Every Sundays edition for CHARLOTTE, NC in 2026. 9 weekly recaps of council, school board, and planning board decisions. Latest in 2026: Charlotte City Council schedules River Point East annexation hearing.
At an October 26 hearing, council members will consider the petition, with service costs and attainable housing expectations already part of the discussion.
Read full edition →Charlotte Water can seek up to $38,500,000 in state financing for the Belmont Lift Station Force Main, with another approval still required.
Read full edition →With no public discussion and no recorded tally, the council voted by raised hands to leave open session and consult privately with the city attorney.
Read full edition →After rejecting a committee detour, council voted to sell 1.16 acres on Freedom Drive for affordable for-sale housing despite questions about HOA fees and long-term affordability.
Read full edition →The update ties Charlotte’s affordable housing rules to a proposed $125 million bond and rewrites how projects will be scored, tracked, and supported.
Read full edition →Planning staff asked council to refresh station-area principles and begin Red Line planning, with members zeroing in on displacement, legacy businesses, and whether rail decisions come first.
Read full edition →The new ordinance targets driveway parking that spills onto sidewalks, while council members pressed staff on ADA access, larger vehicles, and how scooter rules already work.
Read full edition →Council said revisions to Petition 2025-027 were minor, kept the case out of another committee round, and then approved the rezoning with one no vote.
Read full edition →City Council unanimously approved the termination agreement and gave the City Manager authority to finish the paperwork that formally ends the transit governance pact.
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