Neighborhood, infrastructure growth on mind at Charlotte town hall
Saturday, February 07, 2026 | WCNC
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte Councilmember LaWana Mayfield held a town hall to hear from residents of northwest Charlotte. The topic on everyone’s mind was infrastructure.
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City council member hosts town hall to discuss issues facing Charlotte
Saturday, February 07, 2026 |
CHARLOTTE — At-large Charlotte City Council member Lawana Mayfield invited supporters to a town hall Saturday morning to talk about key topics facing the city.
During the event at Hilcrest Baptist Church, Mayfield discussed the community area plan, safety initiatives and gave updates on area infrastructure projects.
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Faith and Housing: How churches are turning their land into affordable homes
Tuesday, December 16, 2025 | WFAE Charlotte Talks, Chris Jones
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – is turning to more partners in the challenge of bringing affordable housing to its residents, including churches and other faith-based organizations.
In October, the City of Charlotte announced a partnership with Enterprise Community Partners on an initiative to transform underutilized land owned by faith-based organizations into affordable housing. The launch of the Faith in Housing Charlotte initiative included the selection of a dozen local faith-based groups for the inaugural cohort, who combined have more than 88 acres of unused land across Mecklenburg County.
In that announcement, Councilmember LaWana Mayfield, who leads the city’s Faith in Housing initiative, said “many of our faith communities want to use their land to meet housing needs, but they need the right tools and support to move forward.” The program, which is supported by $430,321 in funding from the city government, will train organizations on the development process, provide technical assistance, help connect the cohort to industry professionals and resources and provide funding to the selected organizations.
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Charlotte city leaders respond to ‘Operation Charlotte’s Web’
Tuesday, November 18, 2025 | WCCB Charlotte, Kaci Jones
CHARLOTTE, N.C. – Fears and outrage grow as Border Patrol swarms Charlotte. More than 130 people have been arrested in three days of Operation Charlotte’s Web.
“This is the worst period that we ever experienced in Charlotte, North Carolina,” James Mitchell, Charlotte City Council at Large said. “I just feel helpless. I wish we had more, more guidelines, more authority.”
Border Patrol says most of the people arrested violated immigration laws and some have violent criminal histories, but some citizens are even scared. Businesses are closing, people aren’t showing up to work, more than 20,000 students didn’t show up to school Monday.
“Here’s the opportunity for you to be that true ally,” Lawana Mayfield, Charlotte City Council at large said. Like I said, do the grocery shopping, pick up the meds if you need to, make sure that the children have what they need.”
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City stops future Heal Charlotte funding over audit issues
Friday, October 24, 2025 | WCNC Charlotte, Nate Morabito
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — Six months after Heal Charlotte‘s taxpayer-backed temporary housing program at a former Sugar Creek area motel ended, the city of Charlotte has warned that, for now, the organization cannot receive any additional money. Public records show, leading up to that decision, the city flagged accounting concerns tied to the $2.25 million in American Rescue Plan Act money the nonprofit received for the project at the former Baymont Inn.
Documents suggest Heal Charlotte has failed to meet its federal and contractual obligations. Founder Greg Jackson disputes that assessment, but told WCNC Charlotte he’s remained transparent with the city throughout this process.
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Amid Charlotte’s affordable housing crisis, corporate landlords grow single-family home market share
Monday, October 6, 2025 | WCNC Charlotte, Walker Lawson
MECKLENBURG COUNTY, N.C. — The competition for homes in Charlotte is intensifying — and more and more, it’s not between families. It’s between families and corporations.
A new study from UNC Charlotte’s Urban Institute shows corporate landlords now own roughly 7.5% of single-family homes in Mecklenburg County — a 65% increase in market share from 2019 to 2023.
“Corporate landlords have uprated a large space within the discussion on affordable housing and the housing crisis,” Eric Moore, senior research associate at UNC Charlotte, who led the study, said.
By the end of 2023, researchers found more than 5,800 corporations owned single-family homes across the county, many clustered in central Mecklenburg.
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At-Large Charlotte City Council
Tuesday, August 26, 2025 | WFAE by The Charlotte Ledger/Election Hub
Charlotte voters select four at-large council members. Charlotte registered voter mix is 39% Democrat and 19% Republican. The four winners of the Democratic primary will face two Republicans, Edwin Peacock and Misun Kim, in the general election.
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City council approves rezoning in west Charlotte
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | WSOCTV News Staff
CHARLOTTE — Charlotte City Council approved two rezoning requests on Monday, allowing for the construction of approximately 150 townhomes in the Mountain Island neighborhood of west Charlotte.
The first rezoning will enable the development of a 90-townhome division along Mount Holly Road near Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. The second rezoning is for 64 units as part of the Oaklake Townhomes project, which is a three-phase development near the intersection of Mt. Holly-Huntersville and Oakdale roads.
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Amid west Charlotte residents’ traffic concerns, city council approves rezoning
Tuesday, August 19, 2025 | The Charlotte Observer by Desiree Mathurin
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — About 150 townhomes are heading to west Charlotte in an area where some residents are requesting a development slowdown.
The Charlotte City Council approved two rezoning requests on Monday, paving the way for future construction in the Mountain Island neighborhood.
The first rezoning would create a 90-townhome division along Mount Holly Road near Mt. Holly-Huntersville Road. The other is for 64 units and is part of a three-phase townhome development called Oaklake Townhomes near the intersection of Mt. Holly-Huntersville and Oakdale roads.
Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield was the lone dissenting vote on both developments.
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Charlotte City Councilwoman LaWana Mayfield Announces Candidacy
Friday, July 18, 2025 | Youtube
The filing deadline for local Charlotte candidates is at noon on Friday.
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