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Sep 12, 2022 • 26 tweets • 10 min read
The first business meeting for the new #CLTCC starts at 5 p.m. this evening. On the agenda: updates from CMPD/SAFE Charlotte, an overview of the @CLTgov disparity study, $1M for Alternatives to Violence, turning Peppertree Apartments into city-funded affordable housing and more.
The meeting is beginning now. You can watch live on YouTube or the @CLTGov Facebook page.
Aug 22, 2022 • 41 tweets • 13 min read
Jam-packed agenda for tonight's #CLTCC meeting, and it's the last one of the term, meaning tonight will be the last meeting for @JulieEiselt, Greg Phipps (ostensibly), @Larken Egleston and Matt Newton. Watch live here:
We begin with a public forum. Linda Lockhart, Charlotte's first Black woman firefighter, begins by speaking about what she calls a sexist culture at CFD. She says it begins with the hiring process. "Things have not changed ... It's terrible over there, and nobody seems to care."
Jul 11, 2022 • 51 tweets • 14 min read
Vendors from Central Market, formerly located on the old Eastland Mall site, will speak during tonight's #CLTCC public forum to provide updates and bring forth additional demands to the city. Our story from February: qcnerve.com/eastland-flea-…
Tonight's meeting is about to begin with an action review session featuring an arts & culture update from @priyasircar and an Americans with Disabilities update from the Community Relations Committee. Watch live here:
Aug 9, 2021 • 59 tweets • 16 min read
The first #CLTCC Business Meeting in two months is now underway. You can watch live here:
On the agenda tonight, a vote on the new nondiscrimination ordinance. Also, the Charlotte Equitable Development Commission, emergency rental and utility relief, federal HOME Program funding, Alternatives to Violence, and more. Agenda is here: charlottenc.legistar.com/View.ashx?M=A&…
Mar 1, 2021 • 50 tweets • 16 min read
The agenda for tonight's #CLTCC Strategy Session looks short, but includes some big topics sure to inspire lots of discussion. We'll be live-tweeting and you can watch the meeting here: . The meeting should be starting any second.
City manager Marcus Jones giving an update on SAFE Charlotte plan, discussing framework for work with nonprofits. Says SAFE Charlotte will become largest grant program for local nonprofits working in violence interruption/prevention. Will aim to give $50,000 to 20 organizations
Jun 2, 2020 • 17 tweets • 6 min read
At the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center now
I've just arrived and apparently the crowd is much smaller than it was an hour ago.