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“The breezes of heaven blow their freshest, the light of the sun is at its brightest in this favored neighborhood.” — Charlotte Evening Chronicle, April 16, 1910.

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Please join us for a Public Meeting to hear updates on the Streetcar Starter Project – 1.5 Mile Route from Presbyterian Hospital to Charlotte Transportation Center.

Thursday, May 17, 2012
Charlotte-Mecklenburg Government Center
Conference Room 267, 6:00 – 8:00 pm

Please direct questions about the meeting to Michell Gutt, City of Charlotte Corporate Communications & Marketing, 704-353-1157 or mgutt@charlottenc.gov.
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Posted 5-3-12
Letter to the residents of Elizabeth Neighborhood regarding 333 Hawthorne Lane.
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Elizabeth Avenue Farmers Market

Elizabeth Avenue Farmer’s Market is Open Saturdays 9am – 12pm.

Posted 4/23/12
The Farmer’s Market is located at 1521 Elizabeth Avenue in the middle of the parking lot, the rest of the parking lot is available for parking as well as parking on the street. More information at www.elizabethavefarmersmarket.com
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Free Gardening Workshops and Seminars with Mecklenburg County Extension Master Gardeners

Posted 3/2/12
On-going workshops start March 5th. Click here for more details and information on signing up.

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Looking for volunteers!

The Elizabeth Community has adopted Independence Park. We need volunteers for weekly small trash pick ups and help with monthly service projects. Please see the Independence Park Clean Up area of our site.

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Elizabeth Community Membership

Your ECA Membership goes a long way towards supporting our community. Please visit the ECA Membership Page for the registration form and to submit your online payment.

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Event Calendar

View the Elizabeth Community calendar

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Subscribe To The ECA Email Group

There are a number of Elizabeth email groups available for current news and information. Please visit our Email Group Page to sign up.

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Congratulations
Elizabeth Neighborhood!

Elizabeth Community Award For Excellence

Congratulations, Elizabeth! Your new Small Area Plan won an “Award  for Excellence” from the American Planning Association, one of two awarded nationwide. Jurors from across the U.S. called the ESAP a ”thorough analysis of the opportunities, challenges, goals, and vision for the community… [that] provides succinct direction for land use, transportation, community design, infrastructure and public facilities, and environmental policies… a stakeholder group was integral…

“Thanks to the residents and city/county staffers who gave countless hours to this project and to Andy Misiaveg (Historic Elizabeth Neighborhood Foundation) and Alan Goodwin (Charlotte/Mecklenburg Planning Department) for their leadership.

See profile story below…

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Elizabeth Area Plan Moves Forward

Posted 11/18/11


Vision, hard work, brain power and long meetings. That’s how Elizabeth neighborhood residents describe their development plan for the historic part of Charlotte. Why they say that plan is important for everyone in Charlotte.
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