Another housing option?
After calling Richmond, Boston, Southern California and New Jersey/New York home during a financial services career, Bill Dix arrived in Raleigh 35 years ago. By far the most congenial place they’ve ever lived, he wants to keep it that way. Active for over two decades...
Livable Raleigh’s polling results confirmed by INDY Week’s “Best of” winners
INDY Week's "Best of" winners were announced June 15, 2022 and the results show INDY Readers have the same concerns about Raleigh as the voters who told Public Policy Polling they want change. Livable Raleigh commissioned a poll of Likely Voters and found four...
June 21, 2022 City Council Meetings
Highlights It costs almost $35k to build a bus shelter and takes about a year in best case scenario; there is still a great need for more shelters.July 5 public hearing on Parks Bond Referendum approved 6 to 2 with Councilors Cox and Forte dissenting.Staff will draft...
The 4×4 Meeting: is Council illegally evading public meeting laws?
Are 4×4 meetings where the city manager polls the entire Council a form of evasion?
Why is Council hiding its full pay? We scoop the local media to bring you the Whole TRUTH
Local media reports say Raleigh's City Council passed their 2023 Budget and it includes increases to the salaries of the Mayor and Councilors. But, the reports don't tell the whole story. What has been reported as increases of 42% for the Mayor, 50% for the Mayor Pro...
Despite its own claims of being progressive City Council bows before the regressive State Legislature
Over the past few years, I have seen the city consistently hides behind fear of being sued by the NC General Assembly when we call for something like Community Benefits Agreements. We are hoping you can do more and it comes back to the city doesn’t want to be sued.
City Attorney insists hybrid meetings are illegal even while the UNC School of Government disagrees
Why do you put up barriers to hear from your citizens in a public forum? You should be removing barriers, making it easier to hear from those you are here to represent. I was one of those new individuals that started participating during the pandemic because it was virtual.
Raleigh is losing Emergency Responders every week
My name is Elizabeth Fulks and for 6 years I have worked as a telecommunicator for Raleigh Wake Emergency Communications, well until Sunday. Our 911 center has reached critical staffing levels that is putting the safety of the citizens and our first responders in danger. We are working below minimum staffing daily. 12 hour shifts without lunch breaks and mandatory overtime on our days off. If these trends continue over the summer there is a good chance when you call 911 it might ring for several minutes before someone answers. Minutes that can be the difference between life and death for someone you love.
City Council Work Session Highlights
Budget was approved 6 to 2 with Councilors Cox and Buffkin objecting.
Growth in Raleigh is up, up, up. So why aren’t city tax rates going down?
Something is rotten in the way we pay for development.
With Raleigh among the fastest growing cities in the country — with tall buildings springing up everywhere and all the small houses torn down to make room for McMansions — why are Raleigh taxpayers getting hammered by rising property tax rates?