East CAC
2025-02-17 19:00 - 21:00 (America/New_York) | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
Hi neighbors!

Our East CAC meeting will be next Monday at 7 at the Lions Park Community Center.

Our special guest will be Tiesha Mosley. She’s the Director of Community Engagement. Recently the neighborhood Enrichment Team (which was previously part of Housing and Neighborhoods) has merged with the Community Engagement Team. I’m excited to learn what’s going on in that department and how it impacts us.

Agenda-
Welcome
Public Safety Update with Officer Hinton
Tiesha Mosley’s Presentation
Q&A
Community Comments. We want to hear what’s going on with you! Feel free to inform us about happenings, ask questions or give community announcements.
Close

Remember if you can’t attend in person, our Vice Chair Extraordinaire Mark Turner will be streaming the meeting live on Facebook. Here’s the link to our Facebook page-
https://www.facebook.com/share/1WdEubpz7n/?mibextid=wwXIfr
You can post questions to our page and Mark will be monitoring them during the meeting. If you know you have questions and can’t attend, you can also email me those questions ahead of time.

Here are our upcoming meetings-
Febuary 17: Community Engagement with Tiesha Mosley
March 24: Traffic Safety “Vision Zero” with Sean

Driscoll
April 21: not confirmed but most likely sidewalks
May 19: Stormwater and the Pigeon House Watershed Study with Sheri Smith

Looking forward to seeing y’all there!

Best,
Jean Mosher
East CAC Chair

Midtown CAC Hybrid Meeting
2025-02-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Agenda

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, February 24, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm

Eastgate Park Community Center

1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC

2) 7:05 Review of Minutes of Prior MCAC meeting

3) 7:10 RPD Senior officer Winkle, Sergeant Garcia, District Captain Rene Lockhart

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:30 Raleigh Customer Service Updates
Karen Ray,

Raleigh Customer Experience Manager

5) 8:00 Eastgate Park Dam Rehabilitation

Greg Marshall, Senior. Engineer

Engineering Services Department, Raleigh Stormwater

6) 8:30 City Council Updates

Mitchell Silver, District A

Christina Jones, District E

7) 8:45 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

Rezoning / PRGAB Updates – Steve Brechbiel

8) 9:00 Adjournment

In Person Location:

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

Zoom Meeting Link:

Available by Request

Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

West Raleigh CAC (Virtual) including Lorimer Spring AH Development discussion
2025-02-26 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Meeting Wednesday February 26th at 7pm
It’s time to meet and talk about what’s going on in West Raleigh!
We had a detailed discussion with City Planner Keegan McDonald around Transit zoning and the possible Lorimer Spring Affordable Housing Development.
This month we will talk with Tim Morgan from Evergreen Construction about the proposed 60 rental apartments that will be age restricted to those 55 years or older. Will these be all affordable rentals? What is the income level that an applicant will need to meet to be eligible to live there? What other sites were considered for this development and why does this site fit the criteria for this level of density?

We will have Captain Jonathan Manson from RPD to discuss crime in this area of Raleigh as well as representatives from the Transportation and Utilities departments to talk about the impact along Garland Drive if this proposed development moves forward.
We will also hold time for community updates from our members and welcome you to bring any topic to us for consideration at future meetings.
We hope you can join us via zoom on Wednesday evening at 7pm.
Zoom Link follows the agenda
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Lorimer Spring Development
Community Updates
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Five Points CAC virtual (Zoom) meeting
2025-03-10 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
Hi Five Points residents:

Please join us for the next Five Points CAC virtual (Zoom) meeting on March 10th 7-8pm.

We will have an update about the Oxford Road Sidewalk Project, https://raleighnc.gov/projects/oxford-road-sidewalk-project, a police report from Officer Taylor, results from the CAC survey sent out late last year, and a City Council Update from Council Member Christina Jones.

For those of you a the last meeting, I have made some changes to the Zoom meeting that should keep us safe from another Zoom bombing.

Looking forward to seeing you Monday in Zoom,

Edie

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Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Group
2025-03-10 19:00 - 20:30 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
Friends and neighbors,
SW Community Meeting at the Carolina Pines Community Center (2305 Lake Wheeler Rd.). We will meet in person, without streaming, next Monday evening, March 10th, at 7:00 pm.

There will be reports from Raleigh Police Officers and City Inspections.
We plan to have a special update from Kate Pearce, Director of Dix Park about the upcoming completion and opening of the beautiful new Gipson Play Area at Dorothea Dix Park.

