Commissioner Altman's Record of Advocacy
12/03/2024 Click https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article296482209.html to read about Leigh's election by the Board of County Commissioners to the role of Vice Chair of the BOCC
10/30/2024 Click https://theweeklyroundup.libsyn.com/chatter-with-bnc-leigh-altman-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-chair-of-the-metropolitan-transit-commission for Leigh's in-depth interview with Business North Carolina's on local transit developments
08/12/2024 Click https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2024/08/12/transportation-transit-cats-sales-tax-government.html for Leigh's advocacy on a regional transit system
07/17/2024 - Click https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2024/07/17/metropolitan-transit-rail-roads-leigh-altman.html?csrc=6398&taid=6697ab41bc8fdf0001835e62&utm_campaign=trueAnthemTrendingContent&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter for Leigh on our current transit and transportation choices to be made
06/19/24 - Click www.wsoctv.com/news/local/procedure-over-pride-two-commissioners-block-mecklenburg-proclamation/U525YQYAYVHHZNK5PPEVWD5V2Y/ for Leigh's advocacy for the 2024 PRIDE Month Proclamation & the LGBTQ community
06/10/24 Click https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article288915788.html for updates on the Silver Line
06/07/24 - Click https://www.wbtv.com/2024/06/07/elected-leaders-seek-solutions-orphan-roads/ for Leigh on the need to repair "orphan roads" in Mecklenburg County (WBTV)
06/02/24 - Click https://www.wcnc.com/www.wbtv.com/2024/06/07/elected-leaders-seek-solutions-orphan-roads/video/news/politics/flashpoint/charlotte-area-leaders-face-choice-between-rail-projects/275-8f600ebb-a8f5-44e3-b8b1-7d909eaf77a9 for Leigh on "Flashpoint" discussing recent developments in transit and transportation in Mecklenburg
05/29/24 - Click https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/05/28/metropolitan-transit-commission-opposes-proposed-interlocal-aggreement/ for Leigh on the need to find a solution for "orphan roads" in Mecklenburg County
04/22/24 - Click https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2024-04-22/what-are-the-current-priorities-and-goals-of-the-mecklenburg-county-commissioners-we-check-in-to-find-out for Leigh on WFAE on the current goals and priorities of the BOCC
10/25/23 - Click here for Leigh on the need for an equal voice on the Metropolitan Transit Commission for each voting member
10/25/23 - Click here for Leigh bringing accountability on the I-77N toll lanes (Charlotte Observer)
07/06/23 - Click here for Leigh supporting $3.5 million to preserve affordable housing at Brookhill Village (WCNC)
07/05/23 - Click here for Leigh on Charlotte Talks on why she will support a $30 million investment to bring the Western & South Open to Charlotte (WFAE). Click here for more from the Charlotte Business Journal and here for more from WFAE on this vote.
