STEELE CREEK NEWS
Vote YES for City Bonds!
(October
8, 2018) Voters who live in Charlotte will see three bond issues on
the 2018 ballot. The Steele Creek Residents Association Land Use
Committee endorses all three bonds. For details on the bonds, including lists
of projects to be funded, see
Vote Yes for
City Bonds!
City of Charlotte Transportation Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $118,080,000 of bonds plus interest to
provide funds to pay the capital costs of constructing,
reconstructing, enlarging, extending and improving certain
streets...be approved?
City of Charlotte Housing Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $50,000,000 of bonds plus interest to
pay the capital costs of housing projects for the benefit of persons
of low income, or moderate income, or low and moderate income...be
approved?
City of Charlotte Neighborhood Improvements Bonds
SHALL the order authorizing $55,000,000 of bonds plus interest to
provide funds to pay the capital costs of infrastructure
improvements for various neighborhoods of the City...be approved?
The Neighborhood Improvements Bonds finance the
Comprehensive
Neighborhood Improvement Program (CNIP), which includes the
following projects in
Steele Creek:
Ayrsley Town Boulevard Improvements - Construction is underway and
should be complete in November. Upgrades include pedestrian safety
refuges, marked crosswalks, and reverse angle parking along Ayrsley
Town Boulevard, as well as a new pedestrian crossing on South Tryon
Street. Total cost is $1.5 million.
Brown-Grier Road Upgrades -
Design work is underway with the project on schedule to begin the
real estate acquisition phase in early 2019. The project will make
improvements to Brown-Grier Road between Steele Creek Road and
Whitehall Park Drive. Potential improvements include additional
lanes, medians, bicycle facilities, planting strips, and other
amenities. Total cost is too be determined but has increased since
the early planning stages.
Sandy Porter Road Upgrades - Design is underway for this project, which will create an additional left-turn lane off South Tryon Street onto Sandy Porter Road, easing congestion and helping reduce the potential for accidents at the intersection. Acquisition of the real estate and easements required to construct the project will begin in early 2019.
Sidewalk improvements are also being planned. Total cost is to be
determined.
Westinghouse Boulevard Multi-Use Trail - Design on this project
is nearing completion. The project team is currently looking at ways
to limit construction impacts to some small areas of wetland along
the trail area. Construction is expected to start in mid-2019.
A greenway along Steele Creek from
Westinghouse Boulevard to Olympic High School was high on the list
of projects favored by the community and also has been selected
for further study.
Planning, design, and other activities for these projects has been funded
through Neighborhood Improvements Bonds approved by voters in 2014 and 2016.
Approval of the 2018 bonds is necessary for these projects to
continue toward construction and completion.
The map below shows the projects in the Whitehall/Ayrsley CNIP. To view a more detailed map
showing the CNIP projects, click
HERE or on the map below.

For more information on the bonds, including lists
of projects to be funded, see
Vote Yes for
City Bonds!
Election Information
For information on
voter registration, to view a sample ballot, and to see other election
information, see
Mecklenburg County Board of Elections.
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