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Eastland redevelopment moves forward
Despite a Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Committee recommendation against building a K-8 school at the former Eastland Mall, the Charlotte City Council gave a nod to its staff’s plans to continue negotiating […]
City proposes a more detailed plan for Eastland Mall property
CHARLOTTE — The city hopes to turn the former Eastland Mall site into a transit-oriented, mixed-use hub that will suite both public and private interests. A concept for the site, […]
Charlotte competing to save energy
CHARLOTTE – The City of Charlotte, Mecklenburg County and Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools are competing in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s energy-saving competition. More than 5,500 buildings and more than 100 teams […]
RENOVATION REPORT: Hawthorne Academy of Health Sciences
CHARLOTTE – The school on Hawthorne Lane, north of Central Avenue, has been repurposed several times over the years. It’s been a junior high school and a traditional high school. […]
County OK’s $317.7 million in capital expenditures through fiscal 2018
CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners gave final approval Tuesday night for $317.7 million in capital projects that were initially presented to the board last summer. The capital […]
O Mobilfunkmast, O Mobilfunkmast! Your wires green appall them
MATTHEWS – As Christmas approaches, attention naturally turns to evergreens, be they natural or fake. This year in Matthews, some of that attention has been diverted to one particular proposed […]
Renovation Report: Myers Park High School
Visitors to Myers Park Mustangs home football games this season will notice quite a bit has changed on the away side of the field since last season. But the pigskin-related renovations are just a piece of a three-phase, roughly $14.4 million construction project at the high school.
Standardized Pest?
While an improving economy has given Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools the confidence to restart construction projects that stalled during the recession, its board members foresee hardships caused by the ranking system that gives county government control over the scheduling of school projects. After voters approved a $516 million bond package in 2007, the district ramped up construction and spent m[...]
Turner Construction doing $15M renovations at Garinger High
CHARLOTTE – New York-based Turner Construction was chosen as the general contractor on a $15 million renovation project at Garinger High School in northeast Charlotte, according to Mecklenburg County building […]
Smart growth: School construction projects on the rise in Mecklenburg County
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools have been given the OK from the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners to move forward with construction projects that have been in the pipeline for months.
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools may get 2.8 acre donation
The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning Commission’s Planning Committee will wait until next month to decide if it will recommend that the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools accept a 2.8 acre parcel, essentially for free.
The Tuesday Interview: Dennis LaCaria, CMS director of facilities planning and real estate
Age: 39 Lives in: south Charlotte Family: divorced; children, Stefan, 18, Nathan, 16 Education: Did not attend college As director of facilities planning and real estate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Dennis […]
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