Livable Raleigh

Big Branch Greenway Connector pop-up - Postponed due to weather
2024-08-06 17:30 - 19:30 (America/New_York) | North Hills Midtown Park, 4011 Cardinal at North Hills Street, Raleigh
Big Branch Greenway Connector Pop-Up Event Postponed! The North Hills National Night Out Event, where the Big Branch Greenway Connector Project will host a project pop-up event, has been postponed. This event was originally scheduled for tonight, August 6th, from 5:30 pm until 7:30 pm at North Hills Midtown Park, 4011 Cardinal at North Hills Street, Raleigh, NC 27609. Due to inclement weather, this event is being postponed until further notice. A new date will be posted on the Big Branch Greenway Connector Project website when that information is available.
Help Plan the Big Branch Greenway Connector!
When complete, the Big Branch Greenway Connector will extend from the existing Crabtree Creek Trail, near Wake Forest Road, to Sandy Forks Road. The greenway will traverse approximately 3.5-miles, primarily adjacent to Big Branch, and is proposed to connect to both Eastgate and Cedar Hills Parks.
Help plan this new addition to the Capital Area Greenway System by joining a pop-up event on August 6th, attending an in-person project open house on August 14th, participating in a virtual project open house on August 15th or by completing an online survey that will be open through the month of August.
For more information on this project, please visit the project website at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/big-branch-greenway-connector

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 4325 Tryon Road
2024-08-06 18:30 - 19:30 | Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC, 27603, United States
August 6, 2024 6:30 p.m.
Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh, NC 27603
4325 Tryon Rd.
Post-Submittal
R-1 w/SWPOD TO R-10-CU w/ SWPOD
(Additional Information)
D
Mike Roselli
Burns

National Night Out
2024-08-06 19:00 - 22:00 | NC
This year National Night Out will be observed on Aug. 6. In observance of National Night Out, Raleigh Police asks you to leave your porch light on from 7 to 10 p.m. The porch light symbolizes alertness and awareness; it makes your neighbors and friends feel welcome. RPD also asks you to get to know your neighbors better.
Stay tuned for 2024 National Night Out locations.

Raleigh Professional Firefighters' Community Event
2024-08-07 18:00 - 20:00 | Crafty Beer Shop, 8450 Honeycutt Road, Raleigh, NC, 27615
Good Morning Raleigh Firefighter Supporter,
On behalf of the over 400 members of the Raleigh Firefighters Association that I represent, I’d like to cordially invite you to our next Meet and Confer Chat. This informal community meeting is an opportunity to sit down with firefighters, residents like yourselves, and elected officials to share frank discussion on the state of your fire department and safety in the City of Raleigh. At this event we will be hosting Councilor Megan Patton (District B), Councilor Jonathan Melton (At-large) and Councilor Mary Black (District A). With elections coming up this fall, we are rallying the community to support your firefighters and the best way to do that is to sit down with elected officials and let them know that is a priority to you (the voters). We’re just shy of 50 vacancies now (but we haven’t added new firefighters since 2014, for a city this size we are 150 firefighters short), and the City Manager’s office is heavily stalling our quest for a critical benefit that would help retain firefighters and make fire protection safer–Separation Allowance. We’ll go into more detail at the meeting, but we need your help Raleigh.
Bring your family, friends, and neighbors and let’s chat!
When: Wednesday August 7th from 6-8pm
Where: Crafty Beer Shop, 8450 Honeycutt Road
We will have another event in District D (Southwest Raleigh) in September, and one last event in District C (Southeast Raleigh) in October.
Come join us!
—
Andrew Davis
President
Raleigh Professional Firefighters Association Local 548
Mobile: 513-885-3236
P.O. Box 37608
Raleigh, NC 27627
Local548.com
“Acta Non Verba: Actions Not Words”

Ask-A-Planner Virtual Session on TC-7-22 Co-Living
2024-08-08 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Two Ask-A-Planner sessions are coming soon to discuss TC-7-22 Co-living. This text change proposes to rename the existing Boardinghouse use to ‘Co-living’ and update some of the existing use standards.
An in-person or virtual session are available for your convenience:

