I attended the 2nd Neighborhood Meeting for the West Street Tower (Z-12-25). It was strictly limited to one hour and worse yet, the Planning Department’s full report including the Statement of Consistency with city policies was not available. It was a one-sided presentation of the developer’s opinions. The residents had no information from the city to challenge any claims made by the developer.
City Council Meetings May 13, 2025
HIGHLIGHTS Shared results of Social City Assessment study and Traffic and Safety Study in Glenwood South. The Social City Assessment consultant seemed to be biased toward businesses rather than residents. These issues will be discussed further in May 27 meeting of...
May 6, 2025 City Council Meetings
Highlights from the May 6 Council meetings
City Council April 1 Meeting
Summary of the April 1 Raleigh City Council meeting.
MARCH 4 CITY COUNCIL MEETINGS
Highlights from the March 4, 2025 Council meetings
Make sure they fund the things that matter
Attending the city’s budget listening sessions was more informative than just how the budget is created. It showed people have a lot to say. They have a lot they care about. Of these things, the 3 that kept coming up were Affordable Housing, Transportation, and Public Safety.
June 18 City Council Meetings
Highlights from June 18 Council work session and afternoon session
June 11 City Council Afternoon Session and Public Comments
Highlights from Work Session on Downtown and from Public Comments
May 7, 2024 City Council Meetings
Highlights from May 7 Afternoon and Evening council meetings.
Your tax dollars NOT at work
Seven years ago (2017) the citizens of Raleigh overwhelmingly approved a $206 million transportation bond to make improvements to 16 roads. How are those projects coming along now that seven years have gone by? Why aren’t Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin and the rest of Council providing any oversight to get our much needed road improvements done?