by S M | Mar 20, 2020 | Blog
It’s clear that the COVID-19 pandemic is a serious threat to our health, safety, and way of life. Please adhere to the guidelines from local, state, and national governments. And please do what you can to help others. We will not recover quickly or easily from the...
by S M | Mar 19, 2020 | Blog
Did you know…. from our friends at INDY https://indyweek.com/news/wake/raleigh-soccer-stadium-john-kane-downtown-south/ as catalysts go, taxpayer-subsidized sports stadiums aren’t very good ones. Economists are nearly unified in the belief that they...
by S M | Mar 17, 2020 | Blog
The massive taxpayer subsidy John Kane is requesting for his Downtown South sports and entertainment project is a startling replay of his 2007 pitch for North Hills East subsidies. In 2007, the News & Observer wrote: “Kane wants about $140 million in local...
by S M | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Your best resources for COVID-19 information: US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention – https://www.cdc.gov/ State of North Carolina – www.ncdhhs.gov Wake County – www.Wakegov.com City of Raleigh...
by S M | Mar 16, 2020 | Blog
Local developers want a share of the Raleigh and Wake County hospitality tax. It’s the extra six percent you pay on local hotel bills and the extra one percent you pay on restaurant and bar tabs. They’re requesting $13 million a year for the next 20...
by S M | Mar 14, 2020 | Blog
The Planning Commission’s Text Change Committee will be discussing Accessory Dwelling Units (ADUs) at their March 17 meeting. Raleigh Real Estate Broker and Appraiser Bob Mulder recently sent the following memo to the Planning Commission. In it he discusses concerns...
by S M | Mar 12, 2020 | Blog
We are all likely aware now that Raleigh’s City Council disbanded the near 50 year old citizen engagement process of the Citizen Advisory Councils or CACs. And the reasons given by council for this surprise move was that CACs didn’t get high enough...
by M L | Mar 4, 2020 | Blog
The attraction of Raleigh’s favorable quality of life and cost of living may be their undoing, as continued rapid in-migration translates to more daily trips stuck in congested traffic, more trees cleared for maximum infill, and fewer young and old residents who...
by B G | Mar 3, 2020 | Blog
The City Council’s vote (6-2, Cox and Branch dissenting) to abolish the 18 Citizen Advisory Councils — the CACs — leaves a big void where community consideration of rezoning applications is concerned. A hastily prepared substitute was rushed through...
by M L | Feb 26, 2020 | Blog
As Americans who live in a DEMOCRACY, we have the privilege and some say, the duty, to vote and elect our representatives. Throughout NC, early voting sites are now open to make voting easier, more accessible. The last day to vote or register and vote on the same day...
by M L | Feb 25, 2020 | Blog
At last night’s Glenwood CAC meeting, copies of a resolution in support of CACs and an open letter from Livable Raleigh were handed out to all attendees. The resolution was passed overwhelmingly by the large crowd. After the vote, residents had an opportunity to...
by M L | Feb 17, 2020 | Blog
After last fall’s election, a group of your neighbors who are concerned about the future of Raleigh got together. All of us thought that Raleigh had been doing great under the leadership of previous City Councils. Our wonderful city has been recognized time and time...
