Charlotte declares New Year's Eve celebration 'extraordinary event'

CHARLOTTE, N.C. — With thousands of people expected to celebrate the beginning of 2017 in uptown Charlotte, city manager Marcus Jones has declared the CLT New Year’s Eve 2016 celebration as an extraordinary event.

The declaration takes into consideration several celebrations in the center city, including events at Romare Bearden Park and the NASCAR Hall of Fame Plaza, as well as other nearby venues.

Organizers expect at least 10,000 to be at the New Year's Eve celebration at Romare Bearden Park. There will be live music, fireworks and plenty of food trucks. The highlight of the evening will be watching the crown rise to ring in 2017.

An extraordinary event is defined as a large-scale event or an event of national or international significance which might attract a significant number of people to a certain geographic area of the city. The city manager and Charlotte-Mecklenburg police have determined that New Year's Eve meets the criteria.

The extraordinary event designation allows the city to modify its permitting process for activities like parades and specifies particular items that are prohibited from being brought into certain boundaries of the event.

A signed copy of the Extraordinary Event declaration can be found online here.

City Service Impacts

In light of the holiday, residents may notice some temporary changes to the usual city services. City of Charlotte offices will be closed on Monday, Jan. 2, in observance of the New Year holiday.

Solid Waste Services

Solid Waste Services will provide collection services – garbage, recycling, yard waste and bulky waste – on Monday, Jan. 2.

Animal Care and Control

Animal Care and Control will be closed on Sunday, Jan. 1, but will reopen on Monday, Jan. 2, at 11 a.m.

Charlotte Area Transit System (CATS)

CATS will operate modified service during the New Year holiday.

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