Nooze Hounds: Will Communities Benefit From the Comprehensive Plan?

On Episode 39 of the Nooze Hounds podcast, we talked with Keba Samuel, vice chair of the Charlotte Mecklenburg Planning Commission; and Rickey Hall of the West Boulevard Neighborhood Coalition and the Charlotte Community Benefits Coalition about the Charlotte 2040 Future Comprehensive Plan.  You can read more about the comprehensive plan in our latest news feature. 

The group breaks down all the buzzwords, controversies, myths and misperceptions around the comprehensive plan, and discusses at length the inclusion of Community Benefits Agreements as a goal for the future of planning and development in Charlotte. You can read our latest news feature for more about the Charlotte 2040 Future Comprehensive Plan. 

Remember you can catch us on Spotify and other places where you find podcasts, and be sure to check out Queen City Podcast Network for a slew of other great Charlotte podcasts that aren’t quite as good as ours but pretty damn close. Find past Nooze Hounds episodes here. 

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