We need your help! City of Raleigh Engineering Services requested at the recent City Council meeting that all three bids submitted for the Carolina Pines Improvement Project be rejected because they are excessively high. That is based on a revised estimate that was lowered after three years to $16,906,895 from the original Capital Projects Bond amount of $19,492,517. Council did not do so and will consider the Project in a Work Session on 11 March. Apparently funds available for the project have also dwindled over the last three years to $14,312,143. Please reach out and let our representatives know that we need this project as originally designed and not some “fire sale” left-over scaled down version. Ask Council to find the missing $5,180,374 and build our long over-due street so people don’t have to walk in the street.
I have been told that we can use the Center’s freezer. Therefore, I will, as previously promised, donate ice cream. Please come and help with the ice cream. In honor of celebrating St. Patrick’s Day a week early we will feature an abundance of Mint Chocolate Chip along with other flavors. Since I have no idea as to how many will attend I don’t need to be left with melting cartons and no freezer space. Please bring help. Kids welcome.
This meeting is intended to be focused on sharing interests, and concerns and just acquainting ourselves with our neighbors. Please join this gathering if you can. Hopefully, we will have a good turnout. I plan to schedule in-person meetings four times a year (next one in June) the others will continue to use Zoom.

Chair set-up in our traditional room at Carolina Pines Center will start at about 6:45 pm. Our next meeting in April will resume the popular Zoom/Streaming format.
Thank you all for taking an active interest in our community.
Bob Edgerton
Southwest Community Engagement
[Formerly SWCAC]

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MCAC (Mordecai CAC) leadership team virtual meeting
2025-03-11 17:30 - 18:30 | NC
There will be a Zoom meeting for the MCAC leadership team this Tuesday, March 11 at 5:30.
We are hoping that the current members of the team and anyone that is interested in a leadership role will attend. Any neighbors who are interested in the future of the CAC are invited – the goal is to talk about how to get things jump started and spark some leadership interest again.
The CAC has multiple open leadership positions right now, see below.
Zoom link:
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Please reach out to David Plotner at chair@mordecaicac.org if you have any questions.

SECAC (Southeast CAC)
2025-03-13 19:00 - 21:00 | Barwell Road Community Center, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27610, United States
“Informed + Engaged=Empowered
Southeast Citizen Advisory Council March 13 ,2025 Community Meeting
When: Thursday, March 13, 2025.
Where: Barwell Road Community Center
5857 Barwell Park Drive. Raleigh, NC 27610
Time: 7:00 pm
A few agenda items will be presented at this meeting of concern to the community:
1.Come meet and hear from our new District 5 Wake County Commissioner
2.Update from Southeast Raleigh Promise Director
3.District C Update from Councilman Branch
4.Update on 4 rezoning requests in our area located on New Hope, Barwell Road and Pearl Street
5.We will be electing Marlyne Silver for Secertary to fill the SECAC opening.
6. Usual Raleigh Staff updates include Raleigh Police Department, Raleigh Sheriff Office, Barwell Road Community Center and Wellness Check.

This meeting will be recorded to allow sharing with Southeast Raleigh residents.
If you are one of the Southeast Raleigh community organizations leaders, we are requesting to know your availability for this meeting and who will represent you at this meeting.

Please start sharing this with neighbors in your community.

If you have any questions, please contact me.

Have a say in decisions affecting your community by participating in your CAC.

-Follow SECAC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SERALEIGHCAC

Ulysses J Lane VMD
SECAC Chair
ulane6@nc.rr.com

North CAC
2025-03-17 19:00 - 21:00, 2025-04-21 19:00 - 20:30, 2025-06-16 19:00 - 20:30 | Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614

East CAC
2025-03-24 19:00 - 20:00 | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
You all are going to love our special guest for this month’s CAC meeting because he’ll be covering a topic we all really care about! Sean Driskill, the manager of Raleigh’s Vision Zero program will be presenting at our meeting next Monday.

For those of you who are confused by the program name as I originally was, Vision Zero refers to the goal of reducing traffic fatalities so much that we end up having zero fatalities. A lofty goal, but they’re starting out just trying to reduce injuries and fatalities along our transportation network. 🚙

Please come to our meeting Monday the 24th at 7 pm at the Lion’s Park Community Center to learn more about how the City of Raleigh is working to achieve this goal and to share your thoughts.

Looking forward to seeing you all there!

