A message about the upcoming 2010 environmental awards offered by the city of Raleigh:
“In an effort to recognize outstanding work in sustainable development and environmental stewardship, the City of Raleigh has created the Raleigh Environmental Awards.
The program will award individuals or organizations that have demonstrated a commitment to the environment. There are two types of awards.”
Find out more about the City of Raleigh Environmental Awards Program at http://bit.ly/6rGbBJ and read the brochure [PDF].
Trees with GPS? NeighborhWoods gets a more detailed inventory? Read on:
On Nov. 3, the Raleigh City Council accepted a $10,000 matching grant from the North Carolina Department of Environment and Natural Resources (NCDENR) for the second phase of the City’s Street Tree Inventory Project.
In the first phase of the project, the City of Raleigh purchased GPS units and began collecting detailed information on City-owned trees. City staff will accumulate data on the number, condition, size, species and locations of the trees. The information, once completed will include valuable data on more than 100,000 street trees, and will be entered into the City’s computer network. The $10,000 grant and its matching funds will be used to complete the data collection effort (with volunteers and interns from North Carolina State University), provide training for Tree Steward volunteers, and allow for further integration of the data into various City-maintained computer systems. (more…)
PUBLIC HEARING SET TO DISCUSS CONDITIONAL USE ZONING PROCESS
On January 19, 2010, the Raleigh City Council will hold a public hearing to discuss a proposed text change to the City ’s conditional use zoning process. At Wednesday ’s Council meeting, the City ’s planning staff was directed to review the 25-year history of the process and draft a text change.
The proposed text change will require that the neighborhood meeting for rezoning petitions take place prior to an applicant ’s submittal of the petition and include other benchmarked dates regarding submittal of conditions. The January 19 meeting will be held at 6:30 p.m. in the Council Chamber.
Over 30 people attended the monthly meeting of the District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) on the morning of October 17, 2009. After introductions, we talked about who we would like to have as special guests for future meetings. Upcoming guests include Captain Perry, Tom Stafford, and Kristen Rosselli. The group reviewed some upcoming items for City Council, had introductions from the Downtown Living Advocates, Renaissance Park neighborhood, and member announcements.
The November meeting for DDNA will be held at Renaissance Park. Elizabeth Byrd to coordinate pot luck breakfast. (more…)
We reported earlier when the 2030 Comprehensive Plan was approved by City Council. Last week, the plan was amended and adopted.
COUNCIL AMENDS AND ADOPTS THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN
The Raleigh City Council on Wednesday [October 7, 2009] adopted the 2030 Comprehensive Plan after agreeing to make three minor amendments to the document.
The first amendment changes the Wilmont/Vann/Lundy Drive area from moderate density to low density residential on the future land use map. The Council also approved an amendment to the Cameron Village area that will allow retail on both sides of Oberlin Road between Clark Street and Everette Street. The amendment requires a lower intensity of use on the west side of Oberlin Road. Finally, the Council approved minor edits to the text of the Parks, Recreation and Open Space Element.
The Council considered amending the designation of a parcel of land located at Women’s Club Drive and Glenwood Avenue that is designated Neighborhood Mixed-Use. However, the Council made no changes.
Source: http://bit.ly/1cxTJy
This is an opinion piece about the recent city council race and does not necessarily reflect the views of all the members of the Lineberry Alliance. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
It’s one week past the local Raleigh City Council elections in Wake County and the race in District D was hotly contested. Thomas Crowder, incumbent, and challenger Ted Van Dyk put their names in the ring for two years of public service on city council. I was happy with the way things were going in the race until I got a flyer in the mail that called out the District D Neighborhood Alliance (DDNA) and pretty much discounted months of volunteer work that I, and many others, personally committed. This is where Van Dyk made his mistake in the race (besides entering) and undermined District D neighborhoods. I quickly made a parody of the flyer and posted it to Facebook.
