The grassroots organization fighting the addition of HOT (High Occupency Toll) lanes to I-77 in North Mecklenburg and Southern Iredell Counties hosted its second townhall forum last night in the Cornelius Town Hall. Leaders of WidenI77.org arranged the public meeting and to a crowd of 62 concerned citizens outlined an updated version of their continued […]
Last night’s MUMPO (Mecklenburg-Union Metropolitan Planning Organization) meeting was another “highly revealing” briefing by transportation and elected officials. The public who we spoke with after the meeting came away dismayed and frustrated over the way the transportation and elected officials continue to handle these HOT lane meetings and public briefings. It’s more of the same — […]
With the General Assembly pondering legislation that would allow for a reval redo in Mecklenburg County, the fiscal fallout at a local level is starting to take shape. Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James, a Republican who represents District 6, donned his cub reporter’s hat and blasted out an e-newsletter today that recapped some the latest developments: […]
The right of self-defense is under attack by Mecklenburg County Parks and Recreation, and major changes to local ordinances could have been voted on at last night’s Board of County Commissioners meeting. Thankfully, Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour succeeded in buying opponents of proposed restrictions on concealed carry in public parks some additional time to lobby. According to […]
The field of play in the Carolina Panthers’ drive for taxpayer subsidy shifted this week when the N.C. House government committee green-lighted legislation that nixes any hike to Charlotte’s local food and beverage tax to help fund Bank of America Stadium upgrades, but would allow the city to dip into the existing tax revenue stream for similar […]
I spent a large chunk of last week in our nation’s capital, where the rhetorical hysteria and panic over sequester reached a fevered pitch as the deadline neared (and, it should be noted, passed with the same doomsday impact as the Mayan Apocalypse). But national pols, of course, weren’t alone in their dramas of doom. […]
With the news that the Venzon family of River Run will be moving out of the area, Davidson has big shoes to fill – not just one pair, but two. Losing John Venzon as Chairman of the Mi-Connection Board of Directors and Laurie Venzon on the Davidson Town Board removes the two people who have done more […]
As the Charlotte City Council once again proves its unbridled and bipartisan enthusiasm for spending other people’s money, trying their best to throw even more loot at the Carolina Panthers, it’s left to former councilmember Don Reid to play pulling guard for taxpayers. Reid, a Republican, has launched a grassroots campaign that’s encouraging folks to […]
At last night’s annual MeckGOP precinct meeting, two candidates for MeckGOP introduced themselves to many of the voters who will select them at the March county convention for the party. With Mecklenburg County having over 180,00 registered Republicans, controlling the local Party mechanism would be a nice bit of leverage to have for any politician, […]
I was forwarded a great email by a reader this afternoon. Apparently, Davidson College is playing host to an event for middle and high school students called the “YouthDavidson Impact Summit”. Sounds great. Young folks getting involved, making a difference. Here is the program description from the Davidson College website as part of an ask for […]
