by T N | Dec 9, 2020 | Blog
Good news: The Raleigh Planning Commission voted 8-0 AGAINST Kane Realty’s application for the massive development they’re calling “Downtown South.” The Commission found that John Kane’s bid for a huge up-zoning of his 145-acre site in South Raleigh, with buildings of...
by T N | Dec 7, 2020 | Blog
Longtime Raleigh resident, Rachel Wooten, PhD, delivered the following remarks to the Mayor and City Council for public comment Dec 1, 2020 To Mayor Baldwin and Council Members, I have just sent an email to you as a member of ONE Wake. I am following up with a...
by S M | Dec 6, 2020 | Blog
As the largest development proposal ever seen in Raleigh, John Kane’s Downtown South Project challenges all the normal processes for judging community impacts and benefits. The political pressure for quick approval is equally off the charts, so much so that the City...
by B G | Dec 3, 2020 | Blog
The Planning Commission is still looking at it, and City Council was not scheduled to meet again until January. You know, “Deck the Halls?” Until, that is, Mayor Baldwin and her band of Council followers stepped in to fast-track developer John Kane’s...