05/02/23 - Click here for Leigh advocating for increased green space (Charlotte Business Journal)
03/24/23 - Click here for Leigh on why we still must work for a strong mass transit future as we hold CATS accountable for its operational failures (WCNC - Flashpoint)
03/24/23 - Click here for Leigh on why CATS' governance structure is not the cause for CATS's operational issues (WFAE)
03/24/23 - Click here for reporting on list of concerns Leigh provided to CATS and the Metropolitan Transit Commission (Charlotte Observer)
03/23/23 - Click here an in-depth review of the details around CATS's derailment (Charlotte Business Journal)
03/23/23 - Click here for reporting on the scope of the investigation Leigh has pushed for in the CATS investigation (WFAE)
03/23/23 - Click here for Leigh on the concerns about the culture of CATS where failures and omissions went unchecked for nearly a year (Queen City News)
03/22/23 - Click here for reporting on the outcome of Leigh's motion to investigate multiple failures at CATS (WFAE)
03/21/23 - Click here and here for reporting on Leigh's statement at the Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting on CATS's failures (WCNC and Charlotte Observer)
03/21/23 - Click here for reporting regarding Leigh's intention to make a motion to authorize an independent investigation of CATS transit operations (WFAE)
03/16/23 - Click here for Leigh speaking the hearing on Colonial Pipeline plan to extract and dispose of contaminated water (WCNC)
03/16/23 - Click here for Leigh on CATS's new revelation of a failure to disclose a derailment last year (WFAE)
03/07/23 - Click here for Leigh on school safety from gun violence on CMS's open campuses for high schoolers (WFAE)
03/05/23 - Click here and here for Leigh on the proposed $3 billion in CMS school bonds (Charlotte Observer)
01/30/23 - Click here for Leigh on the future route of the Silver Line (Axios Charlotte)
01/23/23 - Click here for Leigh's statement on $317 million in COVID relief awarded by Mecklenburg County to grassroots organizations (Charlotte Observer)
12/09/22 - Click here for Leigh supporting the County purchase of 35 acres in green space for the public (Charlotte Observer)
12/07/22 - Click here for Leigh on Bosch Rexroth's commitment to partnerships with CMS to help students get career ready (Charlotte Observer)
12/06/22 - Click here for Leigh's Swearing-In Speech "While Charlotte Glitters, All Is Not Well" (Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly)
11/10/22 - Click here Leigh's vote to support further research about expanding managed lanes on Interstate 77 (Charlotte Observer)
10/26/22 - Click here for the Charlotte Observer's endorsement of Leigh (Charlotte Observer)
07/22/22 - Click here for Leigh advocating for greater transparency with CATS' bus service reliability issues (Charlotte Observer)
05/11/22 - Click here for Leigh on CMS's '22-23 Budget Request (Charlotte Observer)
03/16/22 - Click here for Leigh on $59 million in ARPA recovery funds approved by the BOCC (Charlotte Observer)
01/20/22 - Click here for Leigh Discussing the Future of Transit in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte Media Group)
01/19/22 - Click here for Leigh On the Mask Mandate (Charlotte Observer)
01/12/22 - Click here for Leigh Discussing $2 million in available County funding to help at-risk youth (Fox46)
12/07/21 - Click here and here for Leigh on the Innovation District vote (Charlotte Observer and WCNC)
11/02/21 - Click here for Leigh's Commitment To Following the Data In Our Pandemic Response (Charlotte Observer)
10/06/21 - Click here for the Video of Leigh's Speech on the Non-Discrimination Ordinance (NC Policy Watch)
10/05/21 - Click here for Leigh Urging the Passage of Mecklenburg County's Non-Discrimination Ordinance (WSOC)
10/03/21 - Click here on Leigh Discussing the Importance of Community Input Regarding the Expenditure of Federal COVID Dollars (WCNC)
09/27/21 - Click here on Leigh Supporting the Sheriff's Initiative for Vaccine Wristbands For Staff (WBTV)
09/21/21 - Click here on the Importance of Mental Health Services and the County's Partnership with Alliance (Charlotte Business Journal)
09/10/21 - Click here on Why Leigh Believes All People Should Be Protected From COVID Indoors, including Faith Communities (WSOC-TV)
09/09/21 - Click here for Leigh's Vote to Include Religious Gatherings in the Mask Mandate (Charlotte Observer)
08/31/21 - Click here for Leigh's Advocacy for CMS to Follow Health Director's Recommendations (WCNC)
08/31/21 - Click here for Leigh's Support of Measures to Protect Teachers and Students (Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly)
08/13/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Need for A Mask Mandate in Mecklenburg (WSOC)
08/05/21 - Click here, here and here for Leigh on the Rapid Jump in COVID Metrics (WCNC and WCCB)
