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SUMMARY:Reflecting Raleigh: Ask-A-Planner
DESCRIPTION:Attend an upcoming Ask-A-Planner to ask questions about Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan. City staff are interested in engaging with residents\, sharing information\, and learning about their vision for the future of Raleigh. Over the next year\, the City will be hosting a series of Community Conversations on the following topics: \n\nAffordable Housing\nStormwater\nTrees\nSustainable Infrastructure & Services\nNeighborhoods\nTransportation & Mobility\n\nSustainability and equity will be at the heart of every conversation. We want to hear from you at any of the Reflecting Raleigh events.
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/reflecting-raleigh-ask-a-planner-2/
LOCATION:Carolina Pines Community Center\, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops
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SUMMARY:Reflecting Raleigh: Ask-A-Planner
DESCRIPTION:Attend an upcoming Ask-A-Planner to ask questions about Reflecting Raleigh: The Next Comprehensive Plan. City staff are interested in engaging with residents\, sharing information\, and learning about their vision for the future of Raleigh. Over the next year\, the City will be hosting a series of Community Conversations on the following topics: \n\nAffordable Housing\nStormwater\nTrees\nSustainable Infrastructure & Services\nNeighborhoods\nTransportation & Mobility\n\nSustainability and equity will be at the heart of every conversation. We want to hear from you at any of the Reflecting Raleigh events.
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/reflecting-raleigh-ask-a-planner-3/
LOCATION:Carolina Pines Community Center\, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27603\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250121T180000
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DTSTAMP:20260612T000144
CREATED:20250108T222346Z
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SUMMARY:National Day of Racial Healing Event -- POSTPONED
DESCRIPTION:The National Day of Racial Healing event has been postponed due to possible snow and winter weather conditions. \n\nPlease stay tuned for updates and news regarding rescheduling.  \nFor more information about events impacted and resources please visit the City’s Winter Weather webpage. \nThank you for your understanding! \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nNational Day of Racial Healing Event on Jan. 21\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe National Day of Racial Healing is an opportunity to bring ALL people in their common humanity to contemplate our shared values.  Racial Healing helps build trust among people and restore communities. \nThe Raleigh Human Relations Commission is inviting residents of the City of Raleigh to join them for an uplifting evening. Event attendees can look forward to insightful discussions\, interactive workshops\, and opportunities to connect with others in your community. \nWhen: Jan. 21 from 6-8 p.m. \nWhere: Chavis Community Center\, 505 MLK Jr. Blvd\, Raleigh\, NC \nRegistration is encouraged. Please visit the registration page to learn more and register in advance to let us know that you plan to attend. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nQuestions? Contact equity.boardcommissions@raleighnc.gov. 
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/national-day-of-racial-healing-event-2/
LOCATION:Chavis Community Center\, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd\, Raleigh\, NC\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T140000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250126T170000
DTSTAMP:20260612T000144
CREATED:20250125T131823Z
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SUMMARY:Family-Friendly Art Event at Lake Lynn
DESCRIPTION:Help imagine possibilities for public art at Lake Lynn! Join the artists and the Poetry Fox for a cup of hot cocoa or cider and an interactive art-making event designed to help inform initial concept directions for a new public art project coming to the lake. Raleigh-based artist team\, A Gang of Three\, will be sharing insights from their first phase of community engagement\, feedback from the “Letters to the Lake” project\, and offering some preliminary ideas for how art might function at the lake. Your participation will play a role in the next phase of design for this exciting project. All ages welcome!
