Dimple Ajmera
At-Large · Budget Committee · Term 2025–2027
Dimple Ajmera serves at-large on the Charlotte City Council and sits on the Budget Committee. During the FY2027 budget workshops, Ajmera pushed for a minimum $100 million affordable housing bond for the November 2026 referendum after city staff proposed cutting the amount to $50 million. The Housing Trust Fund’s 2024 bond still has $44.2 million remaining, and Ajmera called for policy changes to the HTF location scoring framework during the April 13 staff recommendations review.
Ajmera voted yes on the Crosland Southeast affordable housing project and has been active in zoning disputes over density and growth in Charlotte's eastern corridor. She raised transit safety concerns following the killing of Iryna Zarutska on the Blue Line. On April 13, 2026, Ajmera led the council through the first post-sales-tax transit budget: $20M+ for CATS including Red Line design, Gateway Station, and a Blue Line safety study. She also chairs the Housing Trust Fund process heading into the April 27 vote.
In The Mercury
Charlotte Council Votes Unanimously for 150-Day Data Center Moratorium. Two Weeks Ago, It Was 5-5.
Data center moratorium · Ajmera quoted
Vi Lyles Will Resign as Charlotte Mayor on June 30. The Race to Replace Her Already Started.
Mayoral resignation · June 30
A 2.5-Million-Square-Foot Data Center Is Going Up off University City Boulevard.
Data center rules · 5-5 tie · Subject
Charlotte Housing Trust Fund Staff Picks Are In. The Questions Are Already Louder Than the Numbers.
HTF staff recommendations · Called for policy change on location scoring
Charlotte City Council Passes First Post-Sales-Tax Transit Budget, Sends Street Vending Back to Committee
April 13 business meeting · Led transit budget adoption
Six Council Members Voted for Affordable Housing in East Charlotte. Four Who Champion Equity Voted No.
Crosland Southeast zoning vote · March 23, 2026
What The Mayor Pro Tem Vote Reveals About Charlotte's New City Council
Council dynamics and early alignment
Charlotte City Council Approves $4.3M Transit Authority Start-Up
MPTA funding and infrastructure contracts
Charlotte Council Clashes Over Growth, Trust, and Traffic at Aug. 18 Zoning Meeting
Zoning disputes and density debates
Iryna Zarutska: What Happened, What Changed, and Why Charlotte Has to Get Serious
Transit safety and CATS reform
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