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A $61,000 grant for Communities in Schools has been put on hold, a joint venture with Durham County was approved, and Raleigh is getting some money for emergency services.
In 2010 and 2011, 38 percent of rezoning cases were inconsistent with the 2030 Comprehensive Plan.
A state law means big changes to Raleigh’s Probationary Rental Occupancy Permit program. City staff members are removing some aspects of the program now considered illegal, but they’re also adding additional violations and increasing permit fees.
The city will be releasing a new public input policy for park master planning early next week.
After months of studying a 3.5-miles area around the New Bern Corridor, Raleigh city council members agreed Tuesday to move forward with improvements.
Residents spoke against a potential rezoning along Six Forks Road during Tuesday’s City Council meeting. In other business, Athens Drive High will get a new football stadium and Parks and Recreation is increasing its fees.
If approved by the City Council, two more affordable housing developments could come to Southeast Raleigh.
The recession continues to have a large impact on the creation of the city budget, but city officials say it’s too soon to tell what type of impact the ailing economy will have on this year’s plan.
City Councilors Tuesday approved the use of a downtown building for the new Raleigh train station. In other business, the new Technology and Communication Committee has an assignment and the Raleigh Police Department will acquire a new horse.
Members of a Southeast Raleigh community continues to debate a proposed Historic Overlay District. This is part-two of a series examining historic overlay districts and the issue surrounding this one.