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/family-friendly-art-event-at-lake-lynn/
LOCATION:Lake Lynn Community Center\, 7921 Ray Road\, Raleigh\, NC\, 27613\, United States
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T130000
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SUMMARY:Upcoming Webinar: Zoning Basics and Community Organizing
DESCRIPTION:Dear Clean Connected Communities Network\, \nAs we kick off 2025\, we’re excited to bring you new opportunities to learn\, connect\, and take action for a cleaner\, more connected future. Here’s what’s coming up and how you can get involved: \n\n Upcoming Webinar: Zoning Basics and Community Organizing\n\nWhen: Monday\, January 27\, 2025\nTime: 12:00 PM\nWhere: Online (link will be sent in forthcoming meeting invitation) \nJoin us to learn how zoning decisions shape our communities and what we can do to influence them. \n\nZoning Primer: Anne Harvey\, Chief Counsel for Environmental Justice at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice\, will explain zoning basics—what it is\, how the process works\, and how to get involved.\nCommunity Organizing Insights: Denzel Burnside\, founder of the NC Housing Table\, will share actionable tips from his experience organizing for positive change.\n\nYou will receive a meeting invitation with the webinar link shortly. Please feel free to share with friends and colleagues! \n\n Reflect and Plan: Share Your Wins and Goals\n\nWe want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our 2024 Reflection and 2025 Goals Survey. \n\nTell us about your accomplishments last year.\nShare your plans for the year ahead.\nLet us know how Clean Connected Communities can better support you.\n\n  Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/7YK9NfrZ5CphBrR79 \nIn the coming weeks\, we will be sharing a comprehensive list of the resources we created last year\, including webinar recordings and our transportation advocacy guide. \nThank you for being part of our network. We’re excited to work with you to make 2025 a year of progress and impact. \nBest regards\,\nMegan & Jenn\nClean Connected Communities Network \nMegan Kimball \nSenior Attorney \nSouthern Environmental Law Center \n(919) 608-4288
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/upcoming-webinar-zoning-basics-and-community-organizing/
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T120000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250127T140000
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SUMMARY:Zoning Basics and Community Organizing
DESCRIPTION:Dear Clean Connected Communities Network\, \nAs we kick off 2025\, we’re excited to bring you new opportunities to learn\, connect\, and take action for a cleaner\, more connected future. Here’s what’s coming up and how you can get involved: \n\n Upcoming Webinar: Zoning Basics and Community Organizing\n\n When: Monday\, January 27\, 2025 \n Time: 12:00 PM \n Where: Online link – see below \nJoin us to learn how zoning decisions shape our communities and what we can do to influence them. \n\nZoning Primer: Anne Harvey\, Chief Counsel for Environmental Justice at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice\, will explain zoning basics—what it is\, how the process works\, and how to get involved.\nCommunity Organizing Insights: Denzel Burnside\, founder of the NC Housing Table\, will share actionable tips from his experience organizing for positive change.\n\nPlease feel free to share with friends and colleagues! \n\n Reflect and Plan: Share Your Wins and Goals\n\nWe want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our 2024 Reflection and 2025 Goals Survey. \n\nTell us about your accomplishments last year.\nShare your plans for the year ahead.\nLet us know how Clean Connected Communities can better support you.\n\n  Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/7YK9NfrZ5CphBrR79 \nIn the coming weeks\, we will be sharing a comprehensive list of the resources we created last year\, including webinar recordings and our transportation advocacy guide. \nThank you for being part of our network. We’re excited to work with you to make 2025 a year of progress and impact. \nBest regards\,\nMegan & Jenn\nClean Connected Communities Network \nMegan Kimball \nSenior Attorney \nSouthern Environmental Law Center \n(919) 608-428 \nJoin us to learn how zoning decisions shape our communities and what we can do to influence them. \n\nZoning Primer: Anne Harvey\, Chief Counsel for Environmental Justice at the Southern Coalition for Social Justice\, will explain zoning basics—what it is\, how the process works\, and how to get involved.\nCommunity Organizing Insights: Denzel Burnside\, founder of the NC Housing Table\, will share actionable tips from his experience organizing for positive change.\n\n\n________________________________________________________________________________ \nMicrosoft Teams Need help? \nJoin the meeting now \nMeeting ID: 214 872 021 367 \nPasscode: uy9Kv7Nu \nDial in by phone \n+1 804-215-3684\,\,902673882# United States\, Richmond \nFind a local number \nPhone conference ID: 902 673 882# \nFor organizers: Meeting options | Reset dial-in PIN \n________________________________________________________________________________
