Sunday, December 12, 2021

Charlotte Mayor Vi Lyles Offered Free Myers Park Country Club Membership Surprised?

Cue the Kenny Loggins CaddyShack Theme Song.




"Absolute power corrupts absolutely" - Especially when it includes a perk, like a free membership one of Charlotte's oldest Country Clubs.

Mayor Vi Lyles the Queen of the potted plants that sit on the dais each Monday while trying their best to destroy a once safe and beautiful city has apparently attempted to join Myers Park Country Club for free.

But it seems at least one member didn't appreciate the diversity and inclusion motivation and outed the proposed freebie.

The following at Charlotte's from a Local Charlotte, News Station:

One of the most exclusive country clubs in Charlotte, Myers Park Country Club, is considering giving Mayor Vi Lyles a free membership. If approved, Lyles’ $95,000 initiation fee would be waived and she would be dining and golfing with Charlotte’s top 1%.

After repeated requests for an interview, to no avail, Lyles’ city staff said in an email she “has no interest in becoming a member at Myers Park Country Club” despite the fact that she applied for a membership months ago. 

 A member of Myers Park Country Club took a picture of the Club’s internal website, showing the current “proposed members”. At the top of the list is Mayor Vi Lyles, but her potential membership was different than the rest. The website says she would be an “honorary” member, which means she wouldn’t have to pay the almost six-figure initiation fee. 

“It’s less of a question of a legal problem and more of an ethical problem. I mean, $95,000 of a fee waived to join an elite, exclusive Country Club in the City of Charlotte. That’s way above the $50 that is allowed under the city ethics code and gift code,” said Kyle Luebke, Local Attorney/ Community Activist. 

Luebke is very concerned Lyles is being considered for such an expensive perk. 

According to a former Carmel Country Club employee, who wants to remain anonymous, the process of applying to get into the Myers Park Country Club is an extensive one. He said for Lyles to get to the point where her name and picture are on the Club’s internal website, it would’ve taken months, multiple letters of recommendation and a member to sponsor her. The former employee also said an elected official getting their membership comped is almost unheard of. 

Luebke still has many questions. 

“Does she know that she was going to get this comped? And if she wasn’t going to get this comp’d, and didn’t submit an application to get it comp’d, then why isn’t she just going to pay the $95,000 to become a member like she would have originally planned?”

“What do we expect from our public leaders and our public servants? Do we expect that they use their public service and their elected office to get $95,000 fees waived from elite country clubs? Do we expect them to raise their salary during a pandemic? Like what do we expect our community leaders to do? And I do not think that, you know, many of our elected officials, including the mayor here, have conducted themselves above reproach,” Luebke said.

Cedar's Take: After the musical interlude.....



The hand wringing liberals over at MPCC apparently thought it would be a good idea to extend a free membership to Vi Lyles, you know for diversification and inclusion purposes and since its 2021 it needed to be equitable so because of her skin color it needed to be free. After all her total compensation as Mayor is only $59,868.00 annually.

Given that consideration perhaps Myers Park Country Club would offer free memberships to CMPD Officers?

As the above news story stated the Mayor has refused to answer questions about her joining the club.  But apparently the city attorney said NFW that accepting any sort of membership would be an ethics violation.

But her dishonor didn't bother to run the question by the city attorney until news media started asking questions. Guess if you have to ask you shouldn't do it doesn't apply if you don't think you have to ask?

Is anyone demanding that she release her federal tax returns? Perhaps she's making more from being a mayor than taxpayers assume? 

She is the perfect example of failed democratic leadership in this city. Happy to take credit and completely silent when it comes to any issue that might require effort or could upset her voting block.

Cedar Update:

As you can see from the comments someone pointed out that Vi Lyles had not paid her real estate property taxes which were due on September 1st. After several TV News reporters inquired about the tax bill she paid her personal residence property tax (December 23, 2021) but her rental property bill is still outstanding.

Also of note are several people offering excuses for the Mayor. Many people believe property taxes are not due until the late fees start accruing on January 6th. The fact is late is late. The due date is September 1st, on September 2nd its late. Period.

Others blame her mortgage company. IDK my mortgage is with BofA and my property taxes are escrowed my bill was paid in October. Rental property was paid the first week in September. So seriously why would the mayor of Charlotte not set an example and pay her property taxes on time? The reason is because she is a poor leader.

38 comments:

Anonymous said...

Patrick Cannon would be proud. Isn't this just the "Charlotte Way"? I'm pretty sure Anthony Foxx wasn't paying full sticker price for his kids to go to Country Day. I have no idea if any club took doofus Mayor Pat, but he wasn't paying 6 figures to join a club. He may have figured a way for Duke Energy to pay it for him, but not out of his pocket.

All of our elected officials believe we serve them, and the perks are part of the job. This is end stage civilization failure, on par with Rome. Why is anyone shocked your town is different? Why is this not being dug up and folks prosecuted? Oh yeah, they are all part of the big club, and you ain't a member. Some just put a little r or a little d by their name. Meanwhile, go serve a sammich today, and thank them for being a great customer.

Anonymous said...

Anyone know her handicap? LoL

Anonymous said...

How many CIAA skybox tickets did she give out?

Anonymous said...

I'm thinking that the folks at the Country Club just want her on the landscaping committee?

Anonymous said...

There's some pissed off members this morning

Anonymous said...

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Anonymous said...

its worth the click on the Caddy shack video when reading this.

Anonymous said...

She's a worthless sack of cat shit. Not surprised at all.

Anonymous said...

Nuggets please! With extra Buffalo Sauce!

Anonymous said...

Shooting at West Chocolate no surprise there either.

Anonymous said...

