By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: February 5,2013
(Part six in a 13-part series) “People have more faith in Pearson’s than they do in county government,” said Matthew Ridenhour, a Republican member of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, who represents District 5.
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: December 5,2012
Updated at 9:20 a.m. Dec. 6, 2012 CHARLOTTE — In the latest chapter of the 2011 Mecklenburg County revaluation mess, the county has hired one of its own to be temporary property tax assessor. On Tuesday, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners unanimously, and without debate, OK’d appointing county General Manager Bobbie Shields to head the assessor’s [...]
By Tony Brown, Staff Writer
Published: November 26,2012
CHARLOTTE — The current lame-duck Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners will meet one last time — at 3 p.m. Tuesday at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. fourth St. — to try to take action on an outside report that was highly critical of the county’s handling of the contentious 2011 property tax revaluation. The [...]
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 [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 5,2010
Despite the red wave that swept the House of Representatives across the country Tuesday, the Democrats on the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners were able to hang on to their majority, losing only one seat. Although all six seats held by Democrats on the Board of Commissioners were challenged by Republicans — the three incumbent [...]
By Caitlin Coakley, staff writer
Published: November 4,2010
The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners received a report Wednesday by Hyong Yi, the county’s budget director, on the neighborhoods that may have closed schools as well as recreation centers and libraries that are shuttered or have reduced hours. According to Yi’s presentation, more than half of the facilities that may be closed are in [...]
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: November 1,2010
A public hearing about the schedule, standards and rules of the 2011 countywide property revaluation will take place during Wednesday’s meeting of the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners. The public will have until Dec. 17 to challenge the validity of the schedule, standards and rules before they become effective Dec. 18. The 2011 revaluation will [...]
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 26,2010
(Editor's note: The following is part of The Mecklenburg Times' coverage of the Nov. 2 elections.)
By Sam Boykin, staff writer
Published: October 26,2010
(Editor's note: The following is part of The Mecklenburg Times' coverage of the Nov. 2 elections.)
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