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Frigid Wind Chills Drop to 19 in Asheville and 21 in Franklin as Charlotte and Greenville Face Season’s Coldest Feel Saturday Morning
ASHEVILLE, N.C. — Saturday morning will be frigid across the Southern Appalachians and the Carolinas, with the coldest feel of the season so far. Wind chills will drop into the teens in the mountains and into the 20s and 30s across the rest of the region. Residents heading out early should be ready for a sharp, wintry chill.
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Axios Charlotte
Mecklenburg County buying 56 acres for park, housing in northwest Charlotte
Mecklenburg County commissioners quietly approved a $12 million purchase this past week of more than 55 acres for parks and housing at 400 Radio Road in northwest Charlotte. Why it matters: That's sizable acreage, near Sunset Hills Golf Course, that will eventually be turned into multiuse sports fields and mixed-income housing, two things Charlotte needs. Plans for the site have yet to be designed, so details are scarce and there's no timeline, a county spokesperson told Axios. Between the lines: Commissioners approved the purchase from Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC almost unanimously following a closed session. Commissioner Elaine Powell, a staunch parks advocate, cast the lone "no" vote. She told Axios she didn't approve of the funding method because it "depleted" the money available to acquire top priority properties. Half of the purchase price will come from Environmental Leadership Plan dollars. The land is appraised at $3 million, according to county records , a quarter of the purchase price. But the county says an independent third-party appraisal valued the property at $13.1 million.
