The CONNECT Beyond Advancing the Plan Committee was established to steward regional conversation and action that advances the implementation of the CONNECT Beyond Regional Mobility Plan within the nine-county Greater Charlotte region. The Committee will ensure that interests from across the region are heard, provide a forum for communication across jurisdictional lines and serve as the test ground for collective action on regional mobility projects. It convenes elected officials, city and county managers and members of the business community.
Learn more about the work of the Advancing the Plan Committee here.
A Communications Coordinator is needed to support member engagement, event promotion and program materials related to Centralina Regional Council.
After lots of planning (plus a three-year delay thanks to the pandemic), Centralina eagerly hosted its first Women in Government event on Thursday, March 28th. U.S. Congresswoman Alma Adams, Ph.D delivered opening remarks to elected officials and city staff about her career in government, encouraging attendees to keep proving that womenâs insight is needed and that women in government positively impact the bottom line.
In 2020, Centralina helped the City of Albemarle administer a community survey to gather public feedback on the current state of the community and a vision for the future to help them development the FY23-26 strategic plan. With year two of Albemarle’s strategic plan implementation process under way, city officials were interested in gaining further input from the community to help measure the progress of strategic plan implementation. In need of guidance, city officials again reach out to Centralina to assist with administering a 2023 community survey.
For older adults living in a home by themselves, limited ability to engage in activities they enjoy or socialize in their community can put them at higher risk for being affected by social isolation. Social isolation among aging adults is a pressing issue with significant implications for one’s well-being, including putting a person at higher risk for developing heart disease, dementia or other life-altering conditions. Centralina Area Agency on Aging is actively working to reduce social isolation and loneliness in regional communities through educating residents and stakeholders about the public health concern, what it entails and what people can do to address it in their own community.
On March 21st and 22nd of 2024, Centralina Regional Council administered an assessment center for the Town of Matthews Fire Department for their recruitment process for three open Battalion Chief positions. The assessment center encompassed multiple exercises assessed by individual assessors to gauge candidates’ capabilities in a standardized manner, focusing on behaviors rather than just knowledge.
Mecklenburg County would like residentsâ participation in the review of the draft 2024-2025 Annual Action Plan (2024-2025 AAP) for the Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) Program. This is a planning document the County submits each year to the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD) detailing how the County proposes to spend the CDBG funds during the upcoming program year, operating from July 1, 2024 through June 30, 2025.
