Voting along party lines Tuesday night, the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners approved a $1.39 billion budget for fiscal 2012. The budget, OK’d in a 5-4 vote, includes a lower property tax rate of 81.66 cents per $100 in valuation from 83.67 cents per $100 in valuation. It also lowers the county’s law enforcement service district tax rate [...]
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 Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 25,2011
In Newton, Kan., resident Vern Koch has noticed the smoke curling up from a test plant that uses a process called gasification to destroy trash while turning it into energy. “I haven’t had any problems with odors, but at times there’s a lot of black smoke that appears to come out,” he said. Colwich, Kan.-based [...]
By Tara Ramsey, staff writer
Published: February 9,2011
In a revelation that is angering environmentalists, the state is not required to hold public hearings before it awards an air-quality permit for ReVenture Park’s controversial waste-to-energy plant proposed for western Mecklenburg County. That doesn’t mean there won’t be any hearings before the permit is awarded. Officials say it’s up to the director of the [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: February 1,2011
Projected economic impact aside, the 2012 Democratic National Convention is, at the end of the day, a political event. And while the Democratic mayor of Charlotte and governor of North Carolina are rejoicing, some Republicans are, perhaps not surprisingly, more reserved. “When you get ‘x’ number of people coming into the town going ‘rah, rah, [...]
By Mecklenburg Times staff reports
Published: February 1,2011
Charlotte will be the host city for the 2012 Democratic National Convention, the Democratic National Committee said today, ending months of speculation in the Queen City. The city beat out St. Louis, Minneapolis and Cleveland for the 46th DMC, an event expected to bring at least a $150 million boost to Charlotte’s economy. “I think we can safely [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: January 25,2011
Bill James could be bad for business in Mecklenburg County. At least that’s the concern of some in Charlotte. James, a Republican representing District 6, has been one of Mecklenburg County’s most polarizing and talked-about politicians, offending blacks, gays and immigrants in a recurring cycle of remark, outcry, defense and, ultimately, re-election. A commissioner since [...]
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