In council runoff, candidates offer different plans for improving east Charlotte
Early voting has already started.
In the Democratic primary, Bonapart finished first in the six-person race, with 1,466 votes or 34.5 percent. Newton was second with 1,208 votes or 28.4 percent. To avoid a run-off, the winner needed at least 40 percent.
There are no other candidates in the race, which means the run-off winner is almost guaranteed to be the new council member, barring a write-in candidate overtaking them.
He said one way to improve east Charlotte is to have a special taxing district, like
He also said the city needs to better protect businesses impacted by the
Before the primary, Bonapart's campaign had not filed a campaign finance report in two years, as required by state law. His campaign was fined by the
"As the candidate, I take full responsibility for what the treasurer missed," he wrote.
Newton said the city needs to make developing Eastland a priority. He said bringing high-quality development to the site would "reduce crime, improve schools and create jobs." He also said it would make it easier to fund the streetcar to the site.
He also said the city could create a link from Eastland to the
"There are immigrant communities down
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