Charlotte City Council Makes Remaining Appointments to Transportation Authority, Mecklenburg County Up Next

From REBIC

Last night the Charlotte City Council voted to approve this resolution to add its final three members to the Metropolitan Public Transit Authority (MPTA). Charlotte’s final list is as follows:

• Frank Emory
• David Howard
• Todd Collins
• Jocelyn Jones-Nalley
• Wyatt Dixon
• Lucia Zapata-Griffith
• Peter Pappas
• Charles Bowman
• Christy Long
• Corine Mack
• Cameron Pruette
• Katrina Young

The Mecklenburg County Board of Commissioners MPTA Ad-Hoc Committee will meet today to review the applications submitted by those seeking consideration for a position on the Authority. The full Board will meet next Tuesday to approve the final slate. Once all 27 appointees have been named, they will likely meet in December for organizational purposes and then again in January.

Rob’s Take: Now that the City of Charlotte has made its picks for the MPTA, we turn our attention to Mecklenburg County. The amount of jockeying that occurs behind the scenes with things like this is truly incredible to behold. While it can get sticky at times, I am confident in the leadership of Mecklenburg County Commission Chair, Mark Jerrell, and his ability to pull folks together and get them on the same page. He knows we need appointees that think and plan at a high level and have an understanding of how all of the moving parts work and fit together.