Mecklenburg County

Here’s a peek at a Tuesday morning for County Manager Mike Bryant! He was the featured speaker this week at the Sarah Stevenson Tuesday Forum where he talked about his first year as manager, the work, the partnerships, the successes and challenges. Bryant answered resident questions about budget, supporting our youth, funding education and more.

Pride lives here! 🌈 Staff from 11 County departments joined thousands of neighbors to celebrate inclusion and community over the weekend! We walked the parade, made new friends and shared information on upcoming elections, resources for homeowners and more.

The "what I did this summer" recap is looking pretty good for our interns! We had 94 high school and college students join the County as interns. The MeckPathways program gives students a taste of what their future could hold. Our interns gained hands-on experience, developed professional skills and explored a wide range of public service professions across 21 departments! Congratulations on a job well done! We can't wait to see what you do next. If you or someone you know wants to come back or join us next year, keep an eye out here: https://meck.co/3UMfTvF

Eight aquatic facilities and five stars across the board! ⭐ StarGuard ELITE performs unannounced audits to measure lifeguard performance and make a comprehensive assessment. This five-star designation is a mark of exceptional aquatic safety performance and a testament to our commitment to protecting everyone. Congratulations to our aquatics team! You really made a splash! - Cordelia Pool - Double Oaks Family Aquatic Center - Eastway Regional Recreation Center - Marion Diehl Recreation Center - Mecklenburg County Aquatic Center - Northern Regional Recreation Center - Ray's Splash Planet

Your voice can help shape Mecklenburg County! Our advisory boards and committees give residents the opportunity to share their knowledge, represent their communities and help guide local decisions. Whether you're passionate about preserving history, protecting the environment, economic development or something else, there's a place for you to get involved: https://meck.co/4fBrlWm

We're excited to announce that Dr. Kimberly Scott is officially Mecklenburg County's new Public Health Director! After serving as interim director since January, Dr. Scott will continue to lead the department of nearly 1,000 public health professionals dedicated to protecting and promoting the health of our community through clinical services, investigating potential cases of infectious diseases, conducting restaurant inspections, staffing Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools with nurses and more: https://meck.co/3THTMJF With more than 15 years of public health experience, Dr. Scott brings a wealth of knowledge and leadership to this role. Since joining Mecklenburg County in 2022 as Assistant Health Director of the Population Health Division, she was responsible for facilitating resources to design, implement and evaluate public health programs and initiatives, building relationships between the County and community partners, increasing access to local public health priority data, and overseeing the operation of the Public Health Department’s Offices of Chronic Disease Policy and Prevention, Violence Prevention, and Health Equity. “Dr. Scott is a proven public health leader with a deep understanding of the health needs and challenges facing our community,” said County Manager Mike Bryant. “In her role as interim director, she has helped guide the County through unprecedented outbreaks of measles and cyclosporiasis while continuing the department's efforts to improve the health and quality of life for all residents. We conducted a national search, and the best candidate was right here. I am confident that Dr. Scott will continue our pathways of excellence at Public Health.” Congratulations, Dr. Scott!

Our biggest spark in July? Welcoming 91 new faces to the Mecklenburg County team! Congratulations!

Help improve our air quality while getting the chance to win prizes like an electric scooter or tickets to the Whitewater Center! Log each day you carpool, use public transit, bike, walk or pack a lunch and avoid solo car trips. The more days you reduce or skip a solo trip, the more chances of winning: https://meck.co/4lZa8ae Last year, about 200 participants avoided 1,784 solo car trips and helped us reduce nearly 100 pounds of air pollution and 10,000 pounds of carbon emissions! Can we get 300 to join us this year? If you're a County employee, you can earn WorkGreen credits, too! Just make sure to log it in MeckWeb by August 30. Good luck!

Closing out July with a look back! Here's what we were up to: - County Manager Mike Bryant brought together government, nonprofit, and business leaders to identify shared legislative priorities and ways to work together on key issues. The group is scheduled to meet again in October ahead of the General Assembly's long session in January. - July marks the 36th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Mecklenburg County is home to close to 100,000 residents with one or more disabilities. Whether we are creating documents, planning events, maintaining facilities, or developing digital resources, our employees play a critical role in building a more welcoming and inclusive Mecklenburg County: ADA.MeckNC.gov - Park and Recreation and the City of Charlotte's Office of Youth Opportunities teamed up to give 250 teens free MeckPasses. Each pass provides three months of free access to our centers and amenities. The City and County threw a kickoff party to hand out the free passes and showcase all the amenities offered at Eastway Regional Recreation Center. - Our Solid Waste team received a Platinum Award from Charlotte Water for the 15th year in a row! They were recognized for achieving 100 percent compliance with pollution prevention efforts at Foxhole Landfill. - Speaking of Solid Waste, they served more than ONE MILLION residents this last fiscal year! Whether it was a resident or business dropping off items at one of the County's full-service centers, staffed center or landfill. - Historic Landmarks staff met up with fellow North Carolina attendees of the National Alliance of Preservation Commissions FORUM 2026. They learned about what is and isn't working from preservationists in other parts of the country and brought home knowledge to help our ongoing efforts to preserve Mecklenburg County's historic resources.

History preserved will be history remembered. Built in the 1840s, the Stafford Cabin is the last known intact cabin in Mecklenburg County that was built to house enslaved people: https://meck.co/44tBRIY Our Historic Landmarks and Park and Recreation teams worked together to help preserve this important piece of local history. The single room cabin was dismantled, moved from East Charlotte, reassembled and restored at its new home at Latta Place in Huntersville. The cabin once stood on the Stafford-Holcombe Farm, part of more than 2,300 acres owned by James Stafford, an Irish immigrant who established a farm in the late 1700s. Historical records show at least 10 enslaved people lived and worked on the farm. While much is known about the family, far less is known about the people whose forced labor sustained the farm.