Glenwood South and the surrounding neighborhoods are simply not safe. A neighbor of mine recently told me on his daytime daily walks he carries a gun. How many of you feel the need to carry a gun with you during a daytime walk in your neighborhood?
Once again Raleigh City Council is having a Retreat without telling the public when it is or where it is even though it is a PUBLIC meeting. No time, no place and no agenda 2 days before the event.
Highlights from 1/20/26 Council meeting. North Hills re-zoning approved 6 to 2.
When a developer asks for support from council, there were to be significant benefits to the community, but we the voters get only Astroturf, artwork, and a bench? Other cities have received ice skating rinks and, at a minimum, public bathrooms. The council needs to get developers to provide infrastructure and get significant benefits as it says in the plan. It seems easy for you to say no to voters, so try exercising some of that courage with the developers.
As elected officials, it is your prime responsibility to support all areas of the City with smart development and infrastructure spending to support it. Follow the guidance that you have been given in both the Midtown area plan and Comprehensive Plan.
Please resist any suggestions not to take the Comprehensive into consideration, and that it is only a guide. Please vote to uphold the Comprehensive Plan on Z-34-25 and damn any torpedoes that may come your way as a result of your “No” vote.