Is this not worth saving? If so, leadership will have to come from the City Council. Parks has no interest in their history. Ms. Jones and Ms. Black I hope you will take the lead to preserve this historic part of the Greenway. By saving the past, we can build on the future so that generations to come can continue to enjoy this beloved, iconic, historic, part of the Raleigh Greenway. Don’t let this die on your watch.
It is now our understanding the Raleigh City Council has had no input on this decision. In addition, false statements have been made to the local media outlets about the permitting process and the requests that were made. Several Council Members have contacted us and asked us to present to you today so you all could hear and review our safety changes and how we plan to implement those for this year.
I would like to see the city of Raleigh aggressively pursue opportunities for limited equity housing cooperatives. Additionally, I think the city should look for more opportunities to purchase existing apartment complexes for conversion to limited equity housing cooperatives to provide more ownership opportunities to home buyers in Raleigh.
Highlights from the September 19 City Council Work Session and Afternoon Session
Our Coalition is asking the city council to embed a mental health professional into the 911 call center to divert calls from police to unarmed community response teams and ACORNS and we are asking the council to house these programs under a newly created department of public safety, not under RPD.
Four of you are Councilors because you campaigned on Missing Middle Reform along with Engagement and Transparency. Waiting for the resolution of the lawsuit means waiting for YEARS and that is unacceptable. Do you want the next election to be run again on Missing Middle Reform while you’ve been Missing in Action?
Huge needs for public housing.
Public Comments focused on public safety, Mine Creek Greenway relocation, GoRaleigh, TOD/BRT, Missing Middle, and housing and homelessness
New Bern Avenue is living proof of the bigoted depredations our country and city have imposed on Black Americans. It is also living proof of Black Americans’ determination to fashion lives and communities of faith and hope in the face of overpowering forces of greed and racism. Of all projects which have the potential of restorative justice and to make good on Raleigh’s pledge to dismantle the city’s policies and systems of racial inequity and oppression with equitable transit, this is it.
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.
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.