Highlights from 8/20/24 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Session
Position Statement – Boylan Heights Neighborhood Association
Whereas the Boylan Heights Association supports the Red Hat Amphitheater remaining downtown, the Association requests that the City of Raleigh provide multiple plans with public input for the design of the amphitheater without closing South St., before development decisions are finalized.
Engagement and Transparency missing in Red Hat decision
Residents want better communication with city leaders and a review of the Red Hat Amphitheater’s future. This echoes a pattern of residents and business owners feeling less secure about the current leadership’s decisions.
Raleigh City Council sure is making an awful lot of plans for downtown without public input
So, Ms. City Manager, members of Council, Convention Bureau crew- love ya, I know you mean well. But please don’t forget us, your voting and taxpaying dates. We brought you to this party to begin with, and it is just not polite to be behind the curtains carrying on without us.
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.
Measuring Community Character
Weighing the impacts of growth on community character is not subjective. Instead, it is a key function of planning practice.
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.
You could have made a difference but you failed!
This decision further undermines any trust with your decisions and who you are truly representing. It’s unfortunate because you could have really made a difference with this vote and you failed and further undermined any trust and transparency.
May 14 City Council Meetings
Highlights from May 14 work session and public comments session
Dear Ned
When elections finally occurred in 2022, Knight was ousted by the voters, and 4 new members of Council were elected, each with Livable Raleigh’s support.