For those keeping up with the Presidential race, our proximity to South Carolina gives Charlotte/Mecklenburg residents a strong chance of being able to meet and greet with the candidates in person. As we receive the information, we’ll publish the details here for our readers. If you attend any of these events, feel free to send […]
Kurt Naas of Widen I-77 recently received a letter from Javier Tamargo, CEO of I-77 Mobility Partners, LLC accusing Widen I-77 of “false allegations.” A copy Tamargo’s letter is linked HERE and Widen I-77’s formal response is as follows: August 19, 2015 Dear Mr. Tamargo, We are in receipt of your August 11, 2015 letter. You have […]
After a few months of speculation, District 5 County Commissioner Matthew Ridenhour has formally announced that he will not run for Charlotte Mayor this fall. He posted the following: I am overdue in the announcement of my decision regarding the Charlotte Mayoral race. I have decided against running for the office of Mayor of Charlotte. […]
I’ve made it no secret over the past year or two that I have become completely disillusioned with the two Party duopoly that currently controls our political system. Politics is a complex beast and there are clearly more than two political philosophies. Why we allow just two to dominate the debate is beyond me. It […]
As a Liber-TEA activist, I always get a chuckle out of the accusations that our movement is nothing but “astroturf” as opposed to a true grassroots movement. For two years I led the Charlotte Tea Party (CAUTION) but never received any marching orders from “higher up”. If there were checks from the Koch brothers, I really need […]
In a perfectly timed email following the Huntersville Town Commission meeting on Monday during which the current Mayor and other elected officials lambasted citizens with inaccurate accusations over anti-HOT lane activism, Huntersville businessman and former Chairman of the Mecklenburg Republican Party announced his run for Huntersville Mayor, a race that will be decided in the […]
An open letter from Mecklenburg County District 1 commissioner Jim Puckett to Gov. Pat McCrory: Governor McCrory, I write on behalf of our shared constituents. You inherited a broken transportation funding structure. To your credit, you have brought sanity to the process but in the interim, the widening of I-77 is caught between the foolishness […]
As the HOT lane drama continues to unfold, it was Davidson’s turn last night to weigh in on the controversial project. Depending on who you talk to, the results were either positive or negative. Unlike the resolution passed last Monday night by Cornelius commissioners, the Davidson resolution stopped short of calling for the cancellation of the contract […]
From our friends at NCFIRE: As you may or may not know, the NC House Finance Committee passed H328 (Licenses for Illegals) bill on Tuesday morning. The next step is for a full vote on the House floor UNLESS we use our influence on House Speaker Tim Moore. The House floor vote could come at […]
The Mecklenburg County Commissioners will pass a resolution asking for the termination of the contract between I-77 Mobility Partners (parent company CINTRA) and the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). E-mail from Commissioner Jim Puckett: “From: Puckett, Jim Sent: Thursday, June 04, 2015 Subject: Resolution to terminate I-77 Contract I am glad to announce that […]
