By Ryan Pitkin  –  Staff Writer, Queen City Nerve Charlotte Newspaper

Charlotte City Council met on Monday for a zoning and business meeting, still needing to catch up on zoning hearings that were missed in a canceled June meeting. They also discussed Eastland Yards, with council members disagreeing with how city staff brought a certain recommendation to the table.

On the Agenda:

  • Consent Agenda/Zoning Hearings
  • Public Forum
  • Eastland Yards
  • Brookhill Village and Other Business Items

Consent Agenda/Zoning Hearings

As part of the consent agenda, council approved an estimated $1,000,000 for a Police Command Bomb Truck for CMPD as well as an estimated $5,254,861 for a new helicopter for the department upon trade-in of the current one.

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