Mecklenburg County buying 56 acres for park, housing in northwest Charlotte

Plans for the site have yet to be designed, so details are scarce and there's no timeline, a county spokesperson told Axios.

Between the lines: Commissioners approved the purchase from Charlotte Broadcasting, LLC almost unanimously following a closed session. Commissioner Elaine Powell, a staunch parks advocate, cast the lone "no" vote.

• She told Axios she didn't approve of the funding method because it "depleted" the money available to acquire top priority properties. Half of the purchase price will come from Environmental Leadership Plan dollars.
• The land is appraised at $3 million, according to county records, a quarter of the purchase price. But the county says an independent third-party appraisal valued the property at $13.1 million.