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Early voting results released when the polls closed today show who is winning the races for Charlotte City Council, the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools board race and the $2.5 billion school construction bonds issue.
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The Charlotte City Council approved on Monday $1.5 million to develop a grocery store to address the lack of healthy food in one of the city’s low-income Corridors of Opportunity.
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The city of Charlotte has a goal of switching to 100% renewable energy in city vehicles and facilities by 2030. Getting there is a project-by-project task. On Monday, the City Council approved two more projects that will help the city reduce its use of electricity generated by fossil fuels. Both passed without discussion.
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The Charlotte City Council will vote Monday night on whether to lease city land for a solar farm that eventually will help the city meet its climate goals by cutting the use of fossil fuels for electricity.
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The Charlotte City Council Monday voted 10-0 to help subsidize for a new tennis complex in the River District. Charleston-based Beemok Sports has proposed building a 14,000-seat tennis stadium and 40 courts on a 50-acre site.
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The Charlotte City Council voted 6-5 Monday to consider changing rules in the Unified Development Ordinance that allows for duplexes and triplexes in areas reserved for single-family homes.
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A proposed rule to limit new drive-thrus in fast-growing, densifying Charlotte neighborhoods like NoDa, Elizabeth and Cotswold failed Monday night. Charlotte City Council voted down the rule, which staff and the zoning committee supported, 8 to 2.
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Charlotte could be a new tennis hot spot if a $400 million mega-complex is approved in the River District Development. But it would require big public subsidies.
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The hotel tax extension will likely send more than $1 billion to the NASCAR Hall of Fame. If you are thinking the money could be used for things like affordable housing or transit, that’s highly unlikely.
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Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles said it's "unfortunate that discussions that happen in closed session are shared publicly because it undermines our ability to deliver the best deal for our community."