Predatory Towing in Raleigh

Predatory Towing in Raleigh

Imagine waking up in bed one morning, walking outside to your car to start your day, only to find that your car is gone, vanished; it’s not in front of your home where you parked it last evening. This may sound like an unlikely scenario to many Raleigh residents, but...
Another Test of Council’s Anti-Environmental Agenda

Another Test of Council’s Anti-Environmental Agenda

A resident asks for Open and Fair Rezoning Governance. Tom Kwak is a Raleigh resident concerned with the future environmental health of our City and especially the potential to disregard environmental impacts as Raleigh navigates through its growing pains.  He...
TIGs Feeding Off Raleigh Taxpayers

TIGs Feeding Off Raleigh Taxpayers

Tax Increment Grants — TIGs for developers — are about to be turned into a perpetual slush fund, with Baldwin’s Council handing out the goodies and Raleigh taxpayers saddled with long-term debt.

Racing toward a TIG

Racing toward a TIG

Livable Raleigh Chair Susan Maruyama sent the following email to Councilor Melton, chair of the Economic Development & Innovation Committee. The EDI Committee met on April 27 to further discuss the Tax Increment Grant (TIG) Policy. Hello Councilor Melton, I just...