Charlotte Proposes City-Owned Plots for Affordable Housing
Six city-owned properties will be considered for affordable housing developments by the city council in an attempt to combat rising land costs. Half of the proposed sites are in wealthier parts of the city.
June 16, 2021 • (TNS) Six city-owned properties across Charlotte, N.C., may be transformed into affordable housing, the latest effort to create more homes in a city where rising land costs make that difficult.
A separate city-owned property might forge part of a mixed-use development, and two more properties are under consideration for affordable housing, Assistant City Manager Brent Cagle told City Council on Monday.
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Charlotte Douglas Airport names first female director
June 3, 2021
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CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) A North Carolina airport now has its first female director.
The City of Charlotte announced on Thursday that Haley Gentry will become the aviation director at Charlotte Douglas International Airport. A news release says Gentry has spent more than 30 years in the airport s aviation department, having started as an intern in 1991.
More recently, Gentry led the airport’s work in several areas, including its COVID-19 response. She also led the team in the distribution of federal stimulus funding, working closely with the airport’s partners.
Gentry succeeds Brent Cagle, who was named assistant city manager for the City of Charlotte.
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A greenway planned for south Charlotte could see a change like this one in its route after a neighborhood complained about potential traffic.
The Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation Department may change its plan for a section of a greenway in south Charlotte. That s after residents said they don t want their neighborhood off Carmel Road to be linked to the trail. At issue is a three-quarters-of-a-mile section that s planned along McAlpine Creek, not far from Carmel Country Club. Tony Mecia of the Charlotte Ledger Business Newsletter has been following this story. He joins us now for our segment, BizWorthy.
Marshall Terry: Tony, if you will, remind us why residents are opposed to having their neighborhood on this Greenway.