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There’s a right way and a wrong way!

There’s a right way and a wrong way!

Please tell our Planning Department to stop dedicating staff time to demolishing our historic neighborhoods, and instead work on redeveloping these parking lots. I’ll bet Planning staff would rather be doing that anyway!

Survey Says – Is it Bias or Hypocrisy?

Survey Says – Is it Bias or Hypocrisy?

If you watched the two City Council meetings on May 16, 2023, the Work Session discussing election reform at 11:30 followed by the City Council Afternoon Session at 1:00, we wonder if you noticed what we noticed. We were disappointed but not surprised at the way city survey data was perceived differently by some councilors at these two separate meetings.

Councilor Melton promotes “Alternative Facts”

Councilor Melton promotes “Alternative Facts”

Every month Councilor Jonathan Melton publishes a newsletter summarizing the actions of City Concil for that month. In his April report, he included a bonus from the May 2nd meeting which was an explanation for his vote on the zoning case Z-54-22, Peace & West Streets. It’s filled with misinformation.

Election Reform for Raleigh

Election Reform for Raleigh

City Council will meet on Tuesday, May 16 for a second work session on election reform. Here are our recommendations

Dist C – Successful CAC Comeback

Dist C – Successful CAC Comeback

May 4, 2023, SECAC held our first in person meeting since covid and it was a packed house. The interest is still there and CAC’s are needed. Why? Because it keeps you connected with City, RPD, Wake County Sheriff and everything that’s happening in y(OUR) community.

Protect Democracy, Freedom & Human Rights

Protect Democracy, Freedom & Human Rights

There are a lot of attacks on democracy, freedom, and human rights that are coming out of the General Assembly these days. Attacks on reproductive health care (including abortion), trans youth, fair elections, education, etc. What are you as our elected City Council going to do to resist this acceleration into fascism that is happening in the state?

The Great Sinkhole of Oakwood

The Great Sinkhole of Oakwood

There has been no discussion about the potential negative impact of these zoning changes on generational wealth in Southeast Raleigh. Please consider these factors as you assess whether the TOD is ready to move forward. My observations as a Planner and my gut instincts say that it is far from ready to fly.

Let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a Reparative Justice Resolution

Let’s celebrate Juneteenth with a Reparative Justice Resolution

Wouldn’t that be something to celebrate? As part of the initial team working to get this resolution in front of City Council and approved, we had hoped to see this Resolution adopted for Juneteenth in 2022.  I think Juneteenth 2023 is now time for the City of Raleigh to adopt the Reparative Justice Resolution and begin the work the resolution asks.

May 9 Council Work Session

May 9 Council Work Session

Updates on Transportation Bond Implementation and Recommendations on Parks Bond Implementation

Vibrancy kicking on the wrong door!

Vibrancy kicking on the wrong door!

Two weeks ago, a group of young men were parked on a Cameron Park Street and at 3AM one of the group tried to kick in the front door of a house. The house just happens to be the personal home of Governor and Mrs. Cooper. I want to read to you how the First Lady of North Carolina closed her listserv post: “This is not what “vibrancy” looks like to me.”

The term for today is “Self Selection”

The term for today is “Self Selection”

They say we can’t have “self-selection” (aka opposition). They say we need to do polling and let others not affected by their proposed development make the decision.

What’s the point of a Comp Plan if you don’t follow it?

What’s the point of a Comp Plan if you don’t follow it?

Is it worth it to devastate a neighborhood and deviate from the comprehensive plan because we have a developer that wants to build but needs to go big to make it economically viable and conveniently has a willing partner that is unfortunately in bad financial shape (St Marks UMC)? Raleigh can con5nue to be great and growing but it cannot be at the expense of our exis5ng neighborhoods and our quality of life. Our neighborhoods matter, the families that call these neighborhoods home matter.

May 2 City Council Meetings

May 2 City Council Meetings

HIGHLIGHTS Unanimously approved moving public comments to the second Tuesday of the month at 7pm, following a 4-6pm work session, starting in September  Unanimously approved funding for 292 affordable units at $7.05M Fund reallocation and donations for Dix Park...

Studies Show that Eliminating Single-Family Zoning only Benefits the Most Wealthy

Studies Show that Eliminating Single-Family Zoning only Benefits the Most Wealthy

People want to believe that eliminating single-family zoning restrictions will significantly increase housing supply for middle and lower-income families. But the building body of real-world experience and increasing research is showing this simply isn’t true or the effects are minor and often just benefit the most well-off.