They say that timing is everything in comedy. The same rule apparently applies in politics, where the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners last night set a public hearing for Nov. 3 to discuss the looming property revaluation. For those keeping track at home, that would be one day after those same commissioners appear on the […]
Nearly $3 million in July – $2.65 million, to be more precise – according to Department of Social Services Director Mary Wilson, via a memo she provided to county commissioners in response to prompting from Republican Commissioner Bill James. We’ll have much more on this, but suffice now with the following e-mail blast James sent […]
The producer of a local television show has stepped in to fill the void left by the League of Women Voters’ decision to scuttle its traditional debate between at-large candidates running for the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. Cheryl Jones, producer of Speak Out Charlotte, said her show has received commitments from five of the […]
In what has become an entirely too predictable and utterly disgraceful headline, we read of yet another case of a repeat offender accused of a violent crime, this time the abduction and murder of Valerie Hamilton. It is demonstrably clear that Mecklenburg County has a serious problem with its revolving-door criminal justice system, just ask […]
The three Republican candidates for Mecklenburg County Commission At-Large held a press conference at the GOP headquarters in Charlotte on Monday to outline their “Pledge to Our Citizens”, a 14-point bullet list covering the topics of fiscal accountability, public safety, and education. The text of the pledge appears below, along with the video of the […]
In the wake of a booze and debauchery scandal that ultimately claimed the resignations of the local Alcoholic Beverage Control Board’s chairman and executive director, Mecklenburg commissioners have reaffirmed a salary structure for the currently serving ABC Board members and its new chairman, to align with new state ABC rules. Meanwhile, the board’s new CEO […]
This from Mecklenburg Commissioner Bill James, posted on his Facebook page: Disclosure: County has been called on the carpet for its lack of management of a HUD grant totalling (sic) $1.3 million. The result of this is that the sub-contractor of this program has been terminated (or in process of termination). I understand that the […]
Lee Ann Patton has been trying to track down Vilma Leake. Patton, the Republican candidate who faces Leake in November’s election for the District 2 seat on the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners, needs to contact her Democrat opponent about participating in the League of Women Voters’ debate. If Leake can’t be contacted and convinced […]
The Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners last month threw its support behind an effort to win a $3.5-million federal grant that would be used to help craft a regional plan to create sustainable and livable communities. The initiative centers on the principles of so-called smart growth, ripe with an emphasis on social equity for housing […]
This week. In the mail. Courtesy of local GovCo. WBTV has the rundown here.