So kinda makes you wonder what other shady shit Vi Lyles is tied up in? Patrick Cannon got nothing on Vi Lyles.

And then there's the battle of liberals vs old Charlotte conservatives at MPCC. How deep is this shit? Time Charlotte media step up their game and do a deep dive on Vi Lyles.

Anonymous said...

Ha, Charlotte media dig in? The Observer is down to maybe 10 on staff, most of those were in diapers in 2000. TV media, don't bank on it. Erica Bryant isn't climbing down that rabbit hole.

I'm sure that battle at MPCC is quite funny, but I wouldn't be welcome there except for security detail.

Anonymous said...

You think this vaccine mandate for officers is any different than the petty IA investigations for officers with more than 15 years on the job??? They don’t want you to do the full 30 years. Remember that. If you resign or they fire you they save $$. Not paying your supplement and paying newer officers less money to do the same job.

Anonymous said...

@December 13, 2021 at 7:22 AM,

"Mayor Pat" is a decades long member of MPCC and paid his own way the entire time!

Edwin Peacock paid his own way too!!

Here's the kicker nobody is reporting, not only was Vi Lyles being awarded a "free" membership in terms of not having to pay the $95,000 initiation fee...

...her membership was going giver her a life-time free pass on any and all of the myriad of monthly/annual/one-time fees all members of MPCC pay -- including monthly dues, food minimums, capital dues, assessments, etc...

...literally unheard of!!

Anonymous said...

Damn, Gloria Pace King is pissed she didn't get offered any of that bounty. She would have been just as effective a token figurehead for the Libs at MPCC as Mayor Vi.

This tells me the powers that be over there must be pumping her for bigger and better things. They weren't giving her a free pass forever to be a 3 term mayor. The members need to revolt against whoever was pushing that grand idea.

Anonymous said...

On good information the property next to the club 2501 and 2503 Roswell Avenue has been a target of MPCC for nearly a decade. The property would need to be re-zoned and given the push back of Roswell neighbors Vi Lyles would be good to have in your pocket. She's on the take and in the pocket of some many developers it is sickening.

Anonymous said...

10:43am, Thanks. That explains it. It's rare when you get such a clear and simple answer so fast.

Anonymous said...

Chikin' samich

Anonymous said...

How extensive is the application? Has anyone here filled one out or seen one? She filled out an application--even if short--and then said she had no interest in being a member. okay.

Also it's problematic if she has enough money to pay $95,000 membership plus $1000/month fees and it's problematic if she does not have enough money to pay it. Since she applied. And there's no KNOWN income to account for her having enough. Someone needs to investigate all income sources and how she's living.

Anonymous said...

Policy and Procedures!

Anonymous said...

Word is that she completed the standard application which is detained in everyway possible. The club runs a full background and credit check. It is not like someone just said oh lets make the mayor a member. To get to the point where she was someone would have put her name in nomination. The photo on the website process is part of the vetting and gives other members an opportunity to make an objection. The whole time is a shit stain on a otherwise very much admired club.

Anonymous said...

I'm still confused why they think the opposition to those 2 properties. It's not like they would use Eminent Domain. They would pay those owners handsomely. And for the neighbors, having fewer units around them and two more hidden buildings for the club, no problem.
But I guess rich yankees have bigger issues to gripe about, so I would understand their issues less than the ones on the westside.

Anonymous said...

Just like in Caddy Shack, there's a "doodie" in the pool!

Anonymous said...

Fuck you Tammy Pippen.

Anonymous said...

Pledge fund?

Anonymous said...

6:42.: Does she still have that take home city unmarked suv?

Anonymous said...

Can yall just leave Garry McFadden alone?

Also, to the guy that is asking about the pledge fund, just go throw fists at the cold case guy. Don't be a bitch. You know he took your money so go do something about it.


-Trey all day

Anonymous said...

Chikin' samich!

Anonymous said...

Pledge Fund...Pledge Fund...Pledge Fund...Pledge Fund...Pledge Fund? You go, Trey of the Day! F'n Rook!

Anonymous said...

Ed Williams took the pledge fund into the dumpster but after he got his.

Anonymous said...

So y'all know who took the fund, and he's still walking? uh, um, driving around in a sweet ride on your dime?

Some brotherhood.

Anonymous said...

Vi Lyes still silent of murders, rapes, domestic violence, shootings, armed robberies. So no surprise she's got her hand out for a fee membership at MPCC. Check the tax records and lookie there she's not paid her city taxes anyone surprised. Oh sure she's not late but why wait?

Anonymous said...

Much to my surprise 6:17 is correct the freaking Mayor of Charlotte has not paid her property taxes that were due on September 1st. What a sack of low life shit!

Anonymous said...

Ho Ho Ho...Chikin' samiches!

Anonymous said...

Assholes she's not late until January 6, 2022.

Anonymous said...

Hey 8:29 property taxes are due on September 1st of each year. On September 2nd they are late. Just because the penalty doesn't start until January 6th doesn't mean she's not late. She's just like all noogies gaming the system. Stupid Asshole!

Anonymous said...

She needs to be cut some serious slack. That job doesn't even pay that much. I know folks who don't even bother to register their car in NC when they move to get a few extra years out of no property taxes here. Shouldn't she be in line for some sort of valuation adjustment, being the Mayor and all?
And when is this South Park special tax zone kicking in? This is exactly the type of special taxation overlay that is needed to help reduce everyone's overall burden. Let those closest to the solution pay the most (hint: all those big building going up!)

Anonymous said...

Oh sure cut her some serious slack. The BLM motto she ain't do nuttin! And that's the point she's not done nuttin. Speak out about crime support CMPD boots on the street or pay her property taxes.