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Charlotte council uses new forum to raise homelessness, housing subsidies, sales-tax referendum and small-business concerns
Summary
Council members used a newly scheduled mayor-and-council topics block to raise multiple issues including homelessness and mental health, concerns about housing subsidies and nonprofit capacity, a county sales-tax referendum for transportation, small-business participation on projects, and a request to review landscaping/pollinator rules.
At a trial run of a new agenda block for mayor and council topics, members of the Charlotte City Council raised a series of public-policy issues ranging from homelessness and mental-health response to housing subsidy risk and an upcoming county transportation sales-tax referendum.
Council member John (D.) Driggs reported that the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners voted 8–1 to place a 1-cent transportation sales-tax question on the November ballot; he said public comment at the county hearing was largely favorable. Members called for coordination and public education ahead of the referendum.
Housing and subsidies Council member La Juana Mayfield asked the city manager to bring a council briefing, with Housing and Neighborhood Services and Public Safety, on the potential financial impact to multifamily projects if nonprofit partners that provide rental subsidies were to reduce services or close.…
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