NorthEast Coalition of Neighborhoods

NorthEast Coalition Minutes for May 17, 2009

 

Minutes - for the NorthEast Coalition - May 17, 2009

 

The meeting was called to order by President Claire Green-Fallon at 3:05.  The invocation was omitted.

The president introduced the panel of speakers: Steve Crump of WBTV News, Tanya Jamison, The Charlotte Observer, Pete Kaliner of WBT Radio and Brien Blakely of Fox News. 

The following were discussed:

  • Public/Private partnerships
  • Business/Government

Many people care about their communities however, many want to move forward

  • Economy Crisis - Business and the human side of bonding together.  Let's not forget the bonding that has occurred after the recession is over.
  • Local Government is the most responsive
  • Community activities
  • City council- in order to be heard, one must be vocal for them to know who you are or want to be
  • More blogs - how is money obtained from that effort

Where is Charlotte headed? The economy, infra structure and so on.

  • How can you get folks to get interested in Charlotte, the place where they live?
  • Mixed  income houses - Create a political will so that the politics can do
  • To build communities
  • How much governing are you to force upon folk?
  • Need to come together to move forward
  • Work forced housing - what is it?
  • Value - are everything
  • Uniqueness
  • Rating and Revenue
  • If it bleeds its lead
  • Where are we as a city?  Who is in control and where are we going?
  • City at a cross road
  • Identify is wrapped around the banks
  • Who are the change agents?  No voices, voices are silent
  • Social Capital
  • What is the media's roll and how do we do it?
  • Seen and heard.  More up lifting stories
  • Solutions?  What can we do?

Question and answer session followed.  The guests were thanked for their time and great information.

Meeting ended at 5:05 PM

No second meeting

No further business, motion to adjourn the meeting of May 17 at 5:15 P.M.  seconded, all approved.  Motion carried.  ALL AYES

 

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