by B G | Mar 25, 2021 | Blog
In his 18-page report to the city council last week, Mickey Fearn—the consultant the city hired to study and make recommendations on how the city can best engage its residents with government processes and initiatives—all but suggests resurrecting CACs, or “community...
by B G | Mar 1, 2021 | Blog
Q: What’s our take on Kane Realty’s plan for a soccer stadium/”entertainment venue” in his Downtown South project? A: It’s a bad idea, especially when you remember that South Wilmington Street is supposed to be a corridor for Bus Rapid...
by B G | Feb 4, 2021 | Blog
Today, February 4, is exactly one year since Mayor Baldwin and her City Council mates voted to gut the 18 Citizens Advisory Councils, leaving Raleigh without any functioning system for bringing citizens into city government. You may recall that Baldwin launched...
by B G | Jan 24, 2021 | Blog
For all the attention it’s getting in the press — which is none — you might think that Kane Realty has given up trying to avoid paying property taxes on the so-called Downtown South Project. In fact, however, Kane’s man Bonner Gaylord, the...
by B G | Jan 6, 2021 | Blog
At City Council last night, Bob Geary, 202 East Park Drive, made the following comments about the Downtown South project. He is a former columnist for the Independent Weekly and a former member of the Raleigh Planning Commission. Good evening, and Happy New Year! Just...
