Raleigh is at a breaking point.
Friends and Neighbors,
The City is approving rezonings that directly contradict its own Comprehensive Plan, the document meant to protect neighborhoods, historic areas, and responsible growth. When the government fails to follow its own rules, residents are left with no choice but to stand up and defend themselves.
That is why neighbors are raising money for the Glenwood Brooklyn Neighborhood Fund, which supports the community’s efforts to defend responsible planning and neighborhood protections. Donations can be made anonymously.
The city approved 25- and 27-story towers just 190 feet from the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighborhood, where the plan limits development to 12 stories. Explained here: 4 easy steps to analyze the plan
Now, just last week, the city also approved 20- and 37-story towers in North Hills adjacent to a single-family neighborhood, where the adopted policies and small area plans also limit height to 12 stories.
The city is also considering removing Historic Overlay protections in the historic Mordecai neighborhood to enable high-density development.
These decisions affect all of Raleigh, and they underscore why neighborhoods must be prepared to act.
Every dollar contributed goes directly to the Glenwood Brooklyn Neighborhood Fund, which enables us to take action including legal action, not to stop growth, but to stop reckless, unaccountable decisions that put our city’s future at risk.
This is about accountability and trust but most of all, it is about the future of Raleigh and whether neighborhoods, families, and historic communities that make Raleigh great still matter in the face of unchecked development pressure.
If you care about our neighborhoods and our city’s integrity, please GIVE to the fund. Every dollar matters.
Share this message. Together we can defend ALL Raleigh neighborhoods and demand better from those that are supposed to represent all of us.
Thank you for your support, your generosity, and your commitment to a better Raleigh.
With gratitude,
The Glenwood Brooklyn neighborhood
Note: The fight will hold the City accountable to their plans and that will help ALL Raleigh neighborhoods, including yours!
If you wish to help with funding, the GoFundMe page is here: https://www.gofundme.com/f/glenwoodbrooklyn-legal-fund
If you are one of the nearly 2,000 people who signed the petition opposing this rezoning you can help one more time with a donation!
If you didn’t sign the petition, now is your chance to get involved and support the cause!