Best,
Jean Mosher
East CAC Chair

PS: Please mark your calendars for next month’s special earth day meeting on April 21. Our city’s Urban Forester Zack Manor. 🌳

Midtown CAC Hybrid meeting
2025-03-24 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Agenda

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, March 24, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm

Eastgate Park Community Center

1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC

2) 7:05 Review and Approval of January 2025 Minutes

3) 7:10 RPD Senior officer Winkle, Sergeant Garcia, District Captain Rene Lockhart

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:30 Community Conversation

Larry Helfant

Midtown CAC Chairman

5) 8:00 City Council Updates

Mitchell Silver, District A

Christina Jones, District E

6) 8:30 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

Rezoning / PRGAB Updates – Steve Brechbiel

8) 9:00 Adjournment

In Person Location:

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

Zoom Meeting Link:

Available by Request

Residents,
I previously mentioned that we would not have a speaker for our upcoming meeting. That has changed. We will have Robert Rice, Chairman of the Raleigh CAC as our guest speaker. I have provided updates in the past and we have completed surveys to help us guide our further association with the City. Robert will provide an update to those efforts.
As you may recall, all CACs belong to the larger organization, Raleigh CAC or RCAC. In addition, Councilor Christina Jones, is now our Council liaison to facilitate effective communication between our organization and City Council.
In other news, Sarah Shaugnessy, City Planning, has provided further information and City web site links about Reflecting Raleigh, our next Comprehensive Plan update. While I would have preferred an in person update, she has provided the following information:
“We have made all of our in-person Community Conversation events accessible online for anyone who was not able to attend. All of the community conversation events were recorded and are available for viewing on Raleigh’s YouTube Chanel. We welcome you and other Midtown CAC members to view them and share your thoughts though our related surveys. I have linked these resources below for ease of access. We will use all of this online community engagement to guide the development of the plan in phase II.

Affordable Housing Summit Recording | Links to Presentations | Housing Priorities Survey
Weathering the Storm Community Conversation Recording | Links to Presentations | Stormwater Management Survey
A City in Motion Community Conversation Recording | Links to Presentations | Transportation Survey

If you wish to speak to a staff member one-on-one, I would encourage you to attend one of our upcoming Ask-A-Planner events. The focus is trees and urban ecosystems, but staff are happy to address any questions related to the comprehensive plan. The schedule is below.”

March 20, 3-6pm, Virtual Webinar
March 24, 3-6pm, Biltmore Hills Community Center
March 27, 3-6pm, Walnut Creek Wetland Center

I hope that you find this information helpful. See everyone Monday evening, March 24 at 7:00 at Eastagate Park Community Center or on line virtually.
Regards,
Larry

Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:

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Hillsborough-Wade CAC (Virtual)
2025-03-25 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Hi CAC neighbors,
We have an agenda update for our Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting this coming Tuesday, March 25 at 7:00 PM. We will meet on Zoom, the link is below.
Our meeting will feature a presentation on AI (Artificial Intelligence). This will be a good opportunity to learn more about AI and how you can use it.
Click on the below image to watch a 4 minute video about AI.
Agenda
• Police report.
• Update from Hillsborough-Street Community Service Corporation.
• Presentation about AI: understanding the basics and “how-tos” plus an overview on AI developments and how they impact us.
• Update on rezoning cases in our CAC. The applicant for rezoning case Z-54-22, which was voted down by City Council two years ago, is restarting the process to bring this case back before City Council. Our District D City Councilor led the effort to deny this rezoning request two years ago. Now the applicant is coming forward with some money for the future Smokey Hollow city park and some money for the City’s affordable housing fund. These incentives don’t change the request for 30 stories where 12 stories is already approved for this Downtown Transition area. If approved will this set a new precedent for other Downtown Transition areas? This rezoning location is just outside the eastern edge of the Hillsborough-Wade CAC and is actually within the Mordecai CAC boundary. However, this case most affects the Glenwood-Brooklyn Neighborhood which is in the Five Points CAC.
Click here to read the opinion of Glenwood-Brooklyn resident Roy Attride.
See you this Tuesday evening,
Mike
Michael Lindsay
Chair of the Hillsborough-Wade CAC
Mobile: 919-429-0177
inform@nc.rr.com
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West Raleigh CAC (Virtual)
2025-03-26 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
Meeting Wednesday
March 26th at 7pm
It’s time to meet and talk about what’s going on in West Raleigh!

We will be meeting about an hour after the Mayor gives her State of the City address and if anyone watches it online, we can discuss.

There are no presentations on our agenda this month but we will discuss anything of concern or good news worth sharing!

