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Council backs pursuit of NCDOT property transfer for trolley barn and mobility hub

Belmont City Council · March 3, 2026
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Summary

Council authorized staff to ask NCDOT to place a proposed parcel transfer on the Board of Transportation consent agenda. Belmont Trolley and staff said city ownership would simplify building a trolley barn, protect downtown parking, and advance a planned mobility hub at the rail-trail head.

The City Council authorized staff to ask the North Carolina Department of Transportation to place an intergovernmental property-transfer of a parcel (including the Glen Way parking lot) on the Board of Transportation consent agenda.

Staff said NCDOT and NC Rail indicated a transfer is allowed under state statute and could be placed on the…

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