What Changes Are On the Horizon For Schools In CMS, Ballantyne?

Ballantyne, NC – On September 10th,the morning breakfast meeting opened with a hot topic: C.M.S. Current District 6 School Board member Tim Morgan and former board member Ken Gjertsen were both in attendance to help sort out some of the new changes to C.M.S. Tim Morgan explained that the new proposed changes are [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update – Recent CMS Events

Ballantyne, NC – The hot topics for the September 3rd breakfast meeting were the Charlotte Housing Authority, the salary for the city manager and the taxi controversy. Charlotte City Council’s meeting date has been altered due to Labor Day. The next city meeting will not be on a Monday, per usual, but on [...]

Ballantyne Public Policy Update – Which Areas of the County Will Be Annexed Next?

Ballantyne,NC – What will long city council meetings yield? The August 20th morning meeting started with talk of the next long agenda day for city council. Starting with a noon meeting, a 3:00 pm meeting, a dinner meeting, a regular meeting and a lastly a closed door meeting, Monday’s schedule will be a [...]

Susan Burgess Gives Emotional Goodbye

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 [...]

Officials: Turner Linked To Foxx E-mail

Charlotte, NC – 3 sources say his behavior led to sexual harassment warning; council member has denied wrongdoing.

The e-mail said:

Dear City Council Members:

We owe the citizens of Charlotte our very best effort every day, and I appreciate all of you for your investment of time and energy in making our [...]

Commissioner Bill James Files For Re-Election In District 6

Charlotte, NC – County Commissioner Bill James has filed for re-election for county district seat 6. In a recent interview James spoke about what he considers being his greatest accomplishment over the past 14 years mentioning his role in changing the policy of CMS busing plan. This issue took place during his early [...]

Councilman Corner With Warren Cooksey

Ballantyne’s Councilman Warren Cooksey held his weekly meeting today to update constituents on City Council. Topics covered this week were the drop in crime rates, particularly murder rates and why this shouldn’t be surprising despite the struggling economy. The explanation for this drop was attributed to Chief Rodney Monroe’s community policing initiative. Supporting [...]

Warren Cooksey & Andy Dulin Take Oath Of Office | Video Highlights

The Scoop Network captured the oath of office ceremony at Charlotte City Council. Warren Cooksey was sworn in as District 7 councilman and Andy Dulin took the oath as District 6 councilman.

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