Leigh Altman
Vice Chair · At-Large · 3rd Term · 2024–2028
Leigh Altman serves as Vice Chair of the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners. She is an at-large commissioner in her third term and the county’s representative on both the Metropolitan Transit Commission and the Charlotte Regional Transportation Planning Organization (CRTPO).
Chair Jerrell credited Altman’s work as “critical to our community’s transportation needs and future plans,” particularly during the lead-up to the November 2025 Transit Tax Referendum — the historic vote that created the Mecklenburg-Pineville Transit Authority and is projected to generate $20 billion in economic impact over 30 years.
Altman’s transit portfolio places her at the center of the county’s largest infrastructure commitment in a generation, including MPTA formation, Project BOAST small business protections, and the I-77 toll lane widening analysis.
In The Mercury
Mecklenburg Invested $390M in New Jobs, $334.6M in Housing, and Still Had to Feed 140,000 Residents
State of the County · Transit referendum impact
What You Need to Know About Charlotte’s New Transit Authority
MPTA formation and $20 billion projected impact
MPTA Appointments Advance After a Marathon Process
Transit board confirmation process
Mecklenburg Pauses Its Capital Plan and Shifts $30 Million to Plug a Budget Gap
Capital planning and budget gap
CMS Asks Mecklenburg County for $698.6 Million
Education funding and county budget
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