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	<title>Charlotte Real Estate, Development, and Construction News: Mecklenburg Times &#187; Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department</title>
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		<title>Commissioners to vote tonight on Abersham land purchase</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/08/02/commissioners-to-vote-tonight-on-abersham-land-purchase/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 02 Aug 2011 16:03:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[A failed subdivision in Davidson could become part of a 600-acre county park if all goes according to plan. Tonight, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners will vote on proceeding with the negotiations for the purchase of 243 acres that were partially developed as the Abersham subdivision. Although commissioners are expected to OK the plan, other [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Growing debate&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/06/10/growing-debate/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 10 Jun 2011 12:32:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[When it comes to promoting Charlotte, economic developers like to point to the treetops. The Charlotte Chamber of Commerce, for one, boasts on its website that Charlotte is known as a tree city. The city has been fighting to protect its tree canopy since it adopted a tree ordinance in 1978. Today, it even dictates [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Not much demand for city revolving-loan program&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/24/not-much-demand-for-city-revolving-loan-program/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 24 May 2011 15:00:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tara Ramsey, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Brad Richardson]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Charlotte Mecklenburg Development Corp.]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Hendrick Construction]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jamie Banks]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[A city program that is supposed to provide funding to developers in order to help turn around distressed and forgotten-about areas has itself become neglected. It might seem odd considering that it&#8217;s not easy today for developers to get project financing, but city officials say there&#8217;s little demand for the Business Corridor Revitalization Program, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Answering the call of nature&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/05/20/answering-the-call-of-nature/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 20 May 2011 20:49:29 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Economy]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[David Grossman and Associates Construction]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[After 12 years of working at HDR Engineering in Charlotte, Chris Matthews was called into his boss&#8217;s office on a Monday afternoon in July 2009 and told his services were no longer needed. Matthews said that like many architectural and engineering firms, HDR had been struggling since 2007, when the economy first started to falter. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Recession can’t compete with youth, amateur athletics&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2011/04/22/recession-can%e2%80%99t-compete-with-youth-amateur-athletics/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 22 Apr 2011 13:40:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Sam Boykin, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[During the first weekend of May, about 1,500 people are expected to convene in Charlotte for the New South Swimming&#8217;s Long Course Invitational. The three-day event, hosted by the Charlotte-based NSS and held at the Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center in uptown, is expected to draw nearly 500 preteen swimmers who will compete in races, said [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How much are Meck’s parks worth? $985M, study says</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/12/15/how-much-are-meck%e2%80%99s-park%e2%80%99s-worth-985m-study-says/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 15 Dec 2010 21:43:08 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Construction and Real Estate]]></category>
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		<category><![CDATA[Harold Cogdell]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[For those who don&#8217;t consider the community value of local parks priceless, The Trust for Public Land has put a dollar value on Mecklenburg County&#8217;s parks, recreation centers and greenways: approximately $985 million. In 2009, the assets that fall under the county&#8217;s Park and Recreation Department brought $8.2 million to the county and $28 million [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Neighborhoods brace for loss of libraries, schools, rec centers&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/19/neighborhoods-brace-for-loss-of-libraries-schools-rec-centers/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/19/neighborhoods-brace-for-loss-of-libraries-schools-rec-centers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Nov 2010 13:13:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<category><![CDATA[Angela Haigler]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Belmont Community Development Corp.]]></category>
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		<description><![CDATA[Thanks to budget shortfalls, Mecklenburg County facilities, such as recreation centers, libraries and schools, have found themselves on the chopping block. In some neighborhoods, though, the impact is worse than in others. Some communities are losing multiple facilities, which could hurt real estate values and quality of life in those areas. &#8220;It&#8217;s extremely unfortunate, and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Commissioners review report on libraries, recreation centers</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/04/commissioners-review-report-on-libraries-recreation-centers/</link>
		<comments>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/11/04/commissioners-review-report-on-libraries-recreation-centers/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Nov 2010 15:20:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners received a report Wednesday by Hyong Yi, the county&#8217;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&#8217;s presentation, more than half of the facilities that may be closed are in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Decision 2010: Board of Commissioners at-large race&#160;</title>
		<link>http://mecktimes.com/news/2010/10/26/decision-2010-the-mecklenburg-county-board-of-commissioners-at-large-race/</link>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 26 Oct 2010 16:12:11 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Caitlin Coakley, staff writer</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[(Editor's note: The following is part of The Mecklenburg Times' coverage of the Nov. 2 elections.)]]></description>
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