Corine Mack
Trustee, MPTA Board of Trustees
Roles
- Trustee (City of Charlotte), Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority
- F&A Member, MPTA Finance and Audit Committee
Coverage (1 article)
Lyles to Resign June 30: What It Means for Fourth Ward
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles will resign June 30. Fourth Ward sits in District 2, and Council Member Malcolm Graham, the council's Budget Committee chair, is on record this week about how the appointment process should work. Both April 20 Faith in Housing rezonings happened in his district, and the FY27 budget figure for the November 2026 bond runs through his gavel.
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Transit Board Stalls Again on Trustee Disclosure Form
The region's transit trustees again put off a form listing their county real estate and large business stakes. Some wanted it to ask for less, and one wanted it to ask for more.
Charlotte Transit Board Expands Interim CEO's Spending Power
Charlotte's new transit authority gave its interim CEO expanded authority to sign technology contracts without case-by-case board approval, racing a Jan. 1 deadline to separate CATS from the city's systems. The vote passed with two opposed, after trustees warned they risked rubber-stamping a roughly $35 million transition they had not fully vetted.
MPTA Panel Votes 5-4 Against West Craighead Red Line Stop
A committee of Charlotte's new transit authority voted 5-4 against recommending a West Craighead station for the Red Line, siding with staff who warned an extra stop could weaken the project's bid for federal money. A Sugar Creek neighborhood coalition that spent two years making the case gets one more chance at the full board on Aug. 12.
Transit Authority Clears Last State Requirement to Run CATS
On June 24 the Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority closed out the last of the twelve requirements North Carolina set before it can run Charlotte's buses and trains, and voted to send the proof to Raleigh. The takeover itself splits in two: control on July 1, operations, employees and computers on January 1, 2027.
Brendan Maginnis Offers to Serve as Interim Mayor
Maginnis is willing to commit to not running for mayor in 2027, with a qualifying clause; former Mayor Jennifer Roberts volunteered first.
Vi Lyles to Resign June 30; Race to Replace Her Has Started
Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles announced Thursday that she will resign on June 30, ending a tenure that began in 2017. Under North Carolina law, the City Council will appoint a Democrat to serve the remainder of her term, and the field is already organizing in public, with former Mayor Jennifer Roberts offering to fill the vacancy and Council Member Dante Anderson breaking for the outsider option. The vote that decides who fills the seat has not been scheduled.
What Is the MPTA? Charlotte's Transit Authority, Explained
The Metropolitan Public Transportation Authority (MPTA) is Charlotte's new regional transit authority, created after voters approved a one-cent transportation sales tax in November 2025. It assumes control of CATS on July 1, 2026, at the center of a $19.4 billion, 30-year transportation plan.