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Charlotte voters back charter change to restore townwide votes on land-use bylaws
Summary
Voters in Charlotte approved a petition to restore guaranteed townwide votes on land-use bylaw changes; petitioners and town leaders told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee the change aims to preserve civic engagement and local oversight.
Karen Frost, the petitioner for the Charlotte charter request, told the Government Operations & Military Affairs Committee that residents moved to place the question on the ballot to restore a guarantee that major land-use bylaw changes go to a townwide vote. “This all started last November,” Frost said, describing conversations at local planning meetings and on the street that prompted the charter petition. She said petitioners gathered “over 250 signatures, way more than the 5% you need to get on the ballot.”
Frost said the group’s outreach found broad, cross‑partisan support. “They did not know about it. They were not okay with it. And they did think it mattered,” she said, summarizing…
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