Come November, Raleigh voters may be willing to chalk up the vote to sack CACs as a bad rookie error. More telling will be if voters accept candid apologies for subverting our voting rights. If so, voters may be willing to give Branch, Forte or Melton another chance in office.
Thank You for re-instating CACs, now let’s fix the Neighborhood Rezoning Meetings
All the work the city has done to expand engagement opportunities could have been done while CACs remained in place. The need was NEVER either/or. It has always been both/and.
Tax Season Fraud Alert – Advice from Raleigh PD
Attendees at February’s North CAC meeting received some great advice from RPD representatives. Every month at the North CAC meeting we hear a report from RPD officers who come to give details and take questions from those in attendance. This month the officers came with some extra timey advice to avoid tax season scams.
City Council Meetings 2.6.24
Highlights City Council voted unanimously to restore a relationship with Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs) to include free monthly access to meeting rooms, provision of technology to support virtual meetings, and support for capability building for future leaders At...
CACs Are Back, We’re Taking Down the Clock!
Livable Raleigh, a citizens group advocating for effective community engagement on city issues, congratulates City Council for its decision today reinstating Citizens Advisory Councils. The decision pushed by Mayor Baldwin four years ago to cut off the CACs was a mistake, and the vacuum it created has been apparent in the years since then. Today’s decision begins to rectify that mistake.
RCAC expects recognition vote from City Council – Press Release
The Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council board is looking forward to a City Council vote on Tuesday, February 6 to correct a mistake that was done to Raleigh residents 4 years ago. See full press release
CITY COUNCIL RETREAT – JANUARY 26 & 27, 2024
HIGHLIGHTS Typical issues with transparency. Meeting start time initially reported at 1pm, then 12noon, then livestream was supposed to start at 12:40. It actually started at 1:18pm. Apparently a panel discussion occurred when they weren’t filming and no details were...
Regular, Full Service, Two-Way Communication should be a priority
Monthly neighborhood meetings MUST BE YOUR PRIORITY. Where residents know they can show up to stay informed about Planning, Budgeting, Development, Parks & Rec, Police & Fire, Bond Initiatives, Transit and even hear from their council representatives.
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Highlights from September 5 Council Meetings
Allow CACs the use of their preferred Community Center
I have a simple request today but I am not sure how to get my voice heard and a proposal executed in a timely manner.