District
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Danté Anderson
Council Member, District 1, Charlotte City Council
- Party
- Democratic
- Office phone
- 704-336-4099
Danté Anderson represents District 1 on the Charlotte City Council. She has emerged as the council’s most vocal champion for Gateway Station, the multimodal transit hub planned at W. Trade and Graham streets. At the March 2026 budget workshop, Anderson pressed city staff for a concrete Amtrak timeline and connected the stalled Charlotte Transportation Center redevelopment to broader transit planning.
Anderson voted yes on the Crosland Southeast affordable housing project and has been active on shelter policy, homelessness response, and transit infrastructure investment. In June 2026 she was part of the council that adopted a citywide street vending ordinance and voted unanimously for a 150-day data center moratorium. Her district includes some of Charlotte’s most active development corridors.
When the council chose an interim mayor that month, Anderson was one of two members who raised the conflict in a sitting council member applying for a seat his colleagues would fill, and she noted that the job pays more than a council seat. She chairs the council’s Safety Committee, which in July voted unanimously to send the full council a single 9 p.m. curfew for everyone under 18. In September she asked that the housing bond plan’s transit bonus apply only where new lines are actually likely.
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Charlotte Weighs Tougher Tow Rules but Can't Cap Fees
A tow from a private Charlotte lot would need the property owner's written OK for that car at any hour, not just 7 a.m. to 7 p.m., and cars with people inside could not be towed, under city lawyers' proposals. State law keeps the city from capping what a tow costs.
Phillips Place Cinemas Site Could Hold 275 Apartments
The vacant Phillips Place Cinemas site in SouthPark would become up to 275 apartments in a building as tall as 120 feet, none set aside as affordable. A Planning Commission committee is scheduled to review the rezoning Nov. 4. Council has not set a decision date.
CMPD Gets Undercover Cars in 7-3 Charlotte Council Vote
A week after CMPD named seven officers in a racially charged text-message case, Charlotte City Council approved new undercover cars for the department, 7-3, setting aside a motion to delay.
Hajoca Building in South End Becomes a Charlotte Landmark
A 1922 South End warehouse planned as a boutique hotel is now a Charlotte historic landmark. One council member objected to deferring its taxes while amendments that could limit property taxes are on the ballot.
Charlotte Extends Data Center Pause to Oct. 18, 2027
Charlotte City Council voted unanimously to keep its pause on new data centers for almost another year. Two campuses already under construction, approved for up to 5.5 million square feet, are not covered.
Six-Week CLT Lease Review Dies as Harrington's Veto Stands
The lease would run through June 30, 2037, and an airline that signs it approves $1.72 billion in airport construction projects.
Charlotte Data Center Pause May Grow; Two Campuses Exempt
City staff asked Charlotte City Council on Monday to extend the pause on new data centers by almost a year. Two approved hyperscale campuses, allowed up to 5.5 million square feet together, are exempt and can keep building. A vote is expected Oct. 26.
Charlotte's Housing Bond Plan Now Says Where Homes Should Go
Before voters decide on a $125 million housing bond in November, city staff laid out how the money would be split, with new goals for homes near transit and in higher-opportunity neighborhoods. Council plans to adopt the plan in October.
First Union Tower Wins Landmark Status and a Tax Break, 10-1
Charlotte made the vacant office tower at 301 S. Tryon a historic landmark, which lets its owners defer half the property tax on the designated portion while they convert it to homes and a hotel. The plan includes no affordable units.
Charlotte Panel Advances 9 p.m. Curfew for Everyone Under 18
The City Council's Safety Committee voted unanimously to send the full council a single 9 p.m. curfew for everyone under 18, replacing the current age-tiered rules. The change still needs a full-council vote, expected in August. The members who advanced it spent the meeting warning that a curfew alone won't fix what draws teens into the streets.
Charlotte Council Names Robert Harrington Its Next Mayor
After a runoff decided by a single vote, the City Council chose Robert Harrington, a Robinson Bradshaw attorney who has never held elected office, as Charlotte's next mayor. He beat civic leader Carrie Cook 6 to 5 and will succeed Vi Lyles on July 1.
The Five Finalists for Charlotte Mayor, in Their Own Words
The council interviewed five finalists for interim mayor on June 18 and set the appointment vote for Monday. Here is how each got on the ballot, what they told council about running meetings, the I-77 tolls, and the airport, and how the June 22 vote will work.
James Mitchell Can Vote for Himself in Charlotte Mayor Pick
Mayor Pro Tem James Mitchell Jr. applied for the interim mayor seat the council will fill, and he can vote for himself. Council members raised a conflict; the city attorney ruled there is no legal basis for recusal, citing the Patsy Kinsey precedent. The question of whether Mitchell should be excused was left unresolved.
Charlotte Mayor Will Be Appointed; More Than 100 Applied
More than 100 people applied to be Charlotte's next mayor, and about 30 made their case in person at a June 15 council forum. The next mayor will be appointed, not elected, by 11 council members, with a vote targeted for June 22.
Charlotte council approves 150-day data center moratorium
The pause runs through about November 5, and the city attorney said state law exempts projects that already hold valid building permits.
Charlotte Committee Advances Citywide Street Vending Rules
A Charlotte City Council committee voted 4-1 to keep exploring a criminal-penalty option for repeat street-vending offenders and unanimously advanced citywide vending regulation, sending both to the full council. Three members said they were uneasy about attaching a criminal charge to selling on a sidewalk.
Manor Theater Redevelopment Approved
Charlotte City Council on Monday unanimously approved a partial rezoning of the Manor Theater site on Providence Road, clearing the way for SLRH Acquisitions to redevelop the long-closed Eastover landmark into 120 to 130 residential units and roughly 35,000 square feet of ground-floor retail. Three council members, Kimberly Owens, Danté Anderson, and J.D. Mazuera Arias, walked the room through their first memories of the building before the vote.
Charlotte Council OKs 41-Acre Atrium Rezoning on Second Try
Charlotte City Council unanimously approved a 41.26-acre rezoning of the Atrium Health University City hospital campus Monday, switching the property from Institutional Campus 1 to Institutional Campus 2 with Exception provisions. The approval vote needed two tries, Council Member Danté Anderson made the motion before discussion had occurred, and the body re-voted after Council Member Reneé Johnson spoke about her family's recent care at the hospital's ER.
Vi Lyles Chairs Her First and Last Zoning Meeting of 2026
Mayor Vi Lyles had not chaired a 2026 zoning meeting through her current term, Council Member Ed Driggs (District 7) handled each of the four held earlier this year. On Monday she took the chair for the May 18 meeting. The calendar shows no other zoning meeting will fall before her June 30 resignation.
Brendan Maginnis Offers to Serve as Interim Mayor
Maginnis is willing to commit to not running for mayor in 2027, with a qualifying clause; former Mayor Jennifer Roberts volunteered first.