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Your chance to help clean Mecklenburg creeks

Posted on September 2, 2013
Categories: General News Tags: Citizen Participation, ENVIRONMENT, Floodplain, GET INVOLVED, Greenways, Streams, Volunteering

Residents can help improve area water quality by picking up trash from local streams on Saturday during Mecklenburg County’s annual creek clean-up, Big Sweep. To register, click here. The Big Sweep will take place at six sites, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Volunteers can walk alongside or, if they’re adventurous, wade into local streams […]

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Worried about area’s growth? Here’s how to have your say

Posted on August 21, 2013
Categories: General News Tags: Citizen Participation, ENVIRONMENT, GET INVOLVED, PLANNING, Smart Growth, Sustainability, Urban Growth

Charlotte area planning and sustainability enthusiasts can have their say about the future of the region in coming weeks by taking part in two long-range regional planning efforts. In Mecklenburg County, volunteers are being sought to help draft the Mecklenburg Livable Communities Plan. Mecklenburg County residents can apply to participate in a work group through […]

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