County to meet on Brooklyn Village redevelopment
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners will hold a special meeting May 19 on the proposed redevelopment of Brooklyn Village. A county notification said the purpose of the special meeting […]
Mecklenburg County OKs sportsplex contract
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a $1.3 million construction contract for Sossamon Construction Co. to build the Friendship Sportsplex. Sossamon was the lowest of three bidders. […]
BOCC split on code enforcement improvement efforts
CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg County code enforcement department updated the Board of County Commissioners at its meeting Thursday night on efforts to address inspection and permitting process problems, but some […]
Mecklenburg OKs apartment project
CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday approved a rezoning for an apartment and office development near Ballantyne. The commissioners voted unanimously to follow the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Planning […]
Apartment opposition: Planning department, residents express concerns over traffic, office space
Half a dozen people who live near a proposed multi-use development just south of Pineville expressed opposition to the project during a public hearing at the Mecklenburg Board of County […]
You say sustainable, I say social engineering manifesto
Viewers of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners meeting Tuesday were treated to a mini-debate on political philosophy. Reacting to a presentation on a “Sustainability Report Card” created for the […]
A man with a metaphor, or two
At its Tuesday night meeting, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners held a public hearing on a Mountain Island Lake resident’s request that a “no wake zone” be established in […]
Mecklenburg County considering park smoking ban
Also at its regular meeting Sept. 2, the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners heard from more than a dozen people on two proposed ordinances that would ban smoking on county […]
Public hearing set for Lancaster Highway apartments
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday set a public hearing for Oct. 7 on Southern Apartment Group – Ballantyne LLC’s request to rezone 3.78 acres just outside the […]
ON THE LEVEL: Matthew Ridenhour: County commissioner and former Marine lets down his hair
CHARLOTTE – On the Level didn’t just pick Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners District 5 representative Matthew Ridenhour out of the air. The Tea Partier got the nod because economic […]
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 […]
County approves funding for Electrolux expansion
CHARLOTTE – About a week after the Charlotte City Council gave its stamp of approval – and more than $2 million – for Electrolux to expand its North American headquarters […]
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