In the three years since their abominable vote, the City has continually promised to bring forth new and revolutionary citizen engagement opportunities. We’re still waiting. But now we have some reason for hope. With your help, four new council members were elected in November who value restoration of community engagement as a high priority.
Three years ago on February 4, 2020 Mayor Baldwin and her City Council majority voted to stop supporting Raleigh’s Citizen Advisory Councils (CACs). Three years later that void still exists. There are no new community organizations run by Raleigh residents with City support. Fortunately for Raleigh residents there are quite a few Citizen Advisory Councils that survived the sneak attack on February 4, 2020. Even without City funding and support, these survivors have continued on with their mission of two-way communication between Raleigh residents and their City government.
Livable Raleigh wants to call special attention to how the presence of Raleigh residents and the information presented by speakers impacted the outcomes of the items on Council’s agenda. Never doubt that showing up and speaking out can have a strong impact on the decision-making process of our elected officials.
HIGHLIGHTS Councilors Jones and Black ask for agenda changes to address priorities Community Engagement Board’s immediate focus will be on improving public comment process and access to community centers for CACs New councilors ask to be involved in reviewing and...
Councilor for District A Mary Black Community Get Together Biggby Coffee, Saturday, February 18, 2023 at 12 pm to 2 pm Colony Shopping Center 5424 Six Forks Rd Raleigh, NC 27609
The Community Engagement Board Work Plan Subcommittee will meet on Friday February 3, 2023, at 2 p.m. to continue discussion of the boards' work plan. Pathways Center 900 S. Wilmington St. Conference Room 200 Raleigh, NC 27601
Feb. 2, 6:00 p.m. Halifax Community Center, 1023 Halifax Street, Raleigh, North Carolina 27604 513 S West St & 514 S Harrington St Pre-submittal DX-5-UL to DX-12-UL-CU (additional information) D Amy Crout TBD
Feb. 1, 6:00 p.m. Carolina Pines Community Center, Carolina Pines, 2305 Lake Wheeler Rd Raleigh, NC 27603 1534 Kirkland Rd Pre-submittal R-4 to CX-3-CU (additional information) D Amy Crout TBD
Jan. 30, 6:oo p.m. Barwell Road Community Center, Meeting Room #2, 5857 Barwell Park Dr, Raleigh, NC 27610 6401 Poole Rd Pre-submittal R-6-CU to NX-4 (additional information) C Choli Aronson Belk
Dix Park Project Summit Wednesday, February 15th | 5:00 - 6:30 pm Come learn about what’s happening in and around Dix Park! There are a number of projects and ongoing studies supporting the transformation of the park. Drop in any time from 5:00 - 6:30 at The...