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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, NC – Will the new tree ordinance impact the carbon footprint of the city? The September 24th breakfast meeting opened with talk of the upcoming Monday night dinner meeting for the city council. First on the agenda is the design/build concept for the ‘McAlpine Water Treatment Plant Filter Upgrade Project’. This is [...]
Ballantyne, NC – Why does the city manager need a pay increase? Several hot topics were contemplated during the September 17th breakfast meeting. The first topic is the city manager’s questionable pay increase. The next topic is the veto power of the mayor. This coming Monday, the city council will have a zoning [...]
Ballantyne, NC – The Ballantyne Breakfast Club will host CMS leader Dr. Peter Gorman on Saturday, August 21. School Board representative Tim Morgan, City Councilman Warren Cooksey and Michael Barnes are also expected to attend. The meeting will be at the Ballantyne Hotel in the Fairway Ballroom on the second level. Presentations [...] Ballantyne, NC – The hot topic for this August 6th morning meeting was cutting budgets. Former School Board member, Ken Gjertsen was talking about C.M.S. and ideas to save money. Can schools be used as community centers? What about using libraries as community centers? Several people talked about ideas on consolidating local governments. [...]
Ballantyne, NC – Susan Burgess, Charlotte City Council, said an emotional goodbye at last Monday’s council meeting. Councilman Burgess stepped down from Charlotte City Council due to health problems. The question now is, whom will the city choose to replace Susan Burgess? Two city council members recently flipped on which way to vote [...]
The Ballantyne Breakfast Club Community Forum will hold its next meeting on Saturday June 12th at 9 AM in the Fairway Ballroom at the Ballantyne Hotel. Our featured guest speaker will the CMPD Chief Rodney Monroe who will provide an update on the police department efforts to further reduce criminal [...] The breakfast meeting opened with talk of the county board meeting last night, June 3rd. The county board of commissioners “found” more money by increasing their estimation of the sales tax revenue. Some wonder if this is a good idea. Disappointment might follow in a few months if all of this sales tax [...]
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