Budget, Taxation & Economy
Panthers Tax
Bad legislative ideas never die, they just get tucked in other bills. So it is with a tax subsidy for the Knights and Panthers. Most sports venues in North Carolina…
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More CCCP Uptown retail delusions
From the UPoR: Getting more retailers to locate uptown could require creative incentives for “pioneers” and stricter requirements to include ground-level retail in new buildings, an economic developer told Charlotte…
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On the latest baseball stadium proposal
So the latest version of the proposal to bring the Knight Uptown doesn’t include any property tax money but rather more hotel/motel tax money plus some bucks from the Center…
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CRVA "Review" Turns into Self-Exam
My. What. A. Surprise. Looks like that vaunted CRVA top to bottom inspection — spurred by revelations that CRVA employees were getting kickbacks from big conventions — will be more…
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100% Crap: "This is best practice"
Center City Partners jefe Michael Smith just insulted every single taxpayer in Charlotte with that arrogant line. Now watch the Charlotte city council roll over and take it. In fact,…
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Attention Mayor Foxx
And any and everyone else in the Charlotte power structure operating under the delusion that the financial services sector is undergoing some sort of recovery. What if the worst is…
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Uptown Flea Market: Cash Plea Delayed, Spun
Check out Erik Spanberg updating the Uptown farmer’s public market timeline via Michael “$300K” Smith of Center City Partners: Last week, Smith asked for an answer from the city by…
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Reid's and the Myth of Uptown
Let’s get this straight. Sitting smack on top of roughly $950m. worth of publicly built attractions and infrastructure still was not enough for Reid’s Fine (sic) Foods to be a…
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Newspeak: "Empty Offices a Good Sign for Queen City"
Silly proles. You probably think commercial vacancies are doubleplusungood. Our very own Uptown Ingsoc — aka Center City Partners — declares otherwise. Few vacancies would mean higher rents. Higher rents…
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Uptown's Great Fall
First, kudos to Kerry Hall Singe for continuing to follow the reality beat in regards to local development trends. A front-page story noting that Uptown population is currently 35 percent…
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Flowers to Helm CATS, Change Culture?
Couldn’t help but notice that while at the Los Angeles County Metropolitan Transportation Authority, Carolyn Flowers oversaw an expansion of service to “destination locations” last year which was funded by…
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Aw, Hell. Not an Uptown Faux Farmers Market
Wait, don’t tell me. And an aquarium too. The Uptown crowd — motto, Bringing You Bad Ideas Since Cityfair — actually thinks an Uptown farmers market is a good idea.…