Today’s headlines: The county’s got 17 acres and a name, now it just needs a developer

– Mecklenburg County is looking for a developer to transform the 17 acres in Second Ward that house Marshall Park, the shuttered Board of Education building and the Bob Walton Plaza. The mixed-use development is called Brooklyn Village, a tribute to the city’s African-American community leveled during “urban renewal” in the late 1960s. …

– Wells Fargo said it’s laying off 132 people in the Charlotte area. All but five are in Fort Mill, where the bank has a mortgage operation. …

– Charlotte sports teams can’t be stopped right now. The Hornets are now 7-0 in the preseason after beating the Detroit Pistons 99-94 Wednesday night. …

– That idea to create “exclusion zones” — areas where people arrested there can’t return — in certain rough neighborhoods in Charlotte doesn’t seem to have a whole lot of support from the Charlotte City Council. …

– Charlotte mayoral candidates Edwin Peacock and Jennifer Roberts squared off in a debate last night. Katie was on the panel and asked some questions. If you missed it, check out the tweets from our account and @MLGilling, who was helping us last night. You can also check out the hashtag #cltdebate. The Observer has a full recap of the debate here.

This story was originally published October 21, 2015 at 8:29 PM with the headline "Today’s headlines: The county’s got 17 acres and a name, now it just needs a developer."