Build One, Then the Other »
In the endless circle that is Charlotte politics, things have come full circle. Not too long ago, voters turned down a financing package that would not only build a new arena for a basketball team, but commit $100-some million to an arts package for the city.
City Council, citing the belief that voters didn't want the arts package, built the arena anyway. Now, the county, presumably figuring that voters didn't really want the arena, are oh-so-close to pushing the arts package through. Isn't it wonderful to be a resident of Charlotte?
