HIGHLIGHTS Longtime City Clerk Gail Smith was honored at her last meeting upon her retirement Public Comments focused on negative impacts of Missing Middle and other rezoning actions that will harm existing neighborhoods, difficulties in engaging with the City,...
Proposed fee increases for residents – stormwater, water, and solid waste services
Proposed fee adjustments (50% decreasing and 42% increasing) for developers
An $8-$12M deficit predicted in FY26 for GoRaleigh bus service; fares brought in about $3.5M so even if fares are re-introduced, there would still be a significant gap
There has been much activity to address issues with Glenwood South, but problems remain
CACs were important resources because they provided a one-stop-shop for staying informed. At monthly meetings attendees would hear a police report, a Parks & Rec report and City Staff reports about current issues. You would hear Planning Department topics. All the information brought to one meeting for you.
I understand that you have $23m dollars remaining in ARPA funds. I would urge you to consider allocating all or a majority to build more affordable housing. As you saw during this afternoon’s meeting, many approved public-private partnerships for affordable housing have had to come back to Council and ask for additional financing due to increased costs of land, loans and construction materials; thus depleting bond funding for future projects.
Frank Hielema points out problems and inequities in the application of the Missing Middle learned from attending Missing Middle “More Homes, More Choices” presentations.
A virtual Community Conversation discussing Raleigh’s City Council election process and proposals to make it better. Join Livable Raleigh Saturday, March 4th at 10am for a Virtual Community Meeting to discuss changes that can be made to make Raleigh City Council...
Livable Raleigh published our first blog, Why Livable Raleigh was Born, three years ago on February 17, 2020. Just like any other three-year-old, we can't wait to grow even bigger. So, instead of a fund-raiser, we are having a "FRIEND-RAISER" as our birthday...
We have an exciting agenda for February. As special guests, we will have Patrick Young and Bynum Walter from Raleigh Planning as our special guests. If you have any concerns or questions on both present and future planning for the City of Raleigh, please don’t miss...
From Jane Harrison: Join me and @oaksandspokes on Saturday, March 18th from 10:30am-11:15am for a leisurely ride near Lake Johnson. Meet us at the Thomas Crowder Woodland Center (5611 Jaguar Park Drive) This is an all ages and riding abilities bike ride that will...
JOIN US FOR A Community Conversation With your District E & District A Councilors! March 1st, 2023 7:00 - 9:00 pm Sertoma Arts Center 1400 W.Millbrook Road Raleigh, NC 27612 Come and share your thoughts about the issues that you care about, and hear from guest...