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A rundown motel in west Charlotte is closing this week after the city deemed it unsafe. About 70 residents had to find new homes quickly. That’s a tall order in a city that has a shortage of affordable housing. The city has put together a team with the help of several nonprofits to assist people in mass displacement situations like this.

The head of the North Carolina Restaurant and Lodging Association sent a letter to the Charlotte City Council Monday urging them not to consider using taxes dedicated for tourism to pay for things the group doesn’t consider tourism-specific.

As part of our series Rebuilding Charlotte, we're taking a closer look at the pandemic's impact on hotel workers. WFAE's "Morning Edition" host Marshall Terry is joined by Emily Reaves. She's a lecturer in the College of Hospitality Management at Johnson and Wales University.

The hotel industry took a beating last year when shutdowns brought travel plans to a halt. Travel is rebounding this summer as cooped-up Americans get vaccinated and out of the house.

A 1,000-room hotel could be built uptown, if the city council agrees to use tax dollars to help subsidize it. That pitch was made to city council members…