Tax Reval – How Will New Tax Values Be Assessed?

Ballantyne, NC – Ballantyne Hotel was the site of a flurry of activity. An over flow crowd was in attendance for the January 27th property revaluation meeting. Ballantyne Breakfast Club was the host for the discussion and drew the largest attendance thus far for this series of public sessions taking place county [...]

Ballantyne Breakfast Club Special Meeting on Property Reval Issue

Ballantyne, NC – The Ballantyne Breakfast Club is holding a special meeting on Thursday, January 27th. This is the next property revaluation meeting. It will be held at the Ballantyne Hotel in the Fairway Ball Room at 7:00 pm. Councilman Warren Cooksey will have a presentation to explain and clarify the revaluation process. [...]

CMS Board Meeting Updates – Are Bell and Bus Schedule Changes on the Horizon?

This reporter was anxious to attend my first meeting in the chamber of the government center. I am happy to report that it was a very informative and thought provoking process. I did learn much about how this board makes decisions.

The Charlotte Mecklenburg School Board of Education met on December 14th, [...]

How Will Personal Property Values Change In 2011?

How will personal property values change in 2011? The breakfast meeting on December 31, 2010 started with the talk of the city council meetings. The council talked about canceling their January 3rd, 2011 meeting due to the small agenda. The 2011 Housing Revaluation is the only topic on the agenda. Garrett Alexander is [...]

PROPERTY REVALUATION FORUM: January 5th, 2011

Do you have questions about the value of your property? District 5 Representative Neil Cooksey from the Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners will be offering a public forum on January 5th, 2011. The county is preparing to reevaluate all private personal property this year. Some residents have questions about the value of [...]

County Commissioner Bill James Speaks Out on Don’t Ask Don’t Tell

The following post is from a recent email sent out by District 6 County Commissioner Bill James last week on his stance regarding the recent repeal of “Don’t Ask Don’t Tell” policy. Bill Jmaes represents the Ballantyne area on the County Commissioners Board….

As you might have noticed, liberals and homosexuals are all [...]

Public Policy Updates for Ballantyne

Ballantyne, NC – What is ‘green’ waste management? The December 17th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the new green project on the horizon for The City of Charlotte. The ReVenture vote was last Monday night. Forsite President Tom McKittrick is in charge of this ReVenture Project. ReVenture is building a ‘brown [...]

CMS Correction Story

(This is a correction article. The original article was from the breakfast meeting of 12-03-10)

Ballantyne, NC – Representative Ruth Samuelson, C.M.S. Board Member Tom Tate and County Board of Commissioners Member George Dunlap are unfamiliar with Ballantyne. They somehow missed the facts of the growth in Ballantyne. Representative Ric Killian is [...]

Registration for 10th Annual 24 Hours of Booty Charity Cycling Event to Open Jan. 5 – Slots Limited to First 1,200 Riders

CHARLOTTE, NC – 24 Hours of Booty, Inc., which runs the Official 24-Hour Cycling Event of LIVESTRONG and the only national 24-hour road cycling charity event in the country, announced today that it will be kicking off registration for its three events, including the 10th Annual 24 Hours of Booty presented by [...]

Who Is Getting The Six Digit Salaries?

Ballantyne, NC – Who is getting the large salaries in Charlotte? This Monday night is ‘dinner meeting night’ for the city council. A few of the topics are: Gang Of One, Hall Of Fame and a closed session on economic development. The breakfast meeting on December 10th opened with items being discussed by [...]

Karla Davis Debuting Her New Album At La Vida Mocha Coffee

Monroe, NC – North Carolina native, Karla Davis, will be releasing her debut album, “Here I Am,” in her hometown of Monroe, NC on December 11, 2010 under the title sponsorship of La Vida Mocha Coffee. Davis finished recording her first album after moving to Nashville last October and winning the National Final [...]

Perfectly Pink Tea with Mrs. Claus

Ballantyne, NC – On Sunday, December 5, 2 p.m. – 4 p.m., celebrate the holidays with all things girly at this year’s Tea with Mrs. Claus honoring Ellie Potvin, a beautiful little girl who lost her courageous battle with pediatric cancer earlier this year. This perfectly pink tea will be the ultimate [...]

What Now For CMS?

What will be cut in this new budget cycle? C.M.S. District 6 School Board Member Tim Morgan was happy to answer questions about this budget. Friday, November 19th, the C.M.S. Board of Education had their first meeting about the budget for 2011-2012. The board has been told to brace for millions in [...]

CMS and Zoning Updates for South Charlotte

Ballantyne, NC – The November 12th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming dinner zoning meeting for the city council. This zoning meeting is a short meeting. Childress/ Klein constructed a building in the South Park Mall Area in 1953. This building is now being remodeled by the city. Piedmont Town Center [...]

CMS: What Changes Will Come From November 9th Historic Vote?

Charlotte, NC – What really is going on with the Butler High School Football Team? There have been three team members arrested since May 2010. C.M.S. District 6 Board Member Tim Morgan explained that the football coach is Mike Newsome. Mr. Morgan went on to say that he would “hope we would [...]