The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to approve a plan for services to shape the redevelopment of the city-owned Eastland Mall property. City Council voted to authorize City Manager Marcus D. Jones to negotiate and execute a contract with Jacobs ...

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Pending Charlotte City Council approval, the city’s Neighborhood and Business Services department hopes by August to issue a request for proposals from multidisciplinary consulting teams to develop engineering guidelines that will serve as the foundation for the redevelopment of the ...

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The nearly four dozen people who donned matching orange “No Rezoning” protest shirts and attended the Charlotte City Council meeting Monday didn’t stay long. Or need to. The east side residents came to let the council know they opposed a ...

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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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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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In its heyday, Eastland Mall was the largest shopping mall in North Carolina, anchored by department stores such as Belk. But the land is vacant now; its buildings long ago torn down. And what happens to the 80 acres that ...

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A rally will be held Saturday in Charlotte to protest the City Council’s scheduled vote to sell 11.5 acres of former Eastland Mall property to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools for a new public school. The “Save Eastland” rally, organized by Eastside activist ...

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A key committee recommended the Charlotte City Council approve the sale of 11.4 acres of former Eastland Mall property to Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools and rezone the land to accommodate a new school. The council’s Economic Development and Global Competitiveness Committee on ...

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The Charlotte City Council’s intent to develop the former Eastland Mall site prompted concerns from neighbors Monday night about the lack of specifics in the plan and how piecemeal development might not be the best approach. Council members responded that ...

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The Charlotte City Council voted Monday to approve a use and lease agreement for Charlotte Douglas International Airport and to extend City Manager Ron Carlee’s contract. Council members deferred action on the sale of 11.4 acres of the former Eastland ...

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