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 IN THIS ISSUE

• Register Now for the Neighborhood Symposium. It's May 16^th.

• City Promotes a Focus on the Environment

• Spring Brings Flowers, Showers  and.....Potholes!

• MeckDec Day is May 20^th. Hear Dorris Kearns Goodwin at McGlohon Theater

FROM SUSAN BURGESS

It's Spring in our QUEEN CITY - a time of new beginnings and I have so much to share with you!

• Save the date!  Save MAY 27th as Susan Burgess kicks off her first campaign fundraising event at the Charlotte Powerhouse Trolley Museum.  To RSVP click here or go to Susanburgess.org  and click on Events. Space is limited so RSVP and make your minimum 50 dollar donation today. 

   

• I am pleased to announce the unveiling of my new website: SusanBurgess.org. Visit me often to keep up to date on news, events, and activities.  As a matter of fact, I'd be pleased if you could visit right now, and click on the "Endorsements" tab to tell the world that you support me. You can also click on the "Ways you Can Help" tab or the "Contribute" tab to help me with my campaign this year. 

• Click here to RSVP NOW to join me at my Campaign Filing and Kickoff. I will file at noon on July 6th at the Board of Elections, then supporters will come to my nearby home for lunch!

• Last, but certainly not least, tell me what you think our city budget priorities should be. Click here to take my survey. I'll share the results in my next newsletter!

 FEATURE NEWS

NEIGHBORHOOD SYMPOSIUM -  IT'S FREE!

The 14^th Annual Neighborhood symposium will be held on Saturday, May 16^th at the Charlotte Convention Center. This popular event begins at 7:45 AM with coffee and registration and ends at 3:00 PM.

Residents of Charlotte who want to know how to improve their neighborhood are encouraged to attend this free event. Participants will attend a variety of workshops, a community forum and have the opportunity to network and share ideas on topics as safety, affordable housing, accessible transportation, code enforcement, and well managed neighborhood organizations. A parallel track for youth, ages 12-18 will focus on summer employment opportunities, healthy relationships and teen violence.  A box lunch is provided.

Pre-registration is required by May 8th: Click here or call 704-336-2061.

I hope to see you there! Did I mention this is a free event? Oh, yes, three times!

MORE NEWS

CHARLOTTEANS ENCOURAGED TO PROTECT MOTHER EARTH

Visit the City's new Environmental Web Site to learn what you can do to protect our air, water and land. You can also learn about the City's environmental initiatives, including direct links to City and County agencies and programs. You will find the new "Pledge to Improve our Environment" which encourages residents take certain actions in their daily living such as replacing light bulbs with compact fluorescent bulbs, taking shorter showers to reduce water consumption, and using coffee mugs instead of Styrofoam cups. The Pledge is also printed on wallet sized cards, which are available by calling the Corporate Communications Office, 704-336-2396.  Visit www.charlottenc.gov and click on Focus on the Environment to learn more.

SPRING BRINGS FLOWERS, SHOWERS AND ..... POTHOLES! 

Water seeps through asphalt pavement, freezes in winter temperatures, expands, and BAM, we have a spring pothole. These can be both dangerous and irritating. The City of Charlotte maintains 2300 miles of streets, but has a goal of repairing dangerous potholes in 24 hours and all others within 10 days of identification. Please report potholes by calling 311. Give the exact pothole location, including the road name, block number and closest cross street. The 311 operator will report it to the Charlotte Department of Transportation (CDOT) or NC Department of Transportation, which maintains major roads as Independence Blvd., Providence Road, Tryon Street, Monroe Road Albemarle Road and others.

MECKDEC DAY IS MAY 20^TH    

Celebrate the 234^th Anniversary of the Mecklenburg Declaration of Independence on May 20^th by attending the May 20^th Society's Speaker Series featuring historian Dorris Kearns Goodwin. The event will be at the McGlohon Theatre at 7:00 PM. Tickets are sold through www.carolinatix.org.  What are we celebrating? On May 20, 1775, a full year before the rest of the colonies united, the colonists of Mecklenburg County, NC, declared independence from the Crown of England. We've always been ahead of our time! 

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