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Partners for Environmental Justice Community Project Expo
SW Raleigh Community Engagement Holiday Social
SW Raleigh Community Engagement Holiday Social
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 8020 Litchford Rd.
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 8020 Litchford Rd.
District E Meeting in conjunction with RPAC
District E Meeting in conjunction with RPAC
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 4601 Creedmoor Rd.
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 4601 Creedmoor Rd.
Voice Your Ideas for a More Accessible Raleigh
Voice Your Ideas for a More Accessible Raleigh
District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) meeting
District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) meeting
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DID THEY ASK ANY OF YOU ABOUT THIS?
OK. I have ranted. But my rant is serious. Show up, have fun and tell the part of the truth at this “COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT” event, because to get something you have to give something up in this particular area. We have already given up a lot. Make sure that we get something back.
Terrance Ruth — On Raleigh’s Comprehensive Plan
Dr. Terrance Ruth received his PhD in Public Affairs from the University of Central Florida. He received his Master in Education from Nova Southeastern University and his BA from Oglethorpe University. Dr. Ruth completed a national fellowship through Boston College...
We just don’t count
Closing street food vendors at 1:15 is akin to making a lunch counter close at noon. It has killed our businesses. The whole business endeavor is now almost unsustainable. The measures you have taken are an out and out attack on small business. And it’s all based on a false narrative.
Conserve and protect the City’s natural beauty
The logical solution to a developer’s zoning “problem” is to work on a property already thus zoned, not just any old property in town.
WE WON!!! Wake County Superior Court Judge Rules against City of Raleigh
Wake County Superior Court judge, in a memorandum decision, indicated the City of Raleigh Board of Adjustment (“BOA”) erred last summer when it approved the City staff’s approval of the application to build a Missing Middle compact subdivision comprised of 17 townhomes at 908 Williamson Drive.
Public Service is a Privilege, not a Self-Serving Opportunity
I stand before you today as a concerned citizen deeply troubled by recent actions taken by this Council. I refer to the rising crime in our city under your watch, but specifically, decisions to increase your own salaries, extend your terms from two to four years, and reject additional representatives on this Council—all without allowing the citizens of Raleigh to vote on the matter.
July 2 City Council Meeting
Highlights from July 2 Council meeting and public comments
Protect and preserve our heritage
It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. The trust bestowed in you is set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and the UDO and its premises designed and adopted with considerable stakeholder input for the long run.
Measuring Community Character
Weighing the impacts of growth on community character is not subjective. Instead, it is a key function of planning practice.
Five councilors said they would repeal the change
What you may not know is the City Council could have repealed the ordinance that changed council term lengths from 2 years to 4 years and completed a NEW resolution to place the question on the November ballot as originally promised to the voters. We shared all of the necessary data with the councilors and there were five of them committed to repeal and implement another resolution for the referendum starting at the June 4th City Council meeting.
June 18 City Council Meetings
Highlights from June 18 Council work session and afternoon session
Will Council Finally Learn the Hard Way?
Council’s record of taking major votes without listening to stakeholders continues to disappoint. Now, having ignored stakeholders in the Blue Ridge Corridor, they stand on the verge of losing their taxing authority. With the Council elections coming in November, don’t make the same mistake again: engage stakeholders and act according to their wishes or prepare to be voted out of office.
Don’t Risk Our Cultural Heritage
Raleigh has the opportunity to distinguish itself from other large cities through careful preservation of its historic core.
Petition Drive Results
Although we were not successful in getting the required 5,000 signatures for the petition to put a referendum on the November 2024 ballot for City Council Term Lengths we got over halfway there and we were successful in creating city-wide awareness of the issue.
The Way Forward
The public is losing faith in government. It’s time to step out from under administrative control and voice your independence. Listen to your electorate and be more reflective of public input.
June 11 City Council Afternoon Session and Public Comments
Highlights from Work Session on Downtown and from Public Comments
JUNE 10 BUDGET WORK SESSION
Approved operating and capital improvement budgets by a vote of 5 to 2 with Councilors Black and Jones voting against.
Missing Middle, If it Matters, it Should Get Measured
As part of our preparation for the upcoming City Council elections, we have been having conversations with City Council Candidates. One of the biggest issues facing Raleigh right now is the public’s desire to have reforms made to Raleigh’s Missing Middle policies that were implemented in 2021 and 2022. We have listed several previously published blogs related to Missing Middle for your review that explain our position about the Missing Middle policies.
Mitchell Silver – Trendy Pitch Man
The N&O has twice [April 15 & May 30] quoted Livable Raleigh describing council candidate Mitchell Silver as a “development lobbyist.” Raleigh residents have every right to question where Silver’s allegiances lie. Just ask the Glenwood-Brooklyn neighbors who were hit twice with his trendy but false pitch for 30-40 story towers next door.
JUNE 4, 2024 COUNCIL MEETING
Highlights from June 4 Council Meeting