Remarks by Elaine Powell
45 remarks on the record, newest first · Page 1 of 2
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“Good afternoon, I am Mecklenburg County Commissioner Elaine Powell, representing Huntersville, Davidson, Cornelius, and North Charlotte.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Aaron and Mark, for your presentation. And I'm guessing that Energy Ed had a lot of work in the analysis part of this.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“I want to recognize him because I can tell by all of the projects recommended for a mission that he was really, really being detail-oriented. I appreciate that you're talking about the new technology that will be coming forward because there are things that we probably don't even know of. And I know every year that I've been elected, we keep hearing about the need for more efficient battery storage and how helpful that will be in the future. I have heard of many municipalities shifting their carbon goals. So today's kind of disturbing to me because we tried so hard to be realistic. You know,…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yeah, we're definitely going to get some hostile words about changing things. And so we have to be smart with the dollars that we have. I'm just trying to think of the best way to say it because the environment is what typically always gets cut first.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Well, I appreciate you and energy, Ed. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Yes. And I appreciate the county manager's reminder about the scorecard. And I want to tell Commissioner YTI that I loved your question because we hear that a lot. Like, well, if you can't do it, then you're adjusting your goal. And so you don't want to see that. And so how do we do it in an honest way? And I really feel like that's what we're trying to do right now in an honest way because it's so much harder. We really thought we could do this. People were mad that they didn't think that our goal was good enough, but we tried to be honest about it. And now it just, I think that EnergyEd and…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you for your presentation and the hard work of you and your team. I can't imagine what it's like when you lay down at night, all the things in your head. But thank you for the positive intention of this. I think everybody loves what Commissioner Griffin was saying because of many historical flops. We spend years on things like Livable Mac and community area plans and Connect Our Future with Centralina, which I wonder why they're not on the list. I guess it was invitation on who would be on the list, but I feel like that's missing, Central Carolina. Anyway, because of all the…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“And so I'm really proud of our vote, and thank you for being. We're standing in the fire. It's a lot. Thank you for that. And tonight, if you're interested, there will be the State of Cornelius address from the mayor. So we'll learn about the State of Cornelius. And I think that is everything. I also love Jenny Harper and Rebecca Herbert. They're outstanding. So I'm glad you brought them up. Thank you, Mr. Chairman.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 22, 2026
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“Good evening. I am Mecklenburg County Commissioner Elaine Powell. representing North Mecklenburg, Huntersville, Davidson, Cornelius, and Orlando. Hello. Thank you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“This is Orlando. Remember when he first came. No, no, no, no. You're perfect. You're perfect. Remember you.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you. Thanks for coming. It's nice to see you again. How are you? Good, I'm glad. Absolutely. Have you been here?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“I just have a question. So since the school board chose them, we don't have to interview them or do we have to interview them?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. The first thing I want to say is, you know, eight years' worth of thanks to Patrick Granson for always answering my calls and being so reliable and walking me through anything complex that I have to deal with. The second thing is I had to call another county to advocate for someone who had been taken advantage of. And I was asked for help because of knowledge of being a county commissioner, like how to help this person. So I'm calling the other county and I say, I'm from Mecklenburg County. I'm calling on behalf of so-and-so. And they're like, Mecklenburg is about code enforcement.…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you for that. So there's so much ETJ area that I represent, which is a lot of my phone calls for Patrick. When somebody, a contractor does something without the proper code enforcement paperwork,”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Thank you. And, um, thank you, commissioner Griffin. Cause I agree with every word that you said. And to be clear, like I have never voted yes for this and I do not support the project. And, uh, the concerns that I've heard from citizens are from every part of Mecklenburg County. We represent the most people of any voting entity that gets to vote. We represent the most people. And the fact that we only get our little measly portion of it, our three little measly votes is disturbing. And so we've heard directly from community members and I represent the North who has already gone through the…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“She says, the concerns I most consistently hear from residents involve long-term affordability, equity, and absence of guaranteed enforceable community benefits. So that's another thing. If people are going to flip their votes. Three, two, one. All right. Time's up.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 15, 2026
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“Good evening. I am Mecklenburg County Commissioner Elaine Powell, representing Huntersville, Davidson, Cornelius, and North Charlotte. Welcome.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Who's the closing nomination? I have it.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I nominate Phil McNeary and Chiquita Patterson.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Madison, do you have any updates on that one?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“I'd like to nominate Ingrid Bravo-Nunez and Omar Saxton and Aditya Apadhyay.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. Thank you, Sheriff. Thank you to all the deputies. Uh, I know it has to be extra hard, like it's hard enough to do your job, but extra hard to have this overcrowding. And so when we get the jail population report every day, it is stunning, you know, like every day I look at it and I think, wow, how are you, how are you managing that? So this seems very necessary. And it also seems like a matter of public health, you know, in overcrowded conditions. A lot of things can happen, and so I'm really glad that you came before us to solve the problem, and I support it. I just have one…”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Yeah, and there was food cooking, but I can't. Food cooking. So is Aramark there?”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026
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“Thank you. I really love, I love that you had special slides for the golf courses that you really listened to us. And, um, it's important because undeveloped land has become an endangered species in Mecklenburg County. And so as we approach build out, it is shocking. you know, to the general public when they saw the values of the golf course, they just couldn't believe it. And neither could I. So I just want to thank you for that. And thank you for always being so professional.”
Board of Commissioners · Sep 1, 2026