SW Raleigh Community Engagement (SWRCE) Virtual Meeting

Following our Inspections and Police Reports, we will be getting an update on the coming opening of the Gipson Play Plaza at Dorothea Dix Park. Carolina Pines Avenue improvement project has been approved and fully funded. We are close to an announcement about construction starting and plans for detours.

Raleigh Golf Association is also in the process of selling some property that is seeking rezoning for affordable apartments at 60% AMI. We will spend some time discussing community inputs.

If you have opinions, concerns, or just general comments that you want to share, this is the time.

Bob
SW Raleigh Community Engagement
(Formerly SWCAC)

• Greetings to Friends and Neighbors
• City of Raleigh Inspections Report – Inspector David Johnson.
• City of Raleigh Monthly Report and Update – Captain Manson (SW-Southwest). Captain Notch (SE-Southeast), Captain Van Antwerp (DT-Downtown). Our SW area is now part of three Raleigh Police Districts.
• Gipson Play Plaza Opening This Spring at Dix Park – Kate Pearce, Director of Dorothy Dix Park will update us on how the Gipson Paly Plaza is beginning to come together for a great opening in late Spring. Bringing all of the plans together for the opening is complicated due to the anticipated popularity of the Play Plaza.
• Carolina Pines Ave Improvement Project – Raleigh City Council recently provided final approval for the Street and sidewalk project that will extend from Lake Wheeler Rd. to South Saunders St. After several years we are close to a Contractor and Construction schedule meeting. We will update with what we see happening.
• Raleigh Golf Association (RGA) – Land Sale and Rezoning – RGA property north of Tryon Rd. is in the process of being sold. There is a rezoning case that will allow “Affordable 60% AMI” apartments being built there. The original number of units was 500. There should be a second Community Meeting happening later on this month. This is where we need to speak up and be heard because it affects the entire area.
• Community Safety – We all meed to discuss any ideas about how we can make our neighborhoods safer. Incidents occur. How we come together matters alot.

Comments and updates from our community leaders and residents.

For May 12th we will be meeting Virtual using Zoom. In June we are scheduled at our traditional home Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd. (June 9th) for our Spring In Person Community Meeting.