This week’s top stories highlights a special meeting about a countywide referendum on a 1-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation, two community meetings hosted by Commissioner Leake, Do the Write Thing, ADA month, and info about rabies.

Mecklenburg County Public Health has seen an increase in complaints of food vendors operating without a permit. Most of the complaints are coming from street vendors selling food between 8 p.m. and 2 a.m. in the Uptown and South End areas of Charlotte.

A student from Northeast Middle School represented her school and the Charlotte-Mecklenburg community as national ambassador at the Do the Write Thing Recognition Summit in Washington, D.C. Haven Williams, a rising 8th grader, represented her peers at the summit July 12 - 16, along with her teacher at Northeast Middle, Mai-Lan Lewis.

With extreme high temperatures and heat indices expected Friday through Sunday, Charlotte-Mecklenburg government agencies and partners are highlighting services available to assist vulnerable residents during times of extreme heat. Public Health recommends that residents take extra precautions as heat-related illness can be more severe as the body temperature rises:

This week’s top stories includes info on a countywide referendum on a 1-cent sales tax dedicated to transportation, residential pool rentals, MECK Pre-K, Park and Recreation Month and the William R. Davie Recycling Center.

Following the enactment of N.C. House Bill 948—aka the PAVE Act—the Board of County Commissioners has begun the process that will place a countywide referendum on the November ballot.

Mecklenburg County Public Health is helping residents stay safe as a new state law now allows the rental of residential swimming pools through a sharing economy platform without a public swimming pool permit from Public Health. 

Mecklenburg County Solid Waste and Park and Recreation are excited to announce that the William R. Davie Staffed Recycling Center is now re-open, following enhancements to enlarge the site and make it a staffed center.

This week’s top stories includes info on the NAACP National Convention, new businesses in Mecklenburg County, candidate filing, the Seniors Farmers Market Nutrition Program, Park and Recreation Month and the Crown Award.

 After a nationwide search, AssetMark Financial Holdings Inc., a leading wealth management platform for financial advisors, will invest $10 million to establish an East Coast hub in Charlotte’s central business district, creating 252 new jobs.