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After a motion from councilman Chris Colvin, three other people were allowed to apply after the deadline passed.
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Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the decisions: whether Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles should become the second-longest-serving mayor in the city’s history and who fills the District 6 City Council seat left vacant after former Republican councilman Tariq Bokhari joined the Trump administration.
—Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Play the Long Game: His 23-year tenure as principal and 40-year term as a councilman show that lasting change is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Calliope wonders why the nation’s birthday should be an earning opportunity, a question that the councilmen seem not to understand.
—Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 14 Aug. 2025
Among the decisions: whether Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles should become the second-longest-serving mayor in the city’s history and who fills the District 6 City Council seat left vacant after former Republican councilman Tariq Bokhari joined the Trump administration.
—Abigail Pender, Charlotte Observer, 13 Aug. 2025
Play the Long Game: His 23-year tenure as principal and 40-year term as a councilman show that lasting change is a marathon, not a sprint.
—Stephanie Tharpe, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2025
Calliope wonders why the nation’s birthday should be an earning opportunity, a question that the councilmen seem not to understand.
—Deborah Williams
july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
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“Councilman.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/councilman. Accessed 21 Aug. 2025.
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councilman
noun
coun·cil·man
ˈkau̇n(t)-səl-mən 
: a member of a council (as of a town or city)
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