Coca Cola Speed Street 600 Festival kicks off this week in Uptown. The event is Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24. The City of Charlotte has created a one-stop-shop for information and updates concerning City services during large events. This site is designed to communicate with businesses, residents, commuters and visitors prior to and during Uptown events.
The City of Charlotte encourages citizens and visitors to sign up to receive alerts when updates are made. Subscribers have the option to receive updates via email or text.
For more information about the Uptown Events Website, visit the Citywide Newsroom.
Charlotte City Manager Ron Carlee has declared the upcoming Coca Cola Speed Street 600 Festival in Charlotte’s Uptown an Extraordinary Event. The event is Thursday, May 22 through Saturday, May 24. An Extraordinary Event is defined as a large-scale event or an event of national or international significance which might attract a large number of people to a certain geographic area of the city.
The ordinance does not affect the normal way of life for our citizens who are going about their daily activities. The Extraordinary Event designation allows the city to modify its permitting processes for activities and specifies certain items that are prohibited from being brought into certain boundaries of the event.
For additional information about the ordinance, click here.
CATS will be operating additional service aboard the 80X Concord Express for fans attending the Coca-Cola 600 on Sunday, May 25 at Charlotte Motor Speedway.
Service to the Coca Cola 600 will begin at noon from the Charlotte Transportation Center and will operate every 20 minutes until 6 p.m. Customers can catch the 80X on the 4th Street side of the Charlotte Transportation Center.
Service for the race will include the 80X making a loop Uptown and stopping near the NASCAR Hall of Fame and major hotels on Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., McDowell Street, 4th Street, College Street, and Trade Street before departing for the Speedway.
For more information, click here.
In an effort to provide residents with an enhanced level of transparency, education, and the opportunity to understand the City’s budget from conception to Council approval, all budget process meetings will be carried live on the GOV Channel, Cable 16 or Digital 97-2, and online at GOVChannel.charmeck.org.
Adjustments and straw votes on proposed budget adjustments will take place on Wednesday, May 28 at noon.
Click here for more information and budget workshop dates.
The City of Charlotte recently launched its MindMixer page to allow residents to better connect with local government and share civic ideas. Through this platform, residents can provide feedback on local projects that could become a catalyst in shaping Charlotte’s future.
Currently, there are three questions posted for resident feedback related to the following topics:
To Access the City of Charlotte’s MindMixer page, visit charlottenc.mindmixer.com.
To register, use a valid email address to create a profile with MindMixer, or log in with an existing Facebook or LinkedIn account.
The City of Charlotte is planning a redesign of its website. Our objective is to make City services easy to find on any device, whether it’s a smart phone, tablet or desktop computer. We want your input to ensure we deliver a website that meets your needs.
Please take a few moments to take this survey.
Each year, Keep Charlotte Beautiful’s (KCB) Beautification Grants program provides neighborhood associations and nonprofit organizations in Charlotte with up to $5,000 for beautification initiatives in their communities. After receiving an unprecedented 34 Beautification Grant applications in April, Keep Charlotte Beautiful recently awarded grant funds to Ben Salem Presbyterian Church and the Wilmore Neighborhood.
Ben Salem Presbyterian Church received $1,900 for a community garden, which will be built and maintained in collaboration with East Mecklenburg High School, Independence Regional Library, Parkwood East Apartments, Wallace Woods Apartments, and CASCADE Services Community Choices, Inc.
Wilmore Neighborhood received $2,500 for an edible walkway at the Mint Street and Kingston Avenue intersection. The project, which will be in collaboration with Calvary United Methodist Church, will replace an old chain link fence with a wood fence surrounded by fruit-bearing bushes and trees.
For more information about Keep Charlotte Beautiful, click here or contact Keep Charlotte Beautiful Program Manager Louise Bhavnani at lbhavnani@charlottenc.gov.
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