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Do It Again at National Night Out 2010

Saturday, August 21st, 2010
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, participated in this year’s National Night Out, a unique crime/drug prevention event, on August 3, 2010.. NNO is designed to:

  • Heighten crime and drug prevention awareness;
  • Generate support for, and participation in, local anti-crime programs;
  • Strengthen neighborhood spirit and police-community partnerships; and
  • Send a message to criminals letting them know that neighborhoods are organized and fighting back.

Below is a recap of the evening from the perspective of the event organizer and Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch Secretary, Shelia Campbell. (more…)

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City Planning Hosting Another Workshop on Transitions

Thursday, August 19th, 2010
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One of the big topics that came up during the review of Raleigh’s 2030 Comprehensive Plan was transitions–how one land use transitions to another type. An initial workshop was held in June, but this is an important topic. So big, it’s worthy of another session. See the information below on the next workshop and why you should participate.

Help define how Raleigh transitions land uses

Help define how Raleigh transitions land uses

Raleigh’s New Development Code

The City of Raleigh is in the process of updating its development regulations.  The City Council has authorized a second community workshop on the topic of TRANSITIONS, to be held on September 1, from 6-8 pm at the Urban Design Center, located at (more…)

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Call for Neighborhood Recognition Award Nominations

Tuesday, August 17th, 2010
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Do you know an unsung hero that’s making our community a better place to live? At the September 2010 meeting of the South West Citizens Advisory Council (SWCAC), Monday, September 13, 2010 – 7pm at Carolina Pines community center , attendee’s will have the opportunity to vote on the Neighborhood Recognition Awards. At the August meeting, we discussed the topic and had a few suggestions from the audience.

If you have an individual, business, or institution that meet the criteria below, inside the SWCAC boundaries, please consider nominating them. Contact the SWCAC Chair (more…)

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Neighborhood Exchange Set for September 18

Saturday, August 14th, 2010
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Save the date and plan to attend this year’s neighborhood exchange on September 18. I’ve always said this is a low cost ($10 + your time) high value event. The $10 registration fee is worth the food provided at the event. Register now.

NEIGHBORHOOD EXCHANGE OFFERING IDEAS FOR STRONGER NEIGHBORHOODS SEPT. 18

The City of Raleigh is registering residents for the Raleigh Neighborhood Exchange. The September 18 event will gather ideas and share information on how to make local neighborhoods better.

The annual exchange takes place from 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. at the McKimmon Center, 1101 Gorman Street. The registration fee is $10, which includes a continental breakfast and lunch. Teenagers are admitted for free when accompanied by an adult.

This year’s theme is “Motivating Without Money.” (more…)

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Southeast High Speed Rail Project Chugs Along

Friday, August 13th, 2010
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SEHSR Poster

City of Raleigh Public Hearing on the Proposed Southeast High Speed Rail Project on August 31, 2010 at 7 p.m.

If you have any comments on the proposed Southeast High Speed Rail (SEHSR) project within Raleigh’s jurisdiction, please submit them to railservice@raleighnc.gov prior to August 27th. The project is looking to connect Raleigh NC, to Richmond, VA (which would connect us to Washington DC and beyond).

To view the recommendations of the City’s Passenger Rail Task Force and those of city staff, visit www.raleighnc.gov. (more…)

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Community Watch: 22 Residential Burglary Prevention Tips

Thursday, August 12th, 2010
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Raleigh, NC – The Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch, building a safe and informed family community, is partnering with Raleigh Police Department (RPD) to bring you the following residential burglary prevention tips.

It’s unfortunate that we have to highlight crime in our neighborhood, but there have been several break-ins in the Lineberry area over the past few weeks. Trailwood Hills and Trailwood Springs have been hit pretty hard. Hot items include flat screen TV’s, jewelry, cash, laptops, and other items of convenience.

Be sure to review the following crime prevention tips to make your home safer. There are no guarantee’s, but you can make things more difficult for burglars.  (more…)

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The New Design for Carolina Pines Community Center

Wednesday, August 11th, 2010
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Carolina Pines Community Center Proposed Renovation Design

Carolina Pines design plans

Carolina Pines design plans

About 15 citizens met on August 10, 2010 at Carolina Pines Community Center to see the unveiling of the proposed renovations and additions to the community center facilities to start construction in early 2011. Lynn Sullivan, Project Manager from Raleigh Parks & Rec, introduced the project team from New City Design and provided a brief overview of the project and budget.

The project scope and priorities include adding (more…)

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Advocates Educate on Sharrows (Additional Resources)

Tuesday, August 10th, 2010
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We talked last week about Sharrows Coming to Raleigh. This week, we’ve discovered additional information and a few resources that are helping to education both cyclists and motorist about sharrows. In fact, the paint is drying as you read this, in some area’s of the Triangle.

An article posted on the Go Traingle Wordpess blog,  Ride this way! Sharrows popping up in Raleigh and Cary! tells us about the criteria on where sharrows can be placed: (more…)

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Text Change TC-3-10 Approved, Pedestrian Access

Monday, August 9th, 2010
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The following information provided by the City of Raleigh

Text change TC-3-10 has been approved.  TC-3-10 rewrites City Code Section 10-2091, Pedestrian Access.  The regulations update the City’s Zoning Code to comply with the recently adopted NC State Building Code legislation on ADA accessibility; and incorporates several recommended policies found in the Land Use, Environmental and Transportation Elements of the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.

These new regulations are effective for all new site plans submitted on or after (more…)

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Neighborhood PC Repair Service

Wednesday, August 4th, 2010
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We get lots of requests for recommendations on the Lineberry Alliance mailing list. It’s no surprise that we have people, with businesses,  that live in our own neighborhood  providing some of the services many of us use -or- are looking for. One such service that’s available from one of our neighbors in Pleasant Ridge is a PC repair service. See the information below for more details about the services this local business provides.

Jerry Perkinson from Pleasant Ridge & Ramsgate Community Watch has a home-based PC service business based in the neighborhood. Services are offered on laptops, desktops, networks (both wired and wireless) as well as backup systems and peripherals.  Jerry has been tinkering with PC’s since he was a child and has gained more experience working at IBM for the last 7 years, fixing software and hardware on laptops and PC’s.   (more…)

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