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Gastonia youth leaders recognized by city council | #citycouncil

Gastonia City Council recently recognized 14 Gastonia high school seniors who participated in the 2023-24 Mayor’s Youth Leadership Council. Here’s a list of the Mayor’s Youth Leadership Program seniors and a glimpse at what’s coming next for them after graduation. Lucas Crisp, program vice president, Forestview High School According to Crisp, his favorite part of […]

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How Gastonia City Council voted on a 35-unit townhome development | #citycouncil

The atmosphere was tense during Gastonia’s recent City Council meeting as a Charlotte-based developer appeared attended a public hearing regarding a request to build a 35-home development on Oakwood Street. After hearing from the developer, Oakwood Street residents, and a local real estate agent, the council voted 6-1 to approve the developer’s request for rezoning […]

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Shelby City Council votes on new housing development | #citycouncil

The rezoning for the second phase of a Shelby housing development was narrowly approved by council Monday after the vote resulted in a tie that was broken by the mayor. The proposed single family home development was rezoned conditional from R20 and will be part of the Rucker Downs’ subdivision on Nancy Drive off of […]

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Belmont city council appoints new councilwoman to fill empty seat | #citycouncil

In a workshop meeting on Dec. 18, Belmont City Council interviewed four potential candidates to fill a seat left vacant after Richard Turner was elected mayor last month. Each candidate was given five minutes for an opening statement, 30 minutes to answer questions from the council, and five minutes for closing statements. After hours of […]

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City Council approves plans for re-opening County Home Road | #citycouncil

Four years after voting to close a segment of County Home Road, the Shelby City Council voted during a council meeting Monday to approve the construction of a connecting road near Highway 74. The stretch of road, which runs between the site of the former State Employees Credit Union and Fairfield Inn & Suites on […]

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Jennifer Hensley seeks another Hendersonville City Council term | #citycouncil

Hendersonville City Councilwoman Jennifer Hensley announced Dec. 3 in an email to the Times-News that she will be seeking reelection. Hensley, who moved to Hendersonville in 2003, was elected in 2019. She is the owner of Well-Adjusted Chiropractic, Acupuncture and Massage. To kick off her campaign, she wrote the following letter to the city’s residents: […]

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Outgoing mayor pro tem pens message detailing expectations, opinion on filling role

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Following a tense vote for Charlotte’s next mayor pro tem, WBTV obtained a copy of an email from outgoing mayor pro tem Braxton Winston, in which he details the role and his opinion on how the seat should be filled. Winston had been an at-large councilmember for the past six years, […]

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Charlotte City Council elects Anderson mayor pro tem after tense debate | #citycouncil

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Following a tense vote during Monday night’s Charlotte City Council meeting, District 1 Representative Dante Anderson was elected the city’s new mayor pro tem. Historically, the person with the most votes from the city’s at-large race typically gets the majority vote from council members for the mayor pro tem seat. However, […]

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Charlotte City Council approves social district for Plaza Midwood | #citycouncil

CHARLOTTE, N.C. (WBTV) – Charlotte City Council voted to establish a social district in Plaza Midwood on Monday night, making it the first in the Queen City. The vote was not unanimous, having passed 8-2. There are concerns about what walking around with alcohol might mean for Plaza Midwood. Jason Michel, the Executive Director of […]

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City Council postpones key Eastland decision; wants to marry two competing plans | WFAE 90.7 | #citycouncil

The Charlotte City Council on Monday voted unanimously to postpone a decision about what to build on 30 acres at the old Eastland Mall site. Council members instead directed the two competing developers to come together and create a new plan. One Eastland proposal is for an e-sports hub, soccer fields and a 5,000-seat amphitheater. […]