Community and Workshops

Dear Clean Connected Communities Network, As 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: Upcoming Webinar: Zoning Basics and Community Organizing  When: Monday, January 27, 2025  Time: 12:00 PM  Where: Online link – see below Join us to learn how zoning decisions shape our communities and what we can do to influence them. Zoning 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. Community Organizing Insights: Denzel Burnside, founder of the NC Housing Table, will share actionable tips from his experience organizing for positive change. Please feel free to share with friends and colleagues! Reflect and Plan: Share Your Wins and Goals We want to hear from you! Please take a few minutes to complete our 2024 Reflection and 2025 Goals Survey. Tell us about your accomplishments last year. Share your plans for the year ahead. Let us know how Clean Connected Communities can better support you.   Complete the survey here: https://forms.gle/7YK9NfrZ5CphBrR79 In the coming weeks, we will be sharing a […]

Lake Crabtree Park-RDUAA Seeks Public Input for Development of 136 Acres Forested Land Wednesday, January 29, 2025  (5-7pm) RDU Airport Authority Board Room 100 1000 Trade Drive, RDU Airport Parking in "Cell Phone" lot across from rental car returns The RDUAA has scheduled a Special Board Meeting regarding the future of Lake Crabtree County Park (LCCP) for Wednesday, January 29, 2025 starting at 5pm. At 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! We 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 […]

Court Hearing - Wake Stone's Bridge Thursday, January 30, 2025  (9:30am - noon) Wake County (old and tall) Court House Room 10A (10th floor) 316 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC 27601 The 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!  We 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.  This 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! There 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! On April 1, 2024 AOH Judge van der Vaart ruled the Buffer […]

  Join Us for Our Next Meeting! NOTE: Venue Change!  @everyone The Raleigh-Political Accountability Community (R-PAC) is meeting on Monday, February 10th, from 6:00 PM to 7:30 PM.   Guest Speaker: Councilmember Christina Jones for District E will discuss the reinstatement of Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs) and the steps necessary to ensure they are reinstated correctly.   Please Note: Due to a venue change, the meeting will now be held at: St. Mark’s Episcopal Church 1725 N. New Hope Road Raleigh, NC 27604   Who’s Invited: Friends and friends of friends – everyone is welcome! Come out to stay informed, engage in meaningful discussions, and connect with others passionate about accountability in Raleigh. See you Monday!