West Sugar Creek Road
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Charlotte Council Deferred a Conventional Rezoning 5-4 Monday. Renée Johnson Led the Opposition.
Council Member Renée Johnson pulled petition 2025-136, a conventional rezoning at 1800 West Sugar Creek Road by Larry Cooper, off the consent agenda Monday, citing her standing concern about conventional petitions filed without site plans. The 5-4 vote that followed fell short of the majority needed for approval. The council then unanimously deferred the petition.
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 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.
Charlotte Housing Trust Fund Staff Picks Are In. The Questions Are Already Louder Than the Numbers.
Charlotte City Council reviews $20.85 million in Housing Trust Fund staff recommendations, four rental projects, nine homeownership proposals, as council members push back on rezoning timing, geographic concentration, and deferred projects ahead of the April 27 vote.