A new City Council term begins, old ‘dysfunction’ remains

The Charlotte City Council swore in three new members Monday: Kimberly Owens, JD Mazuera Arias and Joi Mayo.

A week before that, some old tensions boiled over in an email exchange between all council members.

District 2 council member Malcolm Graham was offended by comments made by council member LaWana Mayfield during a public meeting earlier. Mayfield appeared to have suggested Graham wasn’t present for enough meetings on community area plans under consideration by the city…

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