We hope you can join us via zoom on Wednesday evening at 7pm.
Zoom Link follows the agenda

*Agenda*
Community Discussion

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West Raleigh CAC: Wednesday, March 26th at 7 pm

Mordecai CAC hybrid meeting
2025-04-08 17:30 - 18:30 | Christ the King Church, 1426 Wake Forest Rd., Raleigh
Mordecai CAC
the key to strong community

The Mordecai CAC has some events coming up on April 8, April 26, May 13, and June 1. We hope that you will join and participate!
April Community Meeting Tuesday, April 8, 5:30pm at the old Christ the King Church space (the “smaller church” beside Temple Baptist/CTK) at 1426 Wake Forest Rd.
This is a hybrid meeting. Join in person OR Zoom: https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/fniwLyGxRcaxjxZ0QMPwGw
Agenda:

Welcome
Announcements

Update on future meeting location for in person CAC meeting
Updates on Vision Zero and RRFB installations on Wake Forest Rd
Upcoming Events: Yard Sale Day (4/26, 8-12), Bluegrass on the Lawn (6/1)

Police Report
Main Topics:

Raleigh City Department of Community Engagement Presentation, Dan Bagley, Division Manager of Neighborhood Services and Youth Services
Future of the MCAC: Call for volunteers

SW Raleigh Community Engagement (SWRCE) Virtual Meeting
2025-04-14 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Please join us Monday evening (April 14th) at 7:00 PM for our monthly SW Raleigh Community Engagement (SWRCE) meeting using Zoom. The link for joining the virtual meeting is below.
Following our Inspections and Police Reports, we will be getting an update on the coming opening of the Gipson Play Plaza at Dorothea Dix Park. Carolina Pines Avenue improvement project has been approved and fully funded. We are close to an announcement about construction starting and plans for detours.
Raleigh Golf Association is also in the process of selling some property that is seeking rezoning for affordable apartments at 60% AMI. We will spend some time discussing community inputs.
If you have opinions, concerns, or just general comments that you want to share, this is the time.
Bob
SW Raleigh Community Engagement
(Formerly SWCAC)

Join us Monday night, April 14th at 7 PM for our regularly scheduled Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting. This will be a virtual meeting using Zoom.

Greetings to Friends and Neighbors
City of Raleigh Inspections Report – Inspector David Johnson.
City of Raleigh Monthly Report and Update – Captain Manson (SW-Southwest). Captain Notch (SE-Southeast), Captain Van Antwerp (DT-Downtown). Our SW area is now part of three Raleigh Police Districts.
Gipson Play Plaza Opening This Spring at Dix Park – Kate Pearce, Director of Dorothy Dix Park will update us on how the Gipson Paly Plaza is beginning to come together for a great opening in late Spring. Bringing all of the plans together for the opening is complicated due to the anticipated popularity of the Play Plaza.
Carolina Pines Ave Improvement Project – Raleigh City Council recently provided final approval for the Street and sidewalk project that will extend from Lake Wheeler Rd. to South Saunders St. After several years we are close to a Contractor and Construction schedule meeting. We will update with what we see happening.
Raleigh Golf Association (RGA) – Land Sale and Rezoning – RGA property north of Tryon Rd. is in the process of being sold. There is a rezoning case that will allow “Affordable 60% AMI” apartments being built there. The original number of units was 500. There should be a second Community Meeting happening later on this month. This is where we need to speak up and be heard because it affects the entire area.
Community Safety – We all meed to discuss any ideas about how we can make our neighborhoods safer. Incidents occur. How we come together matters alot.

Comments and updates from our community leaders and residents.
For May 12th we will be meeting Virtual using Zoom. In June we are scheduled at our traditional home Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd. (June 9th) for our Spring In Person Community Meeting.

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East CAC
2025-04-21 19:00 - 20:00 | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
Hi Neighbors,

Please join us for our special Earth Day meeting on April 21 at 7pm at the Lion’s Park Community Center. (Technically the day before Earth Day.) We have a few very special guests lined up.

Zack Manor, the city’s Urban Forester will be talking to us about Raleigh’s trees- how to maintain our tree canopy and how to increase it in areas.

Then we’ll have neighbors Adam Daland and Jordyne Krumroy with Trees for the Triangle talk to us about their private efforts!

And of course there will be time to share your thoughts. You can also watch live or later on our Facebook.
https://www.facebook.com/share/16JaqTC6bE/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I’ll be bringing some milkweed seeds to share for the butterflies. 🦋

Best,
Jean Mosher
East CAC Chair

Hillsborough-Wade CAC Meeting
2025-04-22 19:00 - 21:00 | Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27607
Hi CAC neighbors,
We have several agenda updates for our Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting which is this coming Tuesday, April 22 at 7:00 PM. Our meeting location is the Pullen Community Center at 408 Ashe Avenue. (This meeting is in-person only, not a hybrid meeting.)

