Do you care about improving our parks, schools and social services? Be sure to add completing the Mecklenburg County Budget Survey to your December to-do list. Your responses could influence next year's county budget priorities. Here are details about the survey as...
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Early voting has begun for sales-tax increase, local races
Early voting has begun for the Nov. 5 election, including races for Charlotte City Council and the Mecklenburg County School Board as well as a referendum on a quarter-cent countywide sales-tax increase. If voters approve the tax increase, the county board says it...
Tell county on May 9: Fund land for parks now!
Our community’s last great chance this year to speak out for more parks comes Thursday, as our County Commissioners seek our opinions on a proposed budget with 9.1% more spending in the coming year yet absolutely NO FUNDING FOR NEW PARK LAND! The public hearing on the...
The time for parks is now!
A message from Darlene Heater: Our campaign for more parks now in University City and Charlotte moves forward. In the past two weeks we have: Addressed our Mecklenburg County Commissioners, who fund our parks, about the crisis of an exploding population and...
Why parks? Why now?
Darlene Heater, executive director of University City Partners, addressed the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners on April 15, 2019, about the urgent need for funding to buy park land. This is the text of that address. Dear County Commissions, County Manager and...
Green light for our parks and greenways! Thanks, everyone!
A note of thanks from Darlene Heater, Executive Director, University City Partners You've probably heard the great news about our park and greenway funding, but in case you have not, our County Board voted on Wednesday night to reverse a previous funding plan and...
Creating a better park – UNC Charlotte, UCP and Mecklenburg seek innovative ideas
University City Partners, UNC Charlotte and Mecklenburg’s parks department have launched a partnership that may lead to innovative new parks both here and across the county. Graduate urban-design students also will benefit as they take on the challenge of adding...