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The city of Charlotte does not expect to continue a deal with GoodSports Enterprises, the one-time proposed developer of an amateur sports complex near Bojangles’ Coliseum. And plans for the 20-acre city-owned tract at U.S. 74 and Briar Creek Road ...

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The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s zoning committee has recommended approval for rezoning 2.9 acres near Park and Woodlawn roads for a proposed multifamily development that staff members said should be denied. Staff members said the project, proposed by 1351 Woodlawn (Melrose) ...

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The Rock Hill City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve the first of two readings of Premier Design Solutions’ petition to rezone and annex 32 acres for its Riverside on the Catawba mixed-use project. The $70 million development would bring ...

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It was economic tug-of-war Monday night as eastside residents urged the Charlotte City Council not to approve the sale of 11.4 acres of former Eastland Mall property to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, but council members ultimately agreed it was an important step ...

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The installation of a software upgrade as part of the city’s and county’s building development process reform has been delayed until July, or four months later than scheduled, Mecklenburg County’s information technology manager said Tuesday. Erica Nesbitt, the county’s IT ...

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York County, faced with increased traffic congestion, demands on infrastructure and beleaguered planners, is a step closer to suspending residential development in the Fort Mill area. The County Council voted 5-2 Monday to preliminarily approve an ordinance that would freeze ...

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A developer’s request to rezone a Pfeiffer University campus for redevelopment was approved by the Charlotte City Council on Monday. Johnson Development Associates Inc. plans to build up to 360 apartments, a building with up to 17,000 square feet of ...

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Initial efforts to find a new director of the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Department yielded a number of promising candidates and “efforts to negotiate” an offer, but the search should be deferred until a new city manager is hired, a top city ...

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Shaping development in a booming Charlotte is a tricky proposition and will take a uniting of businesses, academic institutions, municipal governments, citizens and others to do it successfully, a panel of planners, architects and others said last week. The pitfall ...

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Overall, Charlotte is booming. The city in recent years has added 28,000 housing units, 52,000 vehicles, 8 million square feet of commercial space, 1,160 hotel rooms and 100 retail establishments. But with the growth have come concerns about traffic congestion, ...

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