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/zoning-basics-and-community-organizing/
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250129T170000
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SUMMARY:Lake Crabtree Park-RDUAA Seeks Public Input for Development of 136 Acres Forested Land
DESCRIPTION:Lake Crabtree Park-RDUAA Seeks Public Input for Development of 136 Acres Forested Land \nWednesday\, January 29\, 2025  (5-7pm) \nRDU Airport Authority Board Room 100\n1000 Trade Drive\, RDU Airport\nParking in “Cell Phone” lot across from rental car returns \n\nThe RDUAA has scheduled a Special Board Meeting regarding the future of Lake Crabtree County Park (LCCP) for Wednesday\, January 29\, 2025 starting at 5pm. \nAt this meeting\, public input will be solicited for development ideas and RESTRICTIONS/LIMITATIONS for 136 acres of land now in forested mountain bike and pedestrian trails. RDUAA is proposing allow private commercial development of this tract into some sort of “entertainment development’ which includes hotel\, restaurant(s)\, retail\, similar. Due to a confidentially agreement\, the public is not being told what the (also unnamed) developer proposes — a lack of transparency! \nWe are confident the public will have a lot to say about the proposal to convert one of the most popular features (forested bike/ped trails) of one of the County’s most popular parks into some sort of commercial development. The Umstead Coalition will be suggesting a revisit of the land use Master Plan for the RDU Airport – instead of dismantling our public lands track by track without a strategic plan or extensive community input and evaluation (and transparency). \nWe should note\, Lake Crabtree County Park is exceedingly popular\, a true community asset and connected to William B. Umstead State Park\, East Coast Greenway\, US1 Bikeway\, Black Creek Greenway\, American Tobacco Trail\, and more. \nWe join others in the community to ask Wake County to purchase these lands to preserve our popular Park. \nWe have been told each person that has an opportunity to speak will have 3 minutes.  You can either sign up to speak (we assume when you arrive) OR just attend to show your support for our public forested Lake Crabtree County Park! \nMeeting details can be found at RDUAA’s link: \nhttps://www.rdu.com/airport-authority/meetings/ \n\n\n\nLET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING 
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/lake-crabtree-park-rduaa-seeks-public-input-for-development-of-136-acres-forested-land/
LOCATION:RDU Airport Authority Board room 100\, 1000 Trade Drive\, RDU Airport
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T093000
DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20250130T120000
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SUMMARY:Court Hearing - Wake Stone's Bridge
DESCRIPTION:Court Hearing – Wake Stone’s Bridge \nThursday\, January 30\, 2025  (9:30am – noon)\nWake County (old and tall) Court House Room 10A (10th floor)\n316 Fayetteville St\, Raleigh\, NC 27601 \nThe public is welcome and we would LOVE\, LOVE supporters in the courtroom. We are the only case in this courtroom so we would LOVE to see you with us in the court room!  \nWe are guaranteed this hearing time!   Due to the last delay that was the court staff’s fault\, we finally avoid the “calendar call” and further delays. The actual hearing starts at 9:30am.  \nThis is the hearing originally scheduled for December 2\, 2024\, but delayed by other cases on the judge’s docket. Then\, scheduled for January 13\, 2025\, delayed by the court staff ‘forgetting’ to schedule our case. Frustrating! \nThere is a bridge authorization to destroy the riparian buffers along Crabtree Creek (OAH Judge van der Vaart’s April 1\, 2024 ruling). This despite the Umstead Coalition had previously won THREE(3) court cases upon Appeal to revoke-they just keep trying and we keep fighting for the law to be followed. Here we go again\, for the 4th time! \nOn April 1\, 2024 AOH Judge van der Vaart ruled the Buffer Authorization approved because\, get this…. The Buffer Rules (the NC law as implemented by the Rules approved by the NC Environmental Management Commission) is “not clear and unambiguous” (and therefore could not be enforced). Note: Wake Stone did not ask to intervene and is NOT a party to this case- their lawyers should not be allowed to speak during the hearing. \nInterestingly\, this time\, BOTH DEQ and the Umstead Coalition appealed Judge van der Vaart’s April 1\, 2024 Ruling. DEQ argued the Rules were clear and DEQ’s staff permit approver was qualified to determine there was no need for alternative analyses to avoid the buffer impacts (note: no party raised any issue about the clarity of the Buffer Rules and DEQ did not present their staff as an expert at trial). The Umstead Coalition agrees the Rules are clear and also argues that Wake Stone should have been required to perform alternative analysis by DEQ to avoid or minimize buffer impacts. In contrast to DEQ’s staff witness\, the Umstead presented extensive evidence during multiple days at trial from 3 engineering witnesses as to practical alternatives in design and location that would avoid buffer impacts. After various court filings we finally had an Appeal hearing week scheduled for the week of December 2\, 2024. During the calendar call on December 2\, we were then scheduled for later that week; but later in the week the judge delayed due to conflicts with his trial cases  (note: Wake Stone has proceeded to destroy the Crabtree Creek stream buffer for the bridge\, but they are doing this at their own risk and their destructive actions should not affect our court cases-it’s not our fault that DEQ failed to follow the law and various attempts by others that caused court delays and appeal hearing).  After some gentle pleading from our attorneys\, a new calendar call (and hopefully hearing) was supposed to be held on Monday\, January 13\, 2025. However\, the Court staff failed to schedule.  With apologies\, the court staff scheduled a Hearing (date and time certain without the “calendar call” step.  However\, it looks like we will be before the judge that denied our Injunction request despite co-agreed to by DEQ. \nWe are the ONLY case scheduled for this court room – so YOUR attendance will be noticed and appreciated! \nJoin us in support: Wake County Court House (the tall one)\, Room 10-A (10th floor)\, 316 Fayetteville St\, Raleigh\, NC 27601 \nIt is always good to have our supporters in the audience; it’s likely to be a small court room so 5 or more attendees is ideal. Here’s what to expect if you attend. Arrive at the courthouse by 9:15am\, go through security and take the elevator to the 10th floor\, Court Room 10-A. You can come and go from the court room\, but can’t talk while court is in session. Try to sit behind our attorneys during the Hearing. \nWhat to expect:  We anticipate the Hearing to take about 3 hours.  DEQ and the Umstead Coalition are the parties in the Hearing. Wake Stone is NOT a party and can not have any lawyers speak. This is a Hearing where lawyers from each side restate their case before the judge. No witnesses as the contested trial has already occurred. Both DEQ and the Umstead Coalition agree that the Neuse Buffer Rules are clear and van der Vaart’s claim that due to lack of clarity the Authorization (to destroy stream buffers) should be granted is NOT a valid reason to grant an authorization.  Given both sides agree\, we expect to ‘win’ on this issue.  Then\, DEQ will argue they followed the Rules.  The Umstead Coalition will argue DEQ failed to follow the rules.  The Umstead Coalition’s trial with three engineering experts showed that several practical methods existed to avoid and minimize the buffer impacts\, as required by law.  We are asking the buffer authorization be denied.  DEQ’s attorneys job is to defend the DEQ staff’s decision (whether the DEQ staff was correct or not).  No witnesses will be called as the trial is in the past.  The judge could make some rulings at the Hearing or delay his ruling. \nA good option for parking is the Wake County Municipal Parking Deck 216 W. Cabarrus St.\, on the corners of Davie\, McDowell and Cabarrus streets. It’s about a 5 to 10 minute walk to the courthouse. \n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nLET US KNOW YOU’RE COMING
URL:https://livableraleigh.com/event/court-hearing-wake-stones-bridge/
LOCATION:Wake County Court House\, 316 Fayetteville Street\, Raleigh
CATEGORIES:Community and Workshops,Engagement Filter
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