Monday, August 5 from 6-8 p.m.
John Chavis Memorial Park
505 Martin Luther King Jr Blvd.
Raleigh, NC 27601

Thursday, August 8 from 6-8 p.m.
Join us on Zoom

Method Community Park Improvements Schematic Design Workshop
2024-08-10 10:00 - 12:00 | Method Road Community Center, 514 Method Road, Raleigh, NC, United States
Please join us to share your thoughts and provide your feedback on the schematic design for the Method Community Park Improvements Project.
The workshop will include activities to provide input for the renovations and designs for both the Berry O’Kelly/Harveleigh White Community Center, the Pioneers Building, and the site improvements.
Ages: AllCost: Free

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 118, 122, 126 Clarendon Cres
2024-08-12 17:30 - 18:30 | Roberts Park Community Center, 1300 E. Martin St, Raleigh, NC, 27610
August 12, 20245:30 p.m.
Roberts Park Community Center, 1300 E Main Street, Raleigh, NC 27610
118, 122, 126 Clarendon Cres.
Pre-Submittal
R-4 w/NCOD TO RX-3-TOD
(Additional Information)
C
Matt Tomasulo
Tate

Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting -- Virtual
2024-08-12 19:00 - 20:30 | NC
Join us Monday night, August 12th at 7 PM for our regularly scheduled Southwest Raleigh Community Engagement Meeting we will be meeting on 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.
City Solid Waste and Recycling – Chesley Wiggins, City of Raleigh Solid Waste Services, Waste Diversion Analyst will provide an overview of recycling and City trash collection programs. We should also get an assessment of how Southwest Raleigh collections are performing based on a Composition Study of recyclable materials. I suspect we can all learn to make the task easier. (No plastic bags please.)
Community Group Forum – Comments and updates from our community leaders and residents. The City Staff proposed South Street closure for a relocated Red Hat Pavilion has received considerable interest.
For our September meeting (Monday the 9th at 7:00p.m.) we will be returning to our traditional home at Carolina Pines Community Center. Currently, Engineering Services has agreed to provide an update for the Carolina Pines Ave. Improvement Project.
Hopefully, we will in the future, have access for in person quarterly meetings in the months of March, June, September and December. All other meetings will continue to be Virtual Zoom format.

If you have a particular interest and suggestions for topics please let us know.

Zoom Meeting

RWCA Candidate Forum
2024-08-13 18:00 - 21:00, 2024-08-16 18:00 - 21:00 | NC

Big Branch Greenway Connector Open House
2024-08-14 16:00 - 19:00 | Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road, Raleigh, NC, 27608, United States
Help Plan the Big Branch Greenway Connector!
When complete, the Big Branch Greenway Connector will extend from the existing Crabtree Creek Trail, near Wake Forest Road, to Sandy Forks Road. The greenway will traverse approximately 3.5-miles, primarily adjacent to Big Branch, and is proposed to connect to both Eastgate and Cedar Hills Parks.
Help plan this new addition to the Capital Area Greenway System by joining a pop-up event on August 6th, attending an in-person project open house on August 14th, participating in a virtual project open house on August 15th or by completing an online survey that will be open through the month of August.
For more information on this project, please visit the project website at https://raleighnc.gov/projects/big-branch-greenway-connector

Big Branch Greenway Connector Virtual Open House
2024-08-15 18:30 - 19:30 | NC

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 120 Rush Street
2024-08-19 18:00 - 19:00 | Biltmore Hills Park, 2615 Fitzgerald Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27610
August 19, 20246 p.m.
Biltmore Hills Community Center, 2615 Fitzgerald Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610
120 Rush Street
Post-Submittal
IX-3 w/TOD TO OX-5 w/TOD
(Additional Information)
D
Amy Crout
Burns

GoRaleigh Access Paratransit Public Meeting
2024-08-19 18:00 - 20:00 | John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
GoRaleigh Access Paratransit Public Meeting on Monday, August 19!

The Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities will host the Raleigh Department of Transportation to hear important updates about the GoRaleigh Access program such as the return to fares and implementation of the Transit Assistance Pass for GoRaleigh Access. There will also be time for questions about the GoRaleigh Access Program.

