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Charlotte Council Approves Both Faith in Housing Rezonings.
Council Member LaWana Mayfield, the architect of Charlotte's Faith in Housing initiative, voted against a Faith in Housing petition Monday night. Both rezonings passed. The second carried on the bare minimum: six yes votes, no mayor in the chair.
Parks or Pumps: Charlotte District 5 Pushes Back on Gas Station Near 27-Acre Park
A four-pump fueling proposal near a 27.5-acre county park in east Charlotte faced staff opposition and a sharp rebuke from District 5's Marjorie Molina. The hearing closed with no vote, but the signals were clear.
Charlotte's Red Line, Explained: The Commuter Rail That Took 25 Years to Start Building
Charlotte owns the railroad tracks, has a design contract, and a state law mandating the Red Line gets built before anything else. What it doesn't have yet is a train — and this commuter corridor has been 25 years in the making.
Mayfield votes no on a Faith in Housing petition she built — tells the chamber the label is not "an automatic check"
Council Member LaWana Mayfield built Charlotte's Faith in Housing initiative. Monday night she voted against one of its petitions — and told the chamber from the dais why the label alone doesn't get a project to yes.
Charlotte Council Approved a 41-Acre Atrium University City Rezoning Monday. The Vote Took Two Tries.
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 Renée Johnson spoke about her family's recent care at the hospital's ER.