06/01/21 - Click here and here for Leigh on the Need to Disengage from Cardinal Innovations for Failure to Meet Residents' Mental Health Needs (Charlotte Observer and Charlotte Business Journal)
05/16/21 - Click here for Leigh's Statement on Funding for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
05/18/21 - Click here for Information on Leigh's Workforce Development Initiatives (go to minutes 38:05) (WFAE)
04/21/21 - Click here for Leigh Condemning Violence Against Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities (Charlotte Observer)
04/20/21 - Click here for Leigh Urging the County Commission Invest in Park Funding (Charlotte Observer)
04/16/21 - Click here for Leigh's Support of the Proposed Family Justice Center (Charlotte Business Journal)
04/15/21 - Click here for Leigh on Funding for Parks (UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
03/01/21 - Click here for Leigh on Environmental Priorities (Charlotte Observer)
02/23/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Encampments and County response (WBTV)
02/17/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Encampments and County response (WBTV)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on the County's COVID/Vaccine update (Fox 46)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WFAE)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WSOC)
02/02/21- Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WBTV)
01/31/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Board's new Workforce Development focus (Fox 46)
01/29/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Need to Fund Park Expansion (WCNC)
01/22/21 - Click here for Leigh on the County's Town Hall on Homelessness (Fox 46 )
01/20/21- Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg's Pandemic Response (Charlotte Agenda)
01/14/21 - Click here for Leigh on Food Deserts in Mecklenburg (WBTV)
01/08/21 - Click here for video of Leigh Raising Hospital Capacity Concerns (Charlotte Observer)
01/06/21 - Click here for Leigh's Statement on the Violence in Our Nation's Capitol
12/16/20 - Click here for Leigh on Mobility in Mecklenburg (Charlotte Observer)
12/16/20 - Click here for Leigh on the Charlotte Moves Task Force (Charlotte Business Journal)
11/23/20 - Click here for Leigh's Safe Gun Storage PSA with Sheriff Garry McFadden
10/30/2024 Click https://theweeklyroundup.libsyn.com/chatter-with-bnc-leigh-altman-mecklenburg-county-commissioner-chair-of-the-metropolitan-transit-commission for Leigh's in-depth interview with Business North Carolina's on local transit developments
08/12/2024 Click https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2024/08/12/transportation-transit-cats-sales-tax-government.html for Leigh's advocacy on a regional transit system
07/17/2024 - Click https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/news/2024/07/17/metropolitan-transit-rail-roads-leigh-altman.html?csrc=6398&taid=6697ab41bc8fdf0001835e62&utm_campaign=trueAnthemTrendingContent&utm_medium=trueAnthem&utm_source=twitter for Leigh on our current transit and transportation choices to be made
06/19/24 - Click www.wsoctv.com/news/local/procedure-over-pride-two-commissioners-block-mecklenburg-proclamation/U525YQYAYVHHZNK5PPEVWD5V2Y/ for Leigh's advocacy for the 2024 PRIDE Month Proclamation & the LGBTQ community
06/10/24 Click https://www.charlotteobserver.com/news/politics-government/article288915788.html for updates on the Silver Line
06/07/24 - Click https://www.wbtv.com/2024/06/07/elected-leaders-seek-solutions-orphan-roads/ for Leigh on the need to repair "orphan roads" in Mecklenburg County (WBTV)
06/02/24 - Click https://www.wcnc.com/www.wbtv.com/2024/06/07/elected-leaders-seek-solutions-orphan-roads/video/news/politics/flashpoint/charlotte-area-leaders-face-choice-between-rail-projects/275-8f600ebb-a8f5-44e3-b8b1-7d909eaf77a9 for Leigh on "Flashpoint" discussing recent developments in transit and transportation in Mecklenburg
05/29/24 - Click https://www.wccbcharlotte.com/2024/05/28/metropolitan-transit-commission-opposes-proposed-interlocal-aggreement/ for Leigh on the need to find a solution for "orphan roads" in Mecklenburg County
04/22/24 - Click https://www.wfae.org/show/charlotte-talks-with-mike-collins/2024-04-22/what-are-the-current-priorities-and-goals-of-the-mecklenburg-county-commissioners-we-check-in-to-find-out for Leigh on WFAE on the current goals and priorities of the BOCC
10/25/23 - Click here for Leigh on the need for an equal voice on the Metropolitan Transit Commission for each voting member
10/25/23 - Click here for Leigh bringing accountability on the I-77N toll lanes (Charlotte Observer)
07/06/23 - Click here for Leigh supporting $3.5 million to preserve affordable housing at Brookhill Village (WCNC)
07/05/23 - Click here for Leigh on Charlotte Talks on why she will support a $30 million investment to bring the Western & South Open to Charlotte (WFAE). Click here for more from the Charlotte Business Journal and here for more from WFAE on this vote.
