Quote Originally Posted by Koronin View Post
It also helps to not have the state arguing with the city of it. Long story, will try to shorten it. Charlotte wants to add a 2nd line to their light rail. The 2nd line will go from downtown to the university. The city/county was considering slightly raising the sales tax to do this. The state basically said if you raise the sales tax that money goes to the state and the state will spend it where it sees fit. City choose to not raise the sales tax and basically put the 2nd line on indefinite hold. (There is also a very long history, from what I can tell, of Charlotte and Raleigh arguing and fighting over just about anything and everything).
they need a couple of top brass from the USMC- Camp LeJeune to "splain things to them."

I used to live in Jacksonville, way back when .