City Council, Community Engagement and the Code of Conduct

City Council, Community Engagement and the Code of Conduct

Tim Niles, a founding member of Livable Raleigh, delivered the following remarks to City Council during Public Comments on January 4, 2022: 210 days ago, in a secret plot, with no public notice, no public input and no public vote, you moved your election by eight...
The Rise of the Creative Class

The Rise of the Creative Class

Bob Geary, resident of District D, delivered the following remarks at the January 4, 2022 Raleigh City Council meeting: Good evening, Mayor and Council. “The Rise of the Creative Class” is a book I know that most of you, or maybe all of you, are familiar with. Richard...
Community Benefits are left “On the Table” in 2021. Why?

Community Benefits are left “On the Table” in 2021. Why?

Livable Raleigh Chair Susan Maruyama delivered the following remarks at the January 4, 2022 Raleigh City Council meeting: Madam Mayor and City Council, Please don’t leave a whole lot of good on the table in 2022 like you did in 2021. In 2021, you approved 96% of the...