Environment
Moore Square and the “Politics of Trees”
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Leading tree expert visits Moore Square to study soil and park trees.
Environment
Central Prison Leaking Fuel into Rocky Branch Creek
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Officials believe an underground spill first discovered in 1999 is leaking diesel fuel into a creek running by Central Prison.
News
Understanding the New Assignment Plan
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We took excerpts that represented the most salient points of the new assignment proposal and explained them one by one.
City Council
New Board to Oversee City Historic Sites
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City Council dissolves the Mordecai Park Advisory Committee and creates citywide historic site board.
City Council
Council Approves Front Yard Parking Ban in Southwest Raleigh
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Some residents will have to find another place to park now that their front lawn is off limits. City council members also approved working with Triangle Transit to begin regional branding efforts, and a long list of traffic calming projects.
County Government
$1.2 Million County Contract Awarded to Commissioner’s Brother-in-Law
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At their meeting Monday county commissioners unanimously approved a contract to renovate a waste station in eastern Wake County. The contract went to Chair Paul Coble’s brother-in-law’s company.
City Council
Raleigh Council Gets its Turn with New Zoning Code
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The City Council will spend Monday afternoons discussing the Unified Development Ordinance.
News
With Wake Tax Off the Table, City Transit Planners Look to Short-Term
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Raleigh transportation planners are coming up with alternate ideas to improve the city’s transit. The plans follow a vote by the Wake County Commission not to put a voter referendum on the November ballot for a half-cent sales tax increase to pay for a transit plan.
County Government
Stricter Stormwater Rules for New Wake Co. Developments
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Wake County Commissioners approved stricter stormwater rules for new development in Wake County, funding for affordable housing and the first steps of a November bond referendum.
City Council
Raleigh Budget Adopted with 3 Percent Increase
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Raleigh City Council members adopted the city’s budget for the next fiscal year. There is no property tax increase this year, but trash fees will increase $1. The budget includes merit pay increases for city employees and a raise for councilors. Health insurance premiums for employee dependents will go up 4 percent.
