Here's your local news at a glance for Friday, the 16th of May.
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🏘️ Community
Local organizers have planned a busy weekender for communities from May 15 to 18 with music, festivals and family events across Mooresville, Huntersville, Cornelius, Davidson and Denver.
The schedule features a concert by the Payton Velligan Band on May 15 at LangTree Lake Norman, Live Under the Oaks with Ryan Bumgardner today in Huntersville, and other cultural shows and community activities — including an R&B performance at Armour After Dark and a chamber music concert at St. Alban’s.
🏛️ Government
On May 15, Mecklenburg County Manager Dena R.
Diorio proposed a $2.5 billion budget that increases spending by 1.6% and raises the county tax rate by 0.96 cent to 49.27 cents per $100 of assessed value. The proposal cuts $13.8 million in discretionary funding as it aims to boost economic development, education, environmental stewardship, and services for seniors—reflecting slower revenue growth than expenses.
Mecklenburg County leaders unveiled its FY2026 budget proposal on Wednesday — the plan includes a $0.96 property tax increase, cuts to nearly 25 departments, and $6 million in nonprofit funding reductions to address a $29 million deficit.
The proposal also boosts CMS funding by $28 million, adds 10 new Pre-K classrooms, and supports a proposed 1-cent sales tax for transit, with public workshops on May 21 and a hearing on May 22 before a June 3 budget adoption.
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