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Uptown groups propose ‘Uptown Vibrancy Collaborative,’ private donors back initial surge and ask for small MSD millage increase
Summary
Charlotte Center City Partners outlined a private-funded Uptown Vibrancy Collaborative and said private donors committed nearly $2 million over two years to support programming, marketing and public-safety-related efforts; the group asked council to consider a small millage increase in two municipal service districts to sustain the work.
Charlotte Center City Partners told council it has gathered major downtown employers and property owners to launch an "Uptown Vibrancy Collaborative" intended to improve safety, programming and perceptions in Uptown.
Michael Smith, representing Charlotte Center City Partners, said private employers pledged roughly $1 million per year for two years to seed the initiative and asked the city to consider sustaining funding by raising millage in Municipal…
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