The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Tuesday unanimously approved moving forward with a complicated multi-party land exchange that will enable the redevelopment of Midtown land while preserving and expanding Pearl Street Park. In addition, the exchange will provide land ...

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Mecklenburg County Economic Development Director Peter Zeiler knows a thing or two about making presentations to the Board of County Commissioners. But on June 15, he had to break two of his own rules after what was expected to be ...

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CHARLOTTE – The Foundation for the Carolinas has asked the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners to contribute $3.7 toward the restoration of the Carolina Theatre as part of a larger plan to revitalize the North Tryon Street corridor. Michael Marsicano, ...

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The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on Wednesday approved a construction contract with J.D. Goodrum Co. Inc. for the first phase of Berewick District Park along Dixie River Road, just outside Interstate 485 in southwest Charlotte. J.D. Goodrum was one ...

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The next chapter in the saga of the 2011 Mecklenburg County property tax revaluation began Monday when the Board of County Commissioners approved up to $1.7 million for Pearson’s Appraisal Services to identify and help fix major assessment errors in the county’s 1,300 neighborhoods.

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CHARLOTTE — Attention, property owners: The findings of an investigation into the controversial 2011 Mecklenburg County revaluation will be revealed at 3 p.m. Tuesday. After 15 weeks of holding community meetings and examining hundreds of revaluation cases, officials at Pearson’s ...

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There’s no shortage of property owners upset over Mecklenburg County’s latest revaluation. But one group of homeowners in the northern town of Cornelius might just be more vocal, and organized, than most. “I’ve never seen such anger and frustration in ...

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For those who don’t consider the community value of local parks priceless, The Trust for Public Land has put a dollar value on Mecklenburg County’s parks, recreation centers and greenways: approximately $985 million. In 2009, the assets that fall under ...

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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 ...

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In June 2009, Mecklenburg County and the city of Charlotte were allocated $57.8 million in federal bond money to help businesses fund capital projects and jump-start the local economy. Despite the availability of that funding – Recovery Zone Facility Bonds, ...

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