City Council

Small Business Grants & Loans

Virtual Town Hall

Wednesday, May 6, 2020
10:00 AM - 11:30 AM

Watch the live session on:
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Join Council Members and Matt Newton (District 5), Renee’ Johnson (District 4) and Dimple Ajmera (At-Large) to learn more about small business grants and loans, and application timelines.

Thomas Stith III, SBA District Director of North Carolina
North Carolina State Treasurer Dale R. Folwell, CPA
Representative Christy Clark, North Carolina House District 98
Commissioner Susan Rodriguez-McDowell, Mecklenburg County District 6
Holly Eskridge, Assistant Economic Development Director - City of Charlotte

Matt Newton

District 5 representative

Matt Newton, a democrat, was elected in 2017 as the district 5 representative and is serving his second term on council.

Newton is a lifelong resident of Charlotte and a proud graduate of Myers Park High. Newton is an attorney and managing partner in the law firm Newton & Arroyo, PLLC.

He is a former board member of The Male’s Place, former committee member of the Charlotte Chapter of the ACLU and former general counsel/board member of the National Action Network-Charlotte. He also served as chair of the Mecklenburg County Democratic Party, from April 2015 – April 2017.

Newton holds a bachelor’s degree from UNC-Wilmington and a law degree from Thomas Jefferson School of Law.

704.336.3432

Matt.Newton@charlottenc.gov

600 E. Fourth St.
Charlotte, NC 28202

About district 5

District 5 is physically located in the eastern part of the city, including areas near portions of North Sharon Amity, Albemarle Road, Rama Road and Idlewild Road.