mecklenburg county board of commissioners

Local leaders are bracing for the long haul when it comes to challenges in state and federal funding for public schools.

The Peebles Corporation plans to build fewer apartments in the first phase of the Brooklyn Village development. But all of them would be affordable housing.

The Peebles Corporation was picked by Mecklenburg Commissioners in 2016 to develop Brooklyn Village. Nothing has been built.

"We're in a belt-tightening spot this fiscal year ... and so it is what it is unless we want to consider a tax increase," said Commissioner Mark Jerrell at the commission's annual retreat.

“Are we going to invest our taxpayer dollars to help you get more wealthy?” Mecklenburg Commissioner Elaine Powell asked. “Or are we going to invest our tax dollars in areas where it’s necessary to reduce disparities?”

Mecklenburg County will not renew its contract with Historic Latta Planation after a planned Juneteenth event listing at the Huntersville 19th century home site caused an uproar on social media and was condemned by local government officials.

The general public will be able to attend Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioner meetings in-person sometime in June for the first time in more than a year, County Manager Dena Diorio said Friday. Commissioners returned to in-person meetings in early May after more than a year of meeting virtually because of the pandemic.

Mecklenburg County commissioners voted 6-2 on Wednesday in support of County Manager Dena Diorio's plan to withhold $56 million from Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools until it presents a detailed plan on how to close achievement gaps among students.

Mecklenburg County commissioners are set to meet Tuesday with representatives from Cardinal Innovations Healthcare less than a month after commissioners…