Two Year Anniversary of CAC Vote: the Void is Still Here
It’s been two years since the Raleigh City Council voted to abolish City support of CACs (Citizen Advisory Councils). They promised to replace them with a much improved community engagement system. After two years, that still hasn’t happened. Why the slow progress?
City Council is making decisions in SECRET AGAIN!!!
Mayor Baldwin and her City Council majority selected one of three options presented to them for new election district lines without any public discussion of the merits of those three options. They refused to provide the public with any reasoning for their decision....
CITY COUNCIL MEETING HIGHLIGHTS – FEBRUARY 1, 2022
HIGHLIGHTS 45-day extension granted to Planning Commission on TC-12-21 regarding Accessory Commercial UnitsCommunity Engagement Manager Tiesha Hinton presented plans for a Community Engagement Board which will be operational in 2023, three years after City withdrew...
I get two minutes to save my largest investment; it takes longer than that to order and pay for a coffee
Shane Collins is a concerned citizen who has lived in two different areas of Raleigh since 2001. He likes to work and volunteer in the community and loves a good walk around his area. Shane and his wife have looked and lived in other areas and states and are happy to...
A Haiku for the City of Oaks
Raleigh’s stately oaks
slain by greed and apathy
fall with silent screams
— Terry Snyder