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Published February 18, 2021 at 4:21 PM EST Listen • 49:30
On the next Charlotte Talks Local News Roundup:
As COVID-19 vaccines continue to be administered in Mecklenburg County, the waiting list is growing for people who are currently eligible among them, teachers. We’ll talk about the 7,000 people waiting and when those vaccines might be available for educators and others.
Mecklenburg County’s Public Health Director Gibbie Harris says the north end encampment known as Tent City must be emptied, due to a health risk. The site is infested with rats, and the county has given residents until 5 p.m. Friday to leave. We’ll talk about the problem, the conflict between city and county officials, and where the residents might end up.
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Tents and refuse remain at the site of Tent City shortly before the 5 p.m. Friday deadline to clear the land.
Updated Saturday, Feb. 20 at 8:15 a.m.
Cleanup is expected to begin Saturday at the site of a homeless encampment north of uptown Charlotte that was cleared of more than 200 people after a health order was issued because of a rodent infestation.
Mecklenburg County Manager Dena Diorio said in a Friday news conference that 214 people who were living in Tent City were provided housing.
The county did not have a firm number on who might be resisting leaving “Tent City” about 15-20 remained three hours before the 5 p.m. deadline to vacate the land and Diorio said it is up to individual property owners of six parcels of land affected to remove anyone who remains.
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A student does lessons remotely from the Steve Smith Family Foundation virtual learning center.
A Charlotte-Mecklenburg school board member wants the county s health department to create more detailed reports on where children who test positive for COVID-19 go to school.
When CMS started posting weekly reports on the number of student COVID-19 cases, it seemed pretty straightforward. It hasn’t turned out that way.
The plan was to report cases among students attending in-person classes. CMS started opening classrooms in elementary and K-8 schools but then sent everyone back to remote learning as community cases surged. Student cases continued to trickle in. Some were reported by parents. The Mecklenburg County Public Health Department tracked some to high school basketball teams.