05/02/23 - Click here for Leigh advocating for increased green space (Charlotte Business Journal)
03/24/23 - Click here for Leigh on why we still must work for a strong mass transit future as we hold CATS accountable for its operational failures (WCNC - Flashpoint)
03/24/23 - Click here for Leigh on why CATS' governance structure is not the cause for CATS's operational issues (WFAE)
03/24/23 - Click here for reporting on list of concerns Leigh provided to CATS and the Metropolitan Transit Commission (Charlotte Observer)
03/23/23 - Click here an in-depth review of the details around CATS's derailment (Charlotte Business Journal)
03/23/23 - Click here for reporting on the scope of the investigation Leigh has pushed for in the CATS investigation (WFAE)
03/23/23 - Click here for Leigh on the concerns about the culture of CATS where failures and omissions went unchecked for nearly a year (Queen City News)
03/22/23 - Click here for reporting on the outcome of Leigh's motion to investigate multiple failures at CATS (WFAE)
03/21/23 - Click here and here for reporting on Leigh's statement at the Metropolitan Transit Commission meeting on CATS's failures (WCNC and Charlotte Observer)
03/21/23 - Click here for reporting regarding Leigh's intention to make a motion to authorize an independent investigation of CATS transit operations (WFAE)
03/16/23 - Click here for Leigh speaking the hearing on Colonial Pipeline plan to extract and dispose of contaminated water (WCNC)
03/16/23 - Click here for Leigh on CATS's new revelation of a failure to disclose a derailment last year (WFAE)
03/07/23 - Click here for Leigh on school safety from gun violence on CMS's open campuses for high schoolers (WFAE)
03/05/23 - Click here and here for Leigh on the proposed $3 billion in CMS school bonds (Charlotte Observer)
01/30/23 - Click here for Leigh on the future route of the Silver Line (Axios Charlotte)
01/23/23 - Click here for Leigh's statement on $317 million in COVID relief awarded by Mecklenburg County to grassroots organizations (Charlotte Observer)
12/09/22 - Click here for Leigh supporting the County purchase of 35 acres in green space for the public (Charlotte Observer)
12/07/22 - Click here for Leigh on Bosch Rexroth's commitment to partnerships with CMS to help students get career ready (Charlotte Observer)
12/06/22 - Click here for Leigh's Swearing-In Speech "While Charlotte Glitters, All Is Not Well" (Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly)
11/10/22 - Click here Leigh's vote to support further research about expanding managed lanes on Interstate 77 (Charlotte Observer)
10/26/22 - Click here for the Charlotte Observer's endorsement of Leigh (Charlotte Observer)
07/22/22 - Click here for Leigh advocating for greater transparency with CATS' bus service reliability issues (Charlotte Observer)
05/11/22 - Click here for Leigh on CMS's '22-23 Budget Request (Charlotte Observer)
03/16/22 - Click here for Leigh on $59 million in ARPA recovery funds approved by the BOCC (Charlotte Observer)
01/20/22 - Click here for Leigh Discussing the Future of Transit in Mecklenburg County (Charlotte Media Group)
01/19/22 - Click here for Leigh On the Mask Mandate (Charlotte Observer)
01/12/22 - Click here for Leigh Discussing $2 million in available County funding to help at-risk youth (Fox46)
12/07/21 - Click here and here for Leigh on the Innovation District vote (Charlotte Observer and WCNC)
11/02/21 - Click here for Leigh's Commitment To Following the Data In Our Pandemic Response (Charlotte Observer)
