By MICHAEL TOMSIC
WFAE

Interstate-485 will finally become a complete loop next year, and some northern sections will feature unusual interchange designs. State and federal transportation officials talked about the project recently while standing at the edge of one of the new interchanges.

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By TASNIM SHAMMA
WFAE

What’s an airport without a control tower? One that can expect to see a lot less traffic. As part of the sequestration cuts to the federal budget, the FAA has given the city of Concord official notice that it will end the contract that funds the tower program at Concord Regional Airport. Read the full story

By DAVID BORAKS
CorneliusNews.net

Area lawmakers on Monday formally joined the push to re-do Mecklenburg County’s flawed 2011 property revaluation, filing House and Senate bills that would require the county to correct problems and allow refunds to those overcharged because of inflated appraisals. The bill also would require additional payments for those whose properties were undervalued. Read the full story

New Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools superintendent Heath Morrison has reached the 100-day mark in his tenure, and on Monday outlined a series of goals that he says will move the school district forward. In a meeting at the Blumenthal Performing Arts Center’s Belk Theater in Charlotte, Mr. Morrison said he’ll work to put more students in advanced classes, open more magnet schools and provide more coaching for teachers. Read the full story

Updated Wednesday, Nov. 14, 2012, 8:03am
By JULIE ROSE
WFAE

CHARLOTTE – The Mecklenburg County assessors’ office has been dogged by complaints that it made significant errors when it revalued property in 2011. It turns out that many of those critics are right, according to a firm the county hired to evaluate the reappraisal process.

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The director of Mecklenburg County’s Department of Social Services has been fired. In a press release County Manager Harry Jones said Mary Wilson was terminated after “multiple meetings with the county’s executive team throughout her time there.” Read the full story

By LISA MILLER
WFAE

Charlotte Mecklenburg School teachers headed back to work Thursday to start preparing for students’ arrival on Aug. 27. But unlike other recent years, the district doesn’t expect to be scrambling to hire teachers as the school year starts. Read the full story

By TANNER LATHAM
WFAE

The North Carolina Department of Transportation hosted a public workshop in Cornelius Wednesday to field questions about its proposed plan to reduce congestion on I-77 with toll lanes.

The lanes will be called High Occupancy Toll, or HOT lanes. And the NC DOT proposes they run on I-77 from Mooresville all the way to Charlotte.

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