It’s no secret that Seattle receives more than its fair share of rain, but even so the city’s mayor seems to be displaying a grossly unnatural case of excessive water on the brain. Or maybe it’s too much coffee, resulting in badly jangled nerves and misfired brain synapses that lead a seemingly normal person into […]
The Charlotte City Council will be asked to approve spending $12 million at tonight’s City Council meeting. The reason? To reach 65% completion of the design phase for the CityLYNX Gold Line..ie, the streetcar. This is the level of “local investment” that will be seen by the Federal Transit Administration (FTA) as a commitment to the project by the […]
Dennis Peterson, candidate for Charlotte City Council At-Large, released the following statement today. “I indicated yesterday during the WTVI League of Women’s Voters debate that I felt incentives led to a “culture of cronyism”. That afternoon, I was proven correct when the Charlotte Business Journal released an article showcasing how Council supporters of the handout […]
“Government is power. Constitutional government is power limited by law. It stands in contrast to government by fiat, government with unlimited power, government at the whim of power holders, government with rules subject to change without notice, government that does not recognize or assure any substantial body of liberties or rights for its citizens.” “Politics is the process that determines […]
Readers will remember that last week’s new government expenditures consisted of about a million dollars of Charlotte-Mecklenburg taxpayer money being given to the highly profitable Cedar Fair, owners of Carowinds Amusement Park. Both the Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County Commission OK’d sizable tax incentives in hopes of guaranteeing an expansion of the park. […]
In the wake of the shooting death of Jonathan Ferrell by CMPD Officer Randall Kerrick, City Council At-Large candidate Dennis Peterson publicly announced his support for reform of the City of Charlotte’s Citizen Review Board process and policy. “The shooting death of Mr. Ferrell is a horrific incident and my thoughts and prayers are directed […]
The following is just a quick observation I made the other day when peaking through the websites of our local City Council candidates. Remember the old Sesame Street song “One of these things is not like the other”? Well, as I was panning through the list of endorsements for At-Large Democrat candidate Vi Alexander Lyles, […]
Okay, we have reached the tipping point. While there are confusing public statements about what the County should do to implement S159, I now believe that Bobbie Shields’ interpretation of the law is correct, i.e. a Review, not a Redo. Having said that, it is critical that the State clarify what the County should do, […]
With an 84-28 vote, the general assembly approved a bill that would do away with protest petitions as part of the city zoning process. Under normal circumstances, a rezoning requires a simple majority vote by the city council. However, if contested by either 20% of those inside the area to be rezoned or 5% of […]
*This piece submitted by Jay Privette, a Republican candidate for Charlotte City Council in District 7. It looks like Douglas Airport will now be managed by a regional authority. My first choice would have been be to sell the airport to a private company. People with their own skin in the game will do a […]