••••••••
UPDATE #1:
City Councilor Christina Jones will be joining us for the second half of our meeting when we talk about the future options for the City’s annual Loose Leaf Collection Program. Councilor Jones can give us additional information and insights after we watch the presentation “Loose Leaf Collection Program: review and Recommendations”.
City Councilor Christina Jones
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UPDATE #2:
A presentation by Leaf & Limb titled “From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape”. See attached PDF for more information.
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AGENDA
• Presentation about a new development on Oberlin Road between Bedford Ave. and Roberts St.
• Brief update about the rezoning case at the corner of N West St. and W Peace St.
• From Wasteland to Wonder – Easy Ways We Can Help Heal Earth in the Sub/Urban Landscape.
• Loose Leaf Collection Program: review and Recommendations.
• Q&A with Councilor Jones, followed by vote on loose leaf collection options.

As you may have heard, Raleigh is now considering future options for the City’s annual Loose Leaf Collection Program. We’ll have a presentation about the program and its future options. Followed by a group discussion, and then vote on the current 4 options being considered by the City. We will relay this vote to our City Councilors and City staff. (I’m guessing this meeting might be the first public opportunity for Raleigh residents to offer educated feedback to the City.)
Click here to read an article in today’s N&O about the Loose Leaf Collection Program. If you can’t get past their paywall, the article’s text is repeated at the bottom of this email.
See you Monday evening,
Mike
Michael Lindsay
Chair of the Hillsborough-Wade CAC
Mobile: 919-429-0177
inform@nc.rr.com
Please remember our meeting place is at the Pullen Community Center at 408 Ashe Avenue. (Not the Pullen Art Center on Pullen Road.)
‘We think they’re mad now?’ Raleigh could end its loose leaf collection program
By Anna Roman
Updated April 9, 2025 8:15 PM
Raleigh homeowners may have to stop raking their leaves to the curb for the city to pick up.
City officials are considering ending the program in which homeowners rake their leaves to the curb to be vacuumed up twice a year each fall and winter.
Instead, residents could dispose of leaves in biodegradable bags or in the city’s bright green yard-waste carts.
The Raleigh City Council met Tuesday afternoon to address complaints about how long leaves remain at the curb.
“There is a well-documented frustration within the last 15 years,” said Steve Halsey, assistant transportation director. “I’ve been with the city 12 years and I have heard it loud and clear, and researching back to the ‘80s and ‘90s and seeing some of the same topics come up. … As the city gets bigger, it becomes more and more challenging if you don’t add additional resources.”
How could Raleigh’s loose leaf pickup program change?
City leaders will weigh several options:
No change: No new resources would be dedicated to the program, and the status quo would be maintained.
Staff up: Add staff and trucks to get leaves collected sooner, with the first round before Christmas. In 2022, this was estimated to cost $7.5 million the first year and another $2.1 million in ongoing costs. But those numbers have likely gone up, Halsey said.
Privatize: Hire a private contractor for residents to call and schedule their pickup. This is done in Henrico County, the home of Richmond, Va.
Cut the program: Instead, homeowners would bag leaves or put them in the yard waste carts and they would be collected weekly or every other week, like trash and recycling. This would move the program to Solid Waste Services from Transportation, and would require 15 new staff members to bulk up the yard waste work already done by Solid Waste Services. The change would go into effect in the fall of 2026.
What did Raleigh leaders say?
Most city leaders wanted more information about moving to using bags or carts.
City leaders have deferred making changes “for a generation,” council member Mitchell Silver said.
“I think we’re all concerned about the cost, but that decision has been deferred because of cost, and I think we just have to figure out how to, over time, integrate it into our normal operations,” he said. “But to me, this is something that is quite important. We’re a city that values trees, and this is one of the implications of having a heavy canopy of trees, is that those leaves fall.”
Complaints about leaf pickup are one of the things people email council member Jonathan Lambert-Melton about the most.
“I think a lot about our Bringing Neighbors Home project that we just funded, for example, and how much of the direct immediate impact on working to eliminate homelessness we were able to make with a relatively small amount of money, and then the ongoing cost of this program and the cost that would be needed to continue to expand it,” he said.
Mayor Janet Cowell referred to her first time on the City Council 20 years ago and said there are still people mad at her for changing when their garbage was collected.
“We think they’re mad now? I mean, just wait” she said. “There is going to be massive blowback. And that’s not to say I don’t agree we need to make a change, but I would be very careful about what else we change in the city, if we decide to move on this. Because it will take a lot of oxygen out of the room.”
How are loose leaves collected in Raleigh now?
Raleigh divides the city into 12 zones and aims for two sweeps a year. The goal is to complete the first round by Christmas and the second by the end of February. The season begins Nov. 12 and ends March 20.
Homeowners are notified when their zones are next on the schedule and asked to get their leaves on the curb, but not block storm drains, parking spots, sidewalks or bike lanes.
Loose leaf pick-up is only for single family homes and not for businesses, schools or churches. Landscapers are also prohibited from dumping their leaves on the curb.
Details about the city’s current program can be found online at raleighnc.gov/leaf.
On the city staffing side, 48 transportation workers who normally maintain sidewalks, repair pavement, sweet streets, mulch and landscape city roads are redirected to the loose leaf program during the fall and winter months.
If the city ends pickup, the city would see a 25% to 35% increase in sidewalk repair and replacement and 15% to 20% increase in street pavement patching, according to the city presentation.
Why are there delays?
Ice or snow or even rainy weather can delay leaves getting picked up during their scheduled times.
Pickup is also taking longer because Raleigh has grown without adding much staff to the program.
The city hasn’t added significant resources to its leaf collection program since 2011. Since then, the city has gained more than 14,000 single-family homes and 124 miles of streets to serve, Halsey said.

