Issues - Legislation

  • Employer-Employee Relations
    - Oppose efforts to erode NC's Right-to-work laws.
    - Oppose the unionization of public employees.
  • Federal Issues

    Oppose Employee Free Choice Act

  • Job Creation
    - Support incentives to attract jobs that compete better with surrounding states and to fully fund job recruitment efforts including the Economic Development Partnerships and the Department of Commerce.
    - Support actions to ensure adequate supply of energy and promote regulatory tools to manage cost and rate impact to customers.
    - Continue support for infrastructure improvements for the North Mecklenburg Industrial Park. The Chamber supports the creation of a speculative building(s) in the park which will aid in the marketing of the park. The Chamber recognizes that every effort should be maintained to assist existing business parks as we market to site planners.
  • Quality of Life
    - Support efforts to improve our public schools, charter and private schools, community colleges and universities and to fully fund their enrollment increases including:
    • Support for the completion of the state's financial commitment to Johnson & Wales.
    • Support funding for faculty of UNC Charlotte’s Energy Production Infrastructure Center (EPIC).
    • Support the expansion of the NC Teaching Fellows program from 500 to 1,000 fellows per year.
    - Support efforts to improve the efficiency and effectiveness of the criminal justice system at the state and local level, specifically, to address technology and staffing issues.
    - Support efforts to obtain and fund a magistrate for North Mecklenburg.
    - Support public access swimming at county owned/operated lake parks in North Mecklenburg.
    - Support and promote "regionalism" between the four lake towns in particular as we address infrastructure, economic development, and quality of life issues of common interest to our lake region. The Chamber should also advocate a Charlotte metro regional approach to infrastructure and legislative issues with neighboring counties.
  • Taxes

    Support a reduction in the corporate and personal income tax rates to make us more competitive with surrounding counties and states.

  • Transportation
    - Support expedited completion of I-485.
    - Support Mass Transit and in particular CATS North Corridor Commuter Rail.
    - Support increased funding for roads and equitable distribution of those funds.
    - Support reform of NCDOT and remove conflicts between state and local policies and regulations
    - Support the Augustalee project pursuant to the criteria established by the Town of Cornelius.
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