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