Council Committees are scheduled to meet monthly to review policies, vet proposals and take public input before items go to the full council. These committee meetings are cancelled more often than not. Three of the four committees stopped meeting entirely in 2026.
South Park neighbors deserve to know what we are being asked to give up before we know exactly what will replace it. Removing the overlay first – without a specific development plan showing our neighbors what will actually be built – asks our community to surrender protections now and evaluate the consequences later.
Work Session covered Energy Usage. Public comments focused on Z-43-25 rezoning, trees, public safety, solid waste services, and bike lanes.
Highlights of the April 14, 2026 City Council Work Session and Public Comments Session.
Highlights from April 7 City Council afternoon and evening meetings.
Highlights of the City of Raleigh Budget Work Session April 6, 2026. This session served as one of the final briefings before the formal adoption of the Y2027 budget.
It turns out that at that January hearing when North Hills traffic was lightly discussed, the referral to the Transportation Committee – which had been previously promised to opponents – was not for any review of North Hills traffic at all but rather for the Six Forks Corridor Project – a dead project that would have provided little if any relief for traffic congestion in North Hills.
At the October 7, 2025 public hearing at 7 PM there were a few comments made during the hearing on rezoning request Z-12-2025 to which I would like to respond, in addition to general comments on the overall procedure of the public hearing process.
Highlights from December 2, 2025 City Council meeting.
Highlights from November 19, 2024 City Council meeting.