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Originally Posted by CLTNC
I think this thread should not be Atlanta vs Charlotte but what they could learn from each other.
Charlotte by population is larger than Atlanta, but Atlanta metro is far bigger.
Some time when your metro has many counties around the center City/county, like Atlanta it is hard to get everyone working together. I don't think the NC or Georgia legislative body has done Charlotte or Atlanta many favors. The work for both cities is to get legislators around their states to understand their needs.
In Charlotte the NC house and Senate wants to take the airport away from the city.
This should be Atlanta and Charlotte battle the State.
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This has really only been recently true of Charlotte, since the GOP took over the Legislature. Otherwise, the relationship between the state of NC and Charlotte hasn't been so bad, an incomplete I-485 notwithstanding.
On the other hand, this has been true of Atlanta and the state of GA since forever.