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Election 2017: James (Smuggie) Mitchell
– Page initiated Aug. 22, 2017 James (Smuggie) Mitchell Jr. is a Democratic candidate for Charlotte City Council at-large. Below are video or audio files of statements made by the candidate or surrogates at the Forum during the 2017 election cycle. To start a video, click on it. Aug. ... Continue Reading →
Democratic primary for City Council at-large seats
Aug. 22, 2017 Five of the Council at-large candidates on the Sept. 12 Democratic primary ballot were at the Forum this morning. A fair number of questions dealt with city efforts to broaden the availability of below-market-rate housing opportunities for lower-income city residents. In the video ... Continue Reading →
Election 2015 Winners
Charlotte Mayor Jennifer Roberts (52.26%); Council At-large Julie Eiselt (16.98%) Vi Lyles (16.36%) Claire Fallon (15.81%) James Mitchell (14.30%) Council Districts 1: Patsy Kinsey (93.35%) 2: Al Austin (79.56%) 3: LaWana Mayfield (76.12%) 4: Greg Phipps (71.53%) 5: John Autry ... Continue Reading →
City Council At-Large: Week One
Aug. 18, 2015 Seven of the candidates involved in a Sept. 15 Democratic primary for four Charlotte City Council at-large seats addressed the Forum today. The remaining candidates have been invited to attend the Aug. 25 Forum. Below are seven videos, two from the 3-minute presentations, the ... Continue Reading →
Democratic mayoral candidates
Sept. 3, 2013 The Observer's Jim Morrill covered the event. His website story was headlined "Differences emerge in Charlotte mayoral forum." A picture of the story from the Observer, headlined "Mayoral hopefuls' differences show," is below the videos on this page. Introductory ... Continue Reading →
Beatties Ford Road widening
April 23, 2013 City Council District 2 member James Mitchell addressed the Forum on April 24 about the widening of Beatties Ford Road. Property owner Paul Holmes, who had addressed the Forum earlier, added a comment. ... Continue Reading →