Ted Van Dyk campaign flyer
I was pretty upset about the obvious fabrications and the negative tone from the “positive voice” promised in the mailing. I wasn’t the only one who thought about mocking the flyer as you’ll see in the post-election poke: (more…)
At last evenings candidates forum, September 27, 2009, hosted by Renaissance Park in their cozy club house, almost 50 citizens attended to learn more about Raleigh City Council District D and At-Large candidates for the upcoming election on October 6, 2009. Each District D candidate gave a brief introduction to themselves and why they are running for City Council. Moderator Moe Johnson then presented each candidate with five questions. At-Large councilors were then introduced and provided their platform. Questions from those in attendance followed.
Disclaimer, the following is my best effort attempt to capture the questions and answers from the candidates. I invite anyone in attendance or the candidates themselves to post any updates or corrections by contacting me or in the comments. The questions (after the first five) are paraphrased to get right to the topic.
Opening remarks from Renaissance Park resident and moderator, Moe Johnson. Renaissance Park is a new neighborhood, which means they are new at community activism. There is a desire to get involved in city government and this is one of the first projects to start that involvement for their community. (more…)
This is an opinion piece on the candidates running for the District D seat, Raleigh City Council, and does not necessarily reflect the views of all the members of the Lineberry Alliance. The views expressed in this article are solely those of the author.
After settling in yesterday from a long day in the office, I skirted through some rain drops to get the mail. In it, a first batch of political mailers for the election on October 6, 2009. One from each candidate running in District D. Incumbent Thomas Crowder and challenger Ted Van Dyk. I publicly support Crowder for the District D seat and lately, have been scratching my head trying to understand why Van Dyk is challenging Crowder’s City Council seat. A review of the two cards today lead me to think about how the candidates are positioning themselves.
On the front of Crowder’s mailer is a picture from his campaign kickoff. A few folks I noticed, Mayor Charles Meeker, At-Large Councilor Stephenson, former Raleigh City Councilor Anne Franklin, Linda (Planning Commission member) and Rufus Edmisten (former NC Secretary of State), and many more. On the left, a list of supporters. Real people who work with and know Thomas. Flipping the mailer over, testimony from neighborhood leaders around District D. I recognize the names (besides mine) because I work with these leaders on neighborhood matters. I think this association is important and I’ll touch on it later.
“A politicians brand is made up of the actions they take and the people they surround themselves with.”
At last evenings candidates forum, September 14, 2009, hosted by University Park Homeowners Associations (UPHA), over 50 citizens attended to learn more about Raleigh City Council At-Large, District D, and Mayoral candidates for the upcoming election on October 6, 2009. Each candidate gave a brief introduction to themselves and why they are running for City Council. Moderator Mike Reider then presented each candidate with questions from the audience. Don’t forget to see the additional resources at the end (or share your own tools to help others in the comments).
Disclaimer, the following is my best effort attempt to capture the questions and answers from the candidates. I invite anyone in attendance or the candidates themselves to post any updates or corrections by contacting me or in the comments. The questions are paraphrased to get right to the topic.
Q: Transportation: What are the first steps needed to bring light rail and bus services to Raleigh (to catch up to with Charlotte)?
A: Meeker
Q: Financing: How does Raleigh raise funding for the Little River reservoir project?
A: Enloe
Bring economic develop to downtown and all of Raleigh; it’s a shame that we have minor league baseball in Durham and Zebulon [and not Raleigh]. What about pursuing an NBA franchise for downtown Raleigh? Sports are businesses. General increase in revenues in downtown Raleigh can help raise the needed funds.
Q: Financing: How do we improve roads, pay down debt, save money, and lower taxes at the same time?
A: Hudson
Focus on looking through goals to cut areas in public works, i.e. look for things like no idol policies to cut fuel costs. Look for cheaper vehicles (extend the use of vehicles where we can). Not just use bonds to fund parks, look for state/federal money to use a mixture of funds.
Q: Entrepreneurship: How will your entrepreneurial experience serve Raleigh?
A: Kunz
Had a privileged upbringing. Had a dream, to start his own business. There is risk involved. The entrepreneur spirit is not dead, but it’s not being cultivated. One objective is to look more in-depth at the budget.
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