Video Podcast Series on CLT Blog features the Mecklenburg County Budget

On June 15,  the Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioners plans to adopt a budget for the fiscal year that begins on July 1. Earlier this month, on June 3, the BOCC reviewed and discussed the $1.34 billion recommended budget from County Manager Harry L. Jones Sr. and members added – and in some places deleted [...]

Criticism is welcome, but support it with facts

A recent Creative Loafing weekly article titled “Help a Kid by Firing Harry Jones” revolved mainly around the recent guilty plea of a former Mecklenburg County employee who embezzled funds from a charitable program. While any media outlet is entitled to express its opinion, we always hope they do so with the facts accurately portrayed. [...]