February 16, 2026 Budget Work Session
Information from February 16 Budget Work Session
February 17 Council Meeting
Highlights from February 17 City Council Meeting
It’s our Birthday. We’re 6!
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Council has denied ONLY 2 of 54 zoning cases in 2 years
You often point to offered conditions as public benefits. The question is whether those benefits are proportionate to what is being granted. In the recent cases they were not. Doubling or tripling height should come with significantly elevated public benefits. You have leverage. Developers want to build here. Council can either insist on meaningful benefits or adhere to the plans we collectively agreed to follow.
Livable Raleigh Announces Primary Endorsements
Livable Raleigh stands for stronger community engagement with City Council decisions, and much stronger support for affordable housing initiatives. We believe big-money contributions from the development industry give the industry too much control of city policies,...
From Critical Listening to Critical Thinking – Councilors must justify their votes
The objective analysis and evaluation of information to form a reasoned judgement, involving questioning assumptions, identifying biases, recognizing logical connections, and considering multiple perspectives to reach well-supported conclusions, rather than accepting information at face value. When filing a rezoning case, the applicant is asking the city to increase the value of their property. They need to earn that increase in value through community benefits.