West Raleigh CAC Virtual meeting
2025-04-23 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
Meeting Wednesday April 23rd at 7pm

A warm Spring greetings to our West Raleigh neighbors!
Our monthly Meeting is this week and we have a few items on the agenda. Please forward this email to anyone who might be interested in attending a CAC meeting.

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DDNA Recap – Biophilic Cities
Backyard Mosquitos and how to deal with them
Lorimer Springs discussion
Athens Drive Community Library Discussion
July In Person meeting planning
BRCA Art Contest
Hillsborough Street Updates

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Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
2025-04-28 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, April 28, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm

Eastgate Park Community Center

1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC

2) 7:05 Review and Approval of February 2025 Minutes

3) 7:10 Sergeant Garcia, Raleigh Police Department

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:30 Northern BRT Corridor and Major Investment Study Updates

Het Patel

City of Raleigh Transit Planning Supervisor

5) 8:00 Rezoning Update, West and Peace Street, Z-54-22

Roy Attride

Raleigh Neighbors United

6) 8:30 City Council Updates

Mitchell Silver, District A

Christina Jones, District E

7) 8:50 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

Rezoning / PRGAB Updates – Steve Brechbiel

8) 9:00 Adjournment

In Person Location:

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

Zoom Meeting Link:

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SECAC (Southeast CAC) Community Meeting
2025-05-08 19:00 - 20:30 | Barwell Road Community Center, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC, 27610, United States
Please share the attached for the May 8.2025 SECAC Community meeting.

Some agenda topics are as follows:
1. Wake County Sheriff Department,
-Sheriff Willie Rowe
2.HOST Program Introduction-Libby Stephens, Coordinator
3.City of Raleigh, Engineering Services Department
Updates: -Pearl Road alinement with Barwell Road, Barwell Road widening project,
Pool Road widening project and Kelly McChesney” Street Art “
4.District C Update. – Councilman Corey Branch

Follow SECAC on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/SERALEIGHCAC

Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting
2025-05-12 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Join us Monday night, May 12th at 7 PM for our regularly scheduled Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting. This will be a virtual meeting using Zoom.

Greetings to Friends and Neighbors
City of Raleigh Inspections Report – Inspector David Johnson. David Johnson may tell us what is changing this season with property upkeep and leaf collections.
City of Raleigh Monthly Report and Update – Captain Manson (SW-Southwest). Captain Notch (SE-Southeast), Captain Van Antwerp (DT-Downtown). Our SW area is now part of three Raleigh Police Districts.
Carolina Pines Ave Improvement Project – Raleigh City Council recently provided final approval for the Street and sidewalk project that will extend from Lake Wheeler Rd. to South Saunders St. After several years we are close to a Contractor and Construction schedule meeting. This is going to be a complex project.
Raleigh Golf Association (RGA) – Land Sale and Rezoning – RGA property north of Tryon Rd. is in the process of being sold. There is a rezoning case that will allow “Affordable 60% AMI” apartments being built there. The number of units planned is currently about 370. Representatives from the developer are scheduled to give us some views of what they are planning.
Gipson Play Plaza Opening This Spring at Dix Park – Gipson Play Plaza is going to be opening in early June. Bringing all of the plans together for the opening is complicated due to the anticipated popularity of the Play Plaza. We should know more about specific dates and access for close neighbors soon.
Community Safety – We all need to discuss any ideas about how we can make our neighborhoods safer. Incidents occur. How we come together matters a lot.

