Highlights from the 4/7 Budget Work Session and the 4/8 Afternoon Work Session and Evening Public Comment Session
Be strong, be resolute, preserve Raleigh’s cultural resources
Raleigh finds itself on lists of superlatives, and one factor that places us there consistently is our collective effort to maintain the character of our fair city through preservation of our historic landscapes, land use patterns, architecture and rich cultural heritage.
January 14, 2025 City Council Meetings
Council discussed the strategic plan during the afternoon work session and heard public comments in the evening.
Save Raleigh’s Historic Overlay Districts!
Raleigh’s historic overlay districts are special treasures of our City. They comprise only one percent of Raleigh’s land area, but their impact is much larger. We do not need to destroy them to solve our housing shortage. We should instead preserve these treasures for our citizens, our visitors, our children, and our grandchildren.
October 8 City Council Work Session & Public Comment Session
Highlights from October 8 2024 Work Session and Public Comment session
Our historic fabric is getting threadbare
Our historic fabric has been under threat for decades and is getting threadbare in areas—particularly in areas associated with the African American experience in downtown Raleigh.
Conserve and protect the City’s natural beauty
The logical solution to a developer’s zoning “problem” is to work on a property already thus zoned, not just any old property in town.
Protect and preserve our heritage
It is required that those who have been given a trust must prove faithful. The trust bestowed in you is set forth in the Comprehensive Plan and the UDO and its premises designed and adopted with considerable stakeholder input for the long run.
June 18 City Council Meetings
Highlights from June 18 Council work session and afternoon session
Don’t Risk Our Cultural Heritage
Raleigh has the opportunity to distinguish itself from other large cities through careful preservation of its historic core.