March 21, 2023 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Session

March 21, 2023 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Session

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,...

MARCH 13 & 14, 2023 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS

MARCH 13 & 14, 2023 CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSIONS

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

Improve engagement by bringing the information to the people

Improve engagement by bringing the information to the people

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.

Innovative Affordable Housing Ideas

Innovative Affordable Housing Ideas

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.

It’s our Birthday

It’s our Birthday

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...

Virtual Midtown CAC Meeting

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...