Comments and updates from our community leaders and residents.
For June 9th we will be back to our in person Ice Cream Social. My treat. We are scheduled at our traditional home Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd. for our Spring In Person Community Meeting at 7:00pm.

Join the Zoom Meeting

East CAC
2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
Hi Neighbors!

Please join the East CAC next Monday for our monthly meeting.

5/19/2025
Lions Park Community Center
7 pm

We are lucky to have Senior Engineer Sheri Smith joining us to tell us about the Pigeon House Watershed study and take your questions. The goal of the study is to identify ways to improve the watershed by reducing flooding, replacing/renewing stormwater pipes and infrastructure in poor condition, improve water quality, and repairing stream banks.

There is also time for folks to share information about things going on in our area and have a general discussion.

My co-chair Mark records the meetings live on Facebook and YouTube. He keeps an eye on the chat so you can ask questions even if you aren’t physically present. You can even watch them later.
https://youtube.com/@east-cac

https://www.facebook.com/share/1KvGvjd3Fr/?mibextid=wwXIfr

I did want to mention that we’ve been having low turnout at our recent meetings even accounting for folks watching virtually. We can always move the meetings to every other month if monthly is proving too frequent. If you’d like to attend meetings but can’t I’d love to hear from you separately about your reasons. Please email me! We want as many people as possible to be able to participate. If the day or time is a problem we might need to do a poll to see if there’s a better time.

Best,
Jean Mosher
East CAC Chair

Five Points CAC Hybrid meeting May 19th 7-8pm
2025-05-19 19:00 - 20:00 | NC
Please join us for the next Five Points CAC hybrid (Zoom and in perspn) meeting on May 19th 7-8pm.

Doors will open Kiwanis Park Neighborhood Center at 6:30pm
Meeting time: 7-8pm
Meeting will end promptly at 8pm so that staff can close the Center

The meeting will be lead by Council Member Christina Jones and RCAC chair Robert Rice. Edie will be recovering from total knee replacement surgery but is planning to manage the Zoom meeting.

Zoom link:

https://us06web.zoom.us/j/84111555416

We will have a police report from:
Sgt R.M. Talley
Raleigh Police Department
Community Police Squad – South Team

Ben Kuhn will give us a presentation about the 30 story rezoning case at the corner of West St and Peace Street.

Sheila Lynch talk about the Citizen Leadership Academy and Raleigh Neighborhood College.

And Council Member Jones will wrap up the meeting with updates from the City Council and Q&A.

Hope you will be able to attend in person or online!

Edie

Midtown CAC Hybrid meeting
2025-05-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
Monday, May 19, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm
Eastgate Park Community Center
4200 Quail Hollow Drive, Raleigh, NC
1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC
2) 7:05 Review and Approval of April 2025 Minutes
3) 7:10 Sergeant Garcia, Captain Yardley, Raleigh Police Department
Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown
Question and Answer
4) 7:30 Comprehensive Safety Action Plan and other projects within Midtown Area.
James Sudano, City Traffic Safety Engineer, Raleigh Vision Zero Group
5) 8:00 Introducing the Midtown Raleigh Alliance – Advocate, Communicate, Connect
Emile Hartman, Executive Director, Midtown Raleigh Alliance
6) 8:30 City Council Updates
Mitchell Silver, District A
Christina Jones, District E
7) 8:50 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks
Rezoning / PRGAB Updates – Steve Brechbiel
8) 9:00 Adjournment
In Person Location:
Eastgate Park Community Center
4200 Quail Hollow Drive
Raleigh, NC 27609
Zoom Meeting Link:
Available by Request
Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:
https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

West Raleigh CAC
2025-05-28 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Meeting Wednesday May 28th at 7pm
It’s time to meet and talk about what’s going on in West Raleigh!
We will discuss several items of interest to our members and hope you can join us via zoom on Wednesday evening at 7pm. Zoom Link follows the agenda

*Agenda*
Development watch
Growth and Natural Resources Committee recap
July meeting/social date and location
Community Updates