10/06/21 - Click here for the Video of Leigh's Speech on the Non-Discrimination Ordinance (NC Policy Watch)
10/05/21 - Click here for Leigh Urging the Passage of Mecklenburg County's Non-Discrimination Ordinance (WSOC)
10/03/21 - Click here on Leigh Discussing the Importance of Community Input Regarding the Expenditure of Federal COVID Dollars (WCNC)
09/27/21 - Click here on Leigh Supporting the Sheriff's Initiative for Vaccine Wristbands For Staff (WBTV)
09/21/21 - Click here on the Importance of Mental Health Services and the County's Partnership with Alliance (Charlotte Business Journal)
09/10/21 - Click here on Why Leigh Believes All People Should Be Protected From COVID Indoors, including Faith Communities (WSOC-TV)
09/09/21 - Click here for Leigh's Vote to Include Religious Gatherings in the Mask Mandate (Charlotte Observer)
08/31/21 - Click here for Leigh's Advocacy for CMS to Follow Health Director's Recommendations (WCNC)
08/31/21 - Click here for Leigh's Support of Measures to Protect Teachers and Students (Matthews-Mint Hill Weekly)
08/13/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Need for A Mask Mandate in Mecklenburg (WSOC)
08/05/21 - Click here, here and here for Leigh on the Rapid Jump in COVID Metrics (WCNC and WCCB)
06/01/21 - Click here and here for Leigh on the Need to Disengage from Cardinal Innovations for Failure to Meet Residents' Mental Health Needs (Charlotte Observer and Charlotte Business Journal)
05/16/21 - Click here for Leigh's Statement on Funding for Charlotte Mecklenburg Schools
05/18/21 - Click here for Information on Leigh's Workforce Development Initiatives (go to minutes 38:05) (WFAE)
04/21/21 - Click here for Leigh Condemning Violence Against Asian-American and Pacific Islander Communities (Charlotte Observer)
04/20/21 - Click here for Leigh Urging the County Commission Invest in Park Funding (Charlotte Observer)
04/16/21 - Click here for Leigh's Support of the Proposed Family Justice Center (Charlotte Business Journal)
04/15/21 - Click here for Leigh on Funding for Parks (UNC Charlotte Urban Institute)
03/01/21 - Click here for Leigh on Environmental Priorities (Charlotte Observer)
02/23/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Encampments and County response (WBTV)
02/17/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Encampments and County response (WBTV)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on the County's COVID/Vaccine update (Fox 46)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WFAE)
02/03/21 - Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WSOC)
02/02/21- Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg County's LGBTQ Resolution (WBTV)
01/31/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Board's new Workforce Development focus (Fox 46)
01/29/21 - Click here for Leigh on the Need to Fund Park Expansion (WCNC)
01/22/21 - Click here for Leigh on the County's Town Hall on Homelessness (Fox 46 )
01/20/21- Click here for Leigh on Mecklenburg's Pandemic Response (Charlotte Agenda)
01/14/21 - Click here for Leigh on Food Deserts in Mecklenburg (WBTV)
01/08/21 - Click here for video of Leigh Raising Hospital Capacity Concerns (Charlotte Observer)
01/06/21 - Click here for Leigh's Statement on the Violence in Our Nation's Capitol
12/16/20 - Click here for Leigh on Mobility in Mecklenburg (Charlotte Observer)
12/16/20 - Click here for Leigh on the Charlotte Moves Task Force (Charlotte Business Journal)
11/23/20 - Click here for Leigh's Safe Gun Storage PSA with Sheriff Garry McFadden
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