Where? Chavis Community Center, Second Floor, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Blvd.
When? Monday, August 19; 6 p.m. to 8 p.m.

Registration is not required for this meeting, but please consider submitting any questions you have about the GoRaleigh Access Program in advance.

East CAC
2024-08-19 19:00 - 21:00 | Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh, 27604
The East CAC will meet on Monday, August 19, at 7 p.m. at Lions Park Community Center. The purpose of this meeting is an organizational meeting and to elect officers to serve a term of 1-year as leaders of ECAC. Open positions include Chair, Vice Chair, and Secretary. If you are interested in serving in a leadership role, please email Mark Turner and Lynette Pitt at candidatecommittee@eastraleigh.org. We will also take nominations from the floor.

Please join us to reinvigorate our area’s Citizen Advisory Council. Neighborhoods served include: Belvedere Park, Woodcrest, Oakwood North, Longview Gardens, Longview Park, Windsor Park, Gatewood, Lockwood, and others.

Please spread the word. Hope to see you there!

Mark Turner and Lynette Pitt

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Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 2601 Vanderbilt Avenue
2024-08-20 19:00 - 20:00 | Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC, 27607
August 20, 2024 7 p.m.
Pullen Park Community Center, 408 Ashe Ave, Raleigh, NC 27607
2601 Vanderbilt Ave
Pre-Submittal
R-6 w/SRPOD TO NX-3-CU w/SRPOD
(Additional Information)
D
Ashley Honeycutt Terrazas
Burns

Wake County Hazard Mitigation Public Meeting
2024-08-21 18:00 - 20:00 | NC
Wake County Hazard Mitigation Public Meeting
The Wake County Hazard Mitigation Plan identifies, assesses, and mitigates hazard risk to better protect the people and property from the effects of natural and human-caused hazards. They are updating and strengthening the plan to make our community safer and better prepared for emergencies.
Join the virtual public meeting to learn more about the project’s goals and timelines, and share your thoughts on potential risks and hazards.
Public Meeting Details

When: Wednesday, August 21 at 6:00 pm
Register: wake.gov/hmpupdate

Mordecai National Night Out (rescheduled from 8/6 due to weather)
2024-08-21 18:30 - 20:00 | Halifax Community Center, 1023 Halifax Street, Raleigh, NC, United States
*New Date- we rescheduled from 8/6 due to rain:
Come join your neighbors at the Halifax Community Center for this year’s National Night Out on Wednesday, August 21 from 6:30 – 8:00 pm!
This year’s event is co-sponsored by the Mordecai CAC and the Halifax Community Center.

Visit with community leaders, police officers, and fire fighters
Cool off with ice cream from Howling Cow
Play on the Halifax Community Center playground
Create sidewalk chalk art
Get active with jump ropes and hula hoops
Spend time visiting with your neighbors
Learn to play Pétanque!
Climb inside in a fire truck!

What to bring
Yourself, your family, and your neighbors.
National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, better places to live and work. For more information about National Night Out, visit natw.org
The Mordecai Community Action Coalition serves several downtown neighborhoods, including Mordecai, Oakdale, Pilot Mill, East Mordecai, Capital Park, Person Street, Seaboard, and part of Historic Oakwood.
Please email MCAC social chair Erin Case at social@mordecaicac.org or Halifax Community Center director Emily Collins Emily.Collins@raleighnc.gov if you have any questions or would like to volunteer.
We are looking forward to seeing and meeting members of our community!

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 8415 Honeycutt Road
2024-08-21 18:45 - 19:45 | Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614
August 21, 2024 6:45 p.m.
Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614
8415 Honeycutt Rd.
Pre-Submittal
R-1 w/FWPOD TO R-6-CU w/FWPOD
(Additional Information)
A
Sam Morris
Tate

District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) Meeting
2024-08-24 09:30 - 11:00 | Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive, Raleigh, NC, 27606, United States
Our next meeting is scheduled for August 24th at 9:30 AM at the Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center with District D City Councilor Jane Harrison.
This will be an open meeting so please bring your thoughts, concerns, and updates to share with the group. If you have questions or concerns that need a more immediate response please contact Coucilor Harrison.
This meeting will not be available via Zoom. We plan to return to the traditional third Saturday in September (9/21).
Look forward to seeing you there!

