Benefits of affordable housing extend beyond providing a roof over one’s head

Benefits of affordable housing extend beyond providing a roof over one’s head

Ultimately, the transformative capacity of affordable housing extends beyond providing a roof over one’s head. It acts as a catalyst for community wide improvements, positively impacting crime rates, mental health, incarceration rates and childhood learning. This isn’t a nice-to-have. It’s essential and it’s a key requirement for a thriving community.

Former Planning Director Mitch Silver is back – now as a lobbyist paid to undercut Raleigh’s planning rules.

Former Planning Director Mitch Silver is back – now as a lobbyist paid to undercut Raleigh’s planning rules.

Speaking before Council Tuesday, Nov 7, Mitchell Silver repeated a false claim he previously made at the Planning Commission – that the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood cannot have Transition Area protection from 30-40 story buildings without first completing an expensive city-mandated Area Plan. But when a Councilor asked city staff if Silver’s Area Plan requirement was true, the simple answer was ‘No’.

Raleigh is underreporting noise complaints to the residents and the media

Raleigh is underreporting noise complaints to the residents and the media

I am here tonight to talk about noise. In Glenwood South we have been very suspect about the numbers being reported by the city. And we were right to be suspect as we now have evidence that the city has downplayed and grossly under-reported noise complaint calls. Every citizen and every news outlet who unwittingly reported the city provided incorrect statistics to the public should be outraged.