CHARLOTTE (QUEEN CITY NEWS) — Developers are continuing their push to revitalize West Charlotte, and now they’re turning to Mecklenburg County leaders for help making it happen.
On the table is a request for $1.5 million from the county to help redevelop the site of the historic Excelsior Club, a once-thriving hub of Black life in Charlotte that has since fallen into disrepair.
The funding request mirrors one already made to the City of Charlotte. In total, developers are asking for $1.5 million each from the city and county. In return, they’ll contribute $5.3 million of their own money, bringing the full project budget to $8.3 million…