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LOCAL GOVERNMENT Visit the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Home Page for information on Charlotte and Mecklenburg County departments and services. View Charlotte City Council and Mecklenburg Board of County Commissioner meetings online! Go to View City Council Meetings or View Board of County Commission Meetings. City
of Charlotte
Most of the area and population of Steele Creek is within the Charlotte city limits. Charlotte provides all municipal services within the corporate limits and administers certain other functions within the remaining unincorporated area, including planning and zoning, water and sewer, and police. All of the area of Steele Creek within the city limits is within City Council District 3. The City Council typically meets on Mondays at the Charlotte Mecklenburg Government Center, 600 E. Fourth Street. Meetings are broadcast on The Government Channel on Time-Warner Channel 16. Visit the City Council web page for information on members and meetings. View Rezoning Petitions submitted for review and approval by the Charlotte City Council.
Mecklenburg
County
Mecklenburg
County departments and the Board of County Commissioners service
many community needs, especially those related to health,
education, welfare, mental health, and the environment. Core
service areas include land use and environmental services, health
and human services, and community services, including parks,
libraries, and elections. The Board of County Commissioners sets
the tax rate for Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools. The Register of
Deeds and Sheriff are elected separately from the County
Commissioners. Regular Meetings are held every first and third Tuesday of
each month at 6:00 p.m. in the Meeting Chamber of the
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center. Meetings are
broadcast on
The Government Channel on Time-Warner Channel 16. Budget/Public Policy
Workshops are held every second Tuesday of each month at 3:00 p.m.
in Conference Center Room 267 of the CMGC (2nd floor). All of
Steele Creek is within County Commissioner District 2. Visit the
County
Commission web page Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools Charlotte-Mecklenburg
Schools (CMS) serves over 133,000 students in Mecklenburg County.
Twelve schools are located in Steele Creek: the five high
schools in the Olympic
Community of Schools, Kennedy Middle School, Southwest Middle School, Lake Wylie
Elementary School, Steele Creek Elementary School, Winget Park
Elementary School, and the newest schools, Berewick Elementary
School and River Gate Elementary School, which opened in fall
2009.
Olympic High School received a $1.2 million grant from the Coalition of Essential Schools to convert it into five smaller, themed schools, now known as the Olympic Community of Schools. The small-schools concept is designed to boost academic achievement, better prepare students for college and skilled careers, and prepare students for global competitiveness. All of Steele Creek is within Charlotte-Mecklenburg Board of Education District 2. The regular Board meetings of the Board of Education are on the 2nd and 4th Tuesdays of each month. Meetings are broadcast on CMS-TV3 on Time-Warner cable channel 3. Visit the Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools web page for more information. Visit individual school web page ? Biotechnology, Health, and Public Administration (Biotech) ? International Business and Communication Studies (Business) ? International Studies and Global Economics (Global) ? Math, Engineering and Science (METS) ? Renaissance Charlotte Mecklenburg Customer Service and Information Center Dial 311 to reach the City/County
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