Join Zoom Meeting
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Mordecai CAC
2025-06-01 16:30 - 18:30 | Mordecai Historic Park, 1 Mimosa St, Raleigh, NC, 27604
Mordecai CAC
the key to strong community

The Mordecai CAC is not meeting in May, but we hope you are planning to join us for our annual Lawn Party on Sunday, June 1. It’s going to be a great event!
This year we will have more food and drink options, as well as fun games and art activities for the kids. Bring your chairs or blankets to sit on. Kids and dogs are welcome.
Live Music: The Kudzu Ramblers (Bluegrass favorites all afternoon!)
Eats & Treats: Vic’s Pizza • Moe’s BBQ • Doo Wop Desserts & Coffee • Sunset Slush Italian Ice
Drinks: BYOB • Limited Beverages Sponsored by Trophy Brewing
Family Fun: Kids Art Station • Face Painting • Games for All Ages • Adult Lawn Games
If you have questions or would like to get involved with this event please email Kate Charland at picnic@mordecaicac.org.

Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement -- In-Person Meeting
2025-06-09 19:00 - 20:30 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
SW Community Meeting at the Carolina Pines Community Center (2305 Lake Wheeler Rd.). We will meet in person, without streaming, next Monday evening, June 9th, at 7:00 pm.

There will be reports from Raleigh Police Officers and City Inspections.
We plan to have a special update from Lisa Genschel, of the Dix Park Conservancy who will tell us about a new way to participate in and support Dix Park activities. The official opening of the beautiful new Gipson Play Plaza at Dorothea Dix Park is scheduled this coming weekend (June 6-8).

Carolina Pines Improvement Project – With the contract for construction along the entire length of Carolina Pines Avenue having been awarded we should be seeing a Pre-Construction meeting with our neighborhood in the coming weeks. That meeting for Community with the City Engineering Services and Contractor will be at Carolina Pines Community Center. Date and time TBD.
I have been told that we can use the Center’s freezer. Therefore, I will, as previously promised, donate ice cream. Please come and help with the ice cream. Since I have no idea as to how many will attend I don’t need to be left with melting cartons and no freezer space. Please bring help. Kids welcome.

This meeting is intended to be focused on sharing interests, and concerns and just acquainting ourselves with our neighbors. Please join this gathering if you can. Hopefully, we will have a good turnout. I plan to schedule in-person meetings four times a year (next one in September) the others will continue to use Zoom.

Chair set-up in our traditional room at Carolina Pines Center will start at about 6:45 pm. Our next meeting in July will resume the popular Zoom/Streaming format.

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
2025-06-23 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Agenda

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, June 23, 2025, 7:00-9:00 pm

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

1) 7:00 Call to Order and Welcome to Midtown CAC

2) 7:05 Review and Approval of May 2025 Minutes

3) 7:10 Sergeant Garcia, Raleigh Police Department

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:30 Update on Ask Raleigh, the proposed replacement for SeeClikFix.

Karen Ray, Raleigh Customer Experience Manager

Office of the City Manager

5) 8:00 Quail Hollow Green Street Improvements

Barbara Godwin, Bicycle + Pedestrian Program Manager

Raleigh Transportation Department

6) 8:30 City Council Updates

Mitchell Silver, District A

Christina Jones, District E

7) 8:50 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

8) 9:00 Adjournment

In Person Location:

Eastgate Park Community Center

4200 Quail Hollow Drive

Raleigh, NC 27609

Zoom Meeting Link:

Available by Request

Visit our Midtown CAC Facebook page:

https://www.facebook.com/MidtownCAC

Hillsborough-Wade CAC
2025-06-24 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Hi CAC neighbors,
As you should have seen in previous emails, we will have no May meeting next week.
The Hillsborough-Wade CAC will meet in June (on our usual 4th Tuesday of the month). We will meet Tuesday, June 24 at 7:00 PM on Zoom. The Zoom invitation is below, please add it to your calendar.
We have two great agenda items so far…
• Presentation on the City of Raleigh’s Office of Sustainability
• Presentation about Raleigh’s Rainwater Rewards Program
If you are interested in handling rain-water runoff in an environmentally friendly way, your home and yard may qualify for a 75% reimbursement or 90% reimbursement of the project costs depending on where you live in our CAC. Please click on the above link to find out more and attend our meeting in June.
We may have a police report and rezoning case updates added to the agenda. If you have any subjects you would like addressed at this meeting or future meetings, please let me know.
Stay tuned for more updates about our June meeting,
Mike

Michael Lindsay
Chair of the Hillsborough-Wade CAC
Mobile: 919-429-0177
inform@nc.rr.com
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