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Council approves $1.5 million commitment for public–private restoration of historic Excelsior Club on Beatty’s Ford Road
Summary
Council approved a public–private partnership to restore the historic Excelsior Club, with speakers and neighborhood leaders urging preservation and reinvestment in the Beatty’s Ford corridor; supporters cited cultural significance and economic opportunity. Council described the project as part of broader corridor investments and approved the partnership by voice vote.
The Charlotte City Council on Oct. 27 voted to enter a public–private partnership to restore and redevelop the historic Excelsior Club on Beatty’s Ford Road, approving city support as part of broader corridor reinvestment.
Residents, neighborhood leaders and development partners told the council the Excelsior Club—founded in 1944 and long a cultural gathering place—has been vacant and dilapidated for years and that restoration would return a community anchor that supports jobs, programming and…
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