Post-election decisions
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On this week's episode of Flashpoint, less than one after Charlotte's general election, WCNC's Ben Thompson talks to Charlotte city councilwoman, Dimple Ajmera about her win on Tuesday and about being the night’s top vote-getter. Later, Ben talks to Charlotte city councilman, Tariq Bokhari about his win on Tuesday and what’s next. Before a new city council is sworn in in September, Charlotte's current council has one remaining heavy lift on their agenda: a vote on the city's Unified Development Ordinance. In Charlotte's recent municipal elections, republicans ran heavily against the UDO, a sweeping set of regulations designed to guide the city's future development. With the exception of district six councilman Tariq Bokhari, every republican in a contested race lost. And Bokhari won by the slimmest of margins. "I'm going to view that as the community's voices spoken here. And I'm gonna vote no, but move on," Bokhari said. READ MORE: https://www.wcnc.com/article/news/politics/flashpoint/elections-charlotte-city-councilmembers-look-to-vote-on-controversial-zoning-law/275-664f814c-8f85-4010-9d98-5364fd1e9d72
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