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 9000 & 9004 Litchford Road
2024-08-26 17:00 - 18:00 | Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC, 27614
August 26, 2024 5 p.m.
Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Rd, Raleigh, NC 27614
9000 & 9004 Litchford Rd.
Pre-Submittal
R-1 TO R-10
(Additional Information)
B
Nash Taylor
Redus

Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 901 Birch Ridge Drive
2024-08-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Worthdale Park Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh, 27610
August 26, 2024 6:00 p.m.
Worthdale Community Center, 1001 Cooper Rd, Raleigh, NC 27610
901 Birch Ridge Dr.
Post Submittal
IX-5 w/SHOD-1 TO CX-5-CU w/SHOD-1
(Additional Information)
C
Collier Marsh
Redus

A Celebration of Mount Hope Cemetery Fourth Ward
2024-08-26 18:00 - 19:00 | Mount Hope Cemetery, 120 Prospect Avenue, Raleigh
Fourth Ward Celebration
August 15, 2024
You’re invited!
Greetings! I am Octavia Rainey, a Raleigh Historian. I would like to invite you to an event series to learn more about the Fourth Ward neighborhood you live in.
The history goes back to the Cannon Planation. The Cannon family land was located near the railroad track and sold to freedmen. The Fourth Ward neighborhood was once a thriving African American neighborhood that was destroyed in the mid-1960s by urban renewal. The Fourth Ward is the name of our neighborhood, and we must maintain the name of our neighborhood.
The City of Raleigh has a long-standing history of supporting activities that celebrate the rich history and cultural heritage of the city’s neighborhoods both past and present.
This weeklong celebration is an excellent opportunity to come out and meet your old neighbors, talk about the past, and learn about the future of the Fourth Ward.
Please join me at any or all of the six Fourth Ward Celebration events listed below. I’m looking forward to seeing you there.
August 26 – September 1 Events
Monday, August 26, 6p.m. – 7p.m.: A Celebration of Mount Hope Cemetery Fourth Ward, Mount Hope Cemetery, 120 Prospect Avenue
Wednesday, August 28, 6p.m. – 8p.m.: Kickoff of the Fourth Ward Exhibit at the City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville Street (Exhibits will run through Sunday, Sept. 21 2024)
Thursday, August 29, 6p.m. – 8p.m.: The Fourth Ward Meet and Greet, at the Raleigh Pathways Center, 900 S. Wilmington Street (Additional parking is available at the Memorial Auditorium, 2 E. South Street)
Friday, August 30, 6p.m. – 8p.m.: A session on Restrictive Covenants, the African Enslaved Project, and Black Land Loss, Dorothea Dix Chapel, 1030 Richardson Drive
Saturday, August 31, 1p.m. – 5p.m.: The Fourth Ward Cookout, Roberts Park, 1300 E. Martin Street Sunday, September 1, 4p.m. – 6p.m.: Gospel Extravaganza – The Five Black Churches of The Fourth Ward –
Black Neighborhood Expo, Fletcher Hall, 2 E. South Street
Octavia Rainey
RSVP to: Octavia Rainey, Octavia_Rainey@yahoo.com

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting
2024-08-26 19:00 - 21:00 | Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Dr,, Raleigh, NC, 27609
Agenda

Hybrid Midtown Citizens Advisory Council Meeting

Monday, August 26, 2024, 7:00-9:00 pm

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

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

3) 7:10 RPD officers Winkle and Garcia

Activity and Crime Stats Report for Midtown

Question and Answer

4) 7:40 North Hills Development Update
Bonner Gaylord
Chief Operating Officer, Kane Realty Corporation

5) 8:20 City Council Updates

6) 8:40 Old / New Business, Announcements, Remarks

7) 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

Economic Development and Innovation Committee Meeting
2024-08-27 13:30 - 15:00 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-06: Leveling the Playing Field (Workforce Development Organization) (5/7/24)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

B. PENDING ITEMS

1. Item 22-01: Economic Development Roundtable – Historically Black Colleges & Universities (2/21/23)

2. Item 22-04: Downtown Raleigh Economic Development Strategy (2/13/24)

Growth and Natural Resources Committee Meeting
2024-08-27 16:00 - 17:30 | Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 W. Hargett St., Raleigh, NC, 27601, United States
A. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER BY THE CHAIR

