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Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 3901 Stratford Ct.
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 3901 Stratford Ct.
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 319 Heck Street (Z-39-25)
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 319 Heck Street (Z-39-25)
Second Community meeting to reactivate the South CAC
Second Community meeting to reactivate the South CAC
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 5621 & 5615 Kyle Drive
Neighborhood Rezoning Meeting: 5621 & 5615 Kyle Drive
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Voting begins. But, not for Raleigh City Council
Early voting has started in North Carolina. Many cities are electing their City Council representatives. BUT NOT RALEIGH. The citizens of Raleigh will have to wait until November to elect their City Council. A full year AFTER the current council's term was supposed to...
Traffic Impact of Midtown Rezonings
Midtown Raleigh Resident Larry Helfant sent the following email to members of the Planning Commission: Commissioners, I have looked at the agenda for your planned meeting on Tuesday. I do appreciate the time that you take to hear each case but the agenda is very full...
Tiny homes coming to Raleigh and it’s a “Bait & Switch”
In December 2021 Mayor Baldwin and City Council approved "Tiny Homes" in Raleigh saying these would be one more method to build affordable housing and fight homelessness. Well, the first homes are coming and they will NOT be used for affordable housing after all....
April 19, 2022 City Council Highlights
Highlights Meeting was changed to virtual on Monday, April 18, due to Mayor Baldwin testing positive for COVID.Consent agenda approved, including immediate 2% COLA for all City employees and scheduling of June 7 public hearing for Text Change TC-12-21: Accessory...
Triangle Apartment Association celebrates rising rents after spending big to elect Baldwin & her Council Sycophants
The Triangle Apartment Association (TAA) was a major funding source for Mayor Baldwin and her City Council majority investing over $121,000 in their 2019 campaigns. Now TAA is celebrating a 35% increase in rents, most of which occurred under the leadership of this...
INDY Week’s Best Of 2022 – Voting begins
The readers of INDY Week have nominated us as the "BEST OF" in three categories. We are humbled. It's an honor just to be nominated. Also... WE WANT TO WIN. Voting is open from April 11 thru May 8 You will be asked to register with your email address. Once you confirm...
Dig for the full story on Mary-Ann Baldwin’s new job
Mary-Ann Baldwin continues to be rewarded by the development industry. Last week saw news stories reporting that Raleigh's Mayor, Mary-Ann Baldwin, landed a new job. She has been given a position with First Tee - Triangle as their VP of Advancement. What we...
April 5, 2022 City Council Meeting Highlights
HIGHLIGHTS April 12 work session cancelled; budget work session to be held on April 11.Missing Middle Text Change (TC-20-21) public hearing scheduled for May 3.Approved refinements to Neighborhood Traffic Management Program.Approved Highwoods Property Owners...
Community Engagement in Raleigh – What does success look like?
Register for this Community Conversation on Wed, May 4, 7:00 PM Ms. Tiesha Hinton, Raleigh's Community Engagement Manager, will be providing an update on where Raleigh stands with community engagement and the plans for its future. You will have the opportunity...
INDY Week Best of 2022 – We are a Finalist
The readers of INDY Week have nominated us as the "BEST OF" in three categories. We are humbled. It's an honor to be nominated. We are nominated in three categories in the LOCAL COLOR group. Best Local Activist Group - Livable Raleigh Best Local Facebook Page -...
Former PC Chair on Parking Minimums
March 28, 2022 To Raleigh City Council & Raleigh Planning Commission Re: Eliminating parking minimums WRAL Reporter Matt Talhelm came over on March 25, 2022 to interview me about this issue. Unfortunately, my substantive comments were not included, and the one...
Raleigh says there will be no additional response despite increasing crime.
From a WRAL report. See link below Police presence on Glenwood South was increased last October after complaints. Even so, six months later, crime continues to increase under the leadership of Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin. At-Large Councilor Melton seems resigned to the...
Raleigh’s Crackdown on Glenwood South Proves Ineffective
Raleigh’s Mayor Baldwin, At-Large Councilor Melton and the current City Council majority took office at the end of 2019. Under their leadership crime is rising on Glenwood South.
City Council Retreat March 4-5, 2022
Raleigh City Council held their annual retreat at Dix Park Chapel. While the meeting was viewable remotely, members of the public were not allowed to attend, which is curious considering Council now requires in-person attendance for individuals who want to speak at...
Video Shows City Council-Condoned Damage to Raleigh Environmental Gem
Clear-Cut Hillside above Azalea Falls FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASEMarch 15, 2022 Raleigh’s City Council has endorsed more high-density development projects in the last two years than at any time previously in our city. Most of these were approved with few or no restrictions...
More Advocacy Groups Charge City Council with Misrepresenting Them
At the March 1 public hearing to review and approve new District Maps for Raleigh’s City Council, the City Attorney claimed Raleigh is not covered by Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and City Staff claimed that the Advocacy Groups who reviewed the proposed maps...
City Council Meeting Highlights – 3/15
HIGHLIGHTS Plans for expanded convention center and convention center hotel are being revised post-Covid. Municipal Service District (MSD) for Midtown referred to Safe, Vibrant, & Healthy Communities Committee April meeting. Public Comments focused on Engagement,...
March 10 2022 District A Public Meeting
District A Councilor Patrick Buffkin hosted a virtual meeting on March 10. North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was to make comments at the beginning of the meeting, but had a conflict, so he sent in a video. His presentation was only a few minutes long,...
INDY Reader Misses the Point(s)
We previously wrote about INDY Daily's comments on Raleigh Council's undemocratic actions here: INDY Daily BLASTS City Council's Undemocratic Behavior. One of their readers disagrees with their take on it and writes: "This is not a good take with respect to the...
Experts say City Council is violating the Voting Rights Act
City Councilors believe they can violate the voting rights of minority communities in Raleigh without consequence. UNC School of Government begs to differ! On March 1, at a Public Hearing to comment on a redistricting proposal, Raleigh City Councilors...