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October 10, 2013
Participate in a Community Growth Workshop
Residents of Charlotte and Mecklenburg County have the opportunity to help plan for future growth through two community growth workshops in October. The workshops are part of a series of community growth workshops sponsored by the CONNECT Our Future initiative, coordinated by Centralina Council of Governments and Catawba Regional Council of Governments. The workshops will be held:
Monday, October 14
Davidson College Presbyterian Church Congregation House (218 Davidson-Concord Road)
The Davidson event is a two-hour workshop at three separate times: 9 a.m., 1 p.m. and 6:30 p.m.
Thursday, October 24
Mahlon Adams Pavillion-Freedom Park (2435 Cumberland Avenue)
The Charlotte workshop will be conducted from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.
Participants will work with other area residents to demonstrate how the region, and specifically Mecklenburg County, might grow over the next 40 years, and map out the growth, focusing on where people will need to work, live, and play and how the quality of life can be protected as the county grows. The ideas discussed and maps developed will be combined with the input gathered across the region. From these shared ideas, four or five possible scenarios for the growth of the region will be created. These scenarios will reflect the different perspectives and desired outcomes shared across the region.
Registration to attend the community growth workshops is strongly recommended. To register and for more information on CONNECT Our Future, visit www.connectourfuture.org.
Heavy Traffic Expected During Uptown Arena Event
The Bobcats preseason event, Cool School Field Trip, will take place at the Time Warner Cable Arena on Thursday, October 17 at 11 a.m. Attendance is expected to be 15,000-17,000 eighth grade students transported in over 300 school buses.
Heavy uptown traffic is expected starting at 9 a.m. until 3 p.m. On-street parking will be very limited near the Arena on Fifth Street to Ninth Street from College Street to McDowell Street. Additionally, the area of Fourth Street to Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Brevard Street to McDowell Street will also have restrictions. Commuters should plan accordingly.
School children will be crossing streets and walking to the Arena from remote on-street and lot parking. Motorists are cautioned to be alert at all times.
Building Charlotte's Tree Canopy
In honor of Keep America Beautifu??‹l’s National Planting Day, Keep Charlotte Beautiful has partnered withTreesCharlotte to sponsor a tree planting event in North Charlotte. TreesCharlotte is a collaborative of agencies focused on achieving Charlotte City Council’s goal of having 50 percent of the city covered by tree canopy by 2050. In doing so, as many as 500,000 trees will need to be planted during the next 38 years.
The Keep Charlotte Beautiful tree planting event will be held on Saturday, October 19 in the McIntyre community. Five hundred trees will be planted, including species that are native to the Charlotte area.??‹
To volunteer for the tree planting event, call 704-353-1235. For additional information about the partnership, please contact Louise Bhavnani at lbhavnani@charlottenc.gov.
Neighborhood Leadership Awards Ceremony
The first City of Charlotte Neighborhood Leadership Awards ceremony will be held on Thursday, October 24 from 6 - 8:30 p.m. at the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. During the event – which will honor and celebrate local neighborhood leaders, neighborhood associations, and businesses – awards will be given in several categories including Community Ambassador, Leadership Excellence, Neighborhood Improvement and Youth Leadership. Clickhere for more information about the award categories and ceremony.
Those who are interested in attending the ceremony are asked to RSVP at nlawards@charlottenc.gov byWednesday, October 16. Please indicate the names and number of guests who will be in attendance.
Nominations are Being Accepted for the 2013 MLK Medallion Award
Nominations are being sought for the Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. “Medallion” Award by Charlotte-Mecklenburg Community Relations. The Medallion Award??‹ honors the MLK holiday and is presented annually to individuals in the community.
Nominees must be residents of Charlotte-Mecklenburg and will be judged on their involvement in promoting the ideals of racial equality and social justice as espoused by Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Such examples include: celebrating the worth of all human beings, pursuing equal rights by non-violent means, active involvement in community service, and/or encouraging people of diverse cultures to live together in a spirit of love and acceptance.
The deadline for submitting nominations is Friday, October 25, and can be made by submitting an online form or by calling Terry Bradley at 704-336-5271 for additional options.
GOV Channel Presents: “John & Andy”
Death is never easy to accept, especially when it’s two young police officers killed in the line of duty. Watch “John & Andy” to see why this tragedy still affects the community.
On the twentieth anniversary of their death, the GOV Channel re-aired the Emmy-nominated program “John & Andy” featuring rare news footage of John Burnette, 25, and Andy Nobles, 26. Hear from their parents, fellow police officers, then-Mayor Richard Vinroot, and residents who knew and loved them.
Burnette and Nobles were shot and killed October 5, 1993 as they chased a suspect toward the woods behind Boulevard Homes in southeast Charlotte. Jerome Alden Harden, was later convicted on two counts of first degree murder.
“John and Andy” is a production of the North Carolina Center for Educational Films, by Kathryn Frye, in association with the GOV Channel.
To watch the program, click here.
