This fall, Mecklenburg County Park and Recreation is offering residents several opportunities to understand local history and to learn how to collect and tell their own histories and stories.

This week’s top stories includes info on business investment program grants, two new deputy County managers, Suicide Prevention Week, the Crisis Intervention Program, lithium-ion battery disposal, and a new farmers market mural.

A vibrant new mural has been unveiled at the Charlotte Regional Farmers Market, showcasing the importance of food security, healthy eating, and the vital connections between farmers and the community.

The temperature’s dropping, but residents may still be feeling the pinch of high cooling bills, with heating bills soon to follow. Mecklenburg County residents who have trouble paying their energy bills can get help through the Crisis Intervention Program (CIP). 

Mecklenburg County has developed the draft HUD Consolidated Annual Performance and Evaluation Report (CAPER) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) program for the period of July 1, 2024, through June 30, 2025.

Mecklenburg County residents can breathe easy, knowing that North Carolina has met every federal health-based air quality standard for a full decade.  

The swim advisory remains in place for Lake Wylie.

Mecklenburg County and the City of Charlotte are encouraging residents and businesses to properly dispose of lithium-ion batteries to avoid fires in the waste processing system, including collection trucks, landfills and recycling centers.  

Mecklenburg County offices and services will be closed on Monday, Sept. 1, for the Labor Day holiday.

This week’s top stories includes info on tax collections, a new Mamava Lactation Pod, a Syphilis treatment shortage, a family resource fair, recycling and Labor Day closings.