1. Item 22-14: Rezoning Z-39-23 – East Side of Nowell Road (5/21/24)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

2. Item 22-15: Falls Watershed Regulatory and Conservation Updates (6/4/24)
This Agenda Item Contains an Attachment.

B. PENDING ITEMS

1. No Items Pending

Neuse River Park Master Plan Update
2024-08-27 17:30 - 18:30 | NC
Following the previous email sent last week regarding the Neuse River Park Master Plan, please note the following important corrections to the timeline and meeting format:

The August 27 Community Advisory Group (CAG) meeting will now be held virtually. The agenda and virtual meeting details are available on the engagement portal.
The target date for the Parks, Recreation, and Greenway Advisory Board meetinghas been updated to November 21, 2024 (previously October 17).

Thank you for your understanding and continued support as we work to ensure the success of this project.

Neuse River Park Master Plan Update

We wanted to provide you with a few important timeline updates regarding the Neuse River Park Master Plan.
Raleigh Parks is targeting the October 17th meeting of the Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board Meeting for Master Plan approval. We will be holding an additional Community Advisory Group meeting to determine which park elements will be prioritized for the first phase of development and which may need to be included in future phases.
Upcoming Meetings:

August 27, 2024, at 5:30 PM: Discussion on final priorities with the Community Advisory Group at Annie Louise Wilkerson, MD Nature Preserve Education Center.
September 23, 2024, at 5:30 PM: Additional Community Advisory Group Meeting at Forest Ridge Park to vote on the final Master Plan document.

Your feedback is essential to ensuring that the Neuse River Park meets the needs of our community. If you have any questions or need further information, please visit the project website.
Thank you for your ongoing support.

Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting
2024-08-27 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Hi CAC neighbors,
A week from today our Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting will be on Tuesday, August 27th at 7:00 PM. We will meet on Zoom and the link is at the bottom of this email.
Current Agenda:
• Police report
• Update from the Hillsborough Street Community Service Corporation.
• Update on rezoning case Z-83-22 (property includes where the Arby’s was on Hillsborough Street).
• City Councilors Christina Jones and Jane Harrison will tell us what the City of Raleigh has been doing since the February 2024 vote to re-establish City support and official recognition of the RCAC. Then we’ll have a group discussion about the future of Raleigh’s CACs.
As you know, our H-W CAC boundary includes parts of City Council Districts D and E. So I’m very excited that we’ll get to hear from our City Council representatives about what the City of Raleigh has been doing since the February 2024 vote to re-establish City support and official recognition of the RCAC. It will also be very productive and useful for our CAC residents to hear about our Councilors’ vision for the future of CACs, and for our City Councilors to hear from you about what you would like to see happen in the future.
The RCAC Board is currently asking each CAC Board to complete a survey asking for opinions and visions for the future of Raleigh’s Citizen Advisory Councils. I hope to be able to share that with you at our August 27th meeting. This is obviously a very important topic to our CAC members, and we need to make sure we’re “all on the same page” and hopefully “rowing in the same direction.” (That’s enough metaphors for a Friday afternoon!)

The RCAC Board is currently asking each CAC Board to complete a survey asking for opinions and visions for the future of Raleigh’s Citizen Advisory Councils. I hope to be able to share that with you at our August 27th meeting. This is obviously a very important topic to our CAC members, and we need to make sure we’re “all on the same page” and hopefully “rowing in the same direction.”
See you next Tuesday,
Mike

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

Hillsborough-Wade CAC meeting: Tuesday, August 27th at 7:00 PM

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Kickoff of the Fourth Ward Exhibit at the City of Raleigh Museum
2024-08-28 18:00 - 20:00 | City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville St, Raleigh, NC, 27601

West Raleigh CAC
2024-08-28 19:00 - 21:00 | NC
Meeting on Wednesday August 28th at 7pm

It’s time to meet and talk about what’s going in 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

I440 Update from DOT (Cody Winkler)
Athens Drive Community Library (Michi Viola)

Various Community Updates (All)

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