A portion of protected park space is now slated to become a road to an industrial area after a decision made Tuesday night that split the Mecklenburg County commissioners.
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The industrial development is part of the steadily expanding River District in west Charlotte.
The parkland the county has been maintaining as a natural area is about to rapidly change. Industrial warehouses are coming, and the developer wants to build up the infrastructure around them. In a 5-4 vote, the county is going to let it happen.
In a year or so, you may be able to drive your car through an area where there are now trees, which would connect to Garrison Road. Mecklenburg County commissioners voted to transfer 2.45 acres to the city so a new road could be built.
It’s being built over county-preserved land in a critical watershed.
Some county commissioners said they can’t believe it.
“‘Gobsmacked’ is my word,” said Commissioner Elaine Powell, D-District 1.