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Green space is often hard to find in Mecklenburg County


Mecklenburg County Commissioners float idea of park bond to fund expansions
Charlotte-Mecklenburg isn t the best in the country for parks and greenways. Quite frankly, in a growing city, it s a race for land.
Author: Hunter Sáenz (WCNC)
Updated: 10:36 PM EST January 28, 2021
CHARLOTTE, N.C. Charlotte-Mecklenburg isn t known for its amount of parks or greenspace.
 Mecklenburg Parks and Recreation is working to release the plans in February that would help fix that problem and some on the board of county commissioners are eyeing a bond as a possible way to fund it. 
Currently, there are 210 parks in the county on roughly 21,000 acres of land that s hard to come by these days.  ....

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Local News Roundup: First Vaccine Shipment Arrives In NC, More On The Way; COVID-19 Hospitalizations, Deaths Rise; Long Road Ahead For Transit Plan


Published December 18, 2020 at 9:00 AM EST
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North Carolina received the first shipments of the Pfizer COVID-19 vaccine this week. A Charlotte doctor, Katie Passaretti, says she became the first person in the state to receive the vaccine on Monday. Pending FDA approval, Moderna will also be sending doses of their vaccine to the state next week.
COVID-19 hospitalizations and deaths continue to break records in North Carolina, with 98 additional coronavirus-related deaths and 2,811 people hospitalized as reported on Wednesday.
Charlotte City Council discussed a transportation plan Monday night that would fund several transportation projects, but could cost up to $12 billion. A new 1-cent sales tax would pay for the local share, although some Mecklenburg County Commissioners are skeptical of raising taxes amid a pandemic. ....

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