Charlotte City Council voted this week to spend $215 million to renovate the Spectrum Center in uptown, and to build a practice facility for the Charlotte Hornets. The deal seals the Hornets’ presence in the city through 2045, but council members aren’t happy about how the city staff handled the proposal.
The City Council also voted to spend another $4.3 million for a study of the final phase of the Gold line Streetcar.
In other city news, Mayor Vi Lyles is starring in a new commercial that outlines the city’s need for transportation funding given its explosive growth.