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Members of the Wake County school board voted this week to hire Jim Merrill as superintendent. With a new schools chief coming in, we thought this would be a good opportunity to look back at the recent history of division and partisan politics on the board.
October is closer than you think. We’ve compiled a list of people who intend on running for one of eight city council seats in the Oct. 8 Election.
Moore Square and the surrounding blocks are getting ready for a development boom with two new residential and mixed-use projects. The square has traditionally been a place for those in need to get services, but those organizations are moving out. The city has bought up substantial property on the east side of the square and has a $14 million rehab in the works for the park.
Raleigh City Councilors adopted the budget for the next fiscal year, passing the $700 million mark for the first time. Property taxes will not increase, but sewer and solid waste fees are going up. The city will add back 40 jobs lost during the recession and give 3 percent merit raises to employees.
The city will release a new map this summer detailing bike routes and points of interest across Raleigh. The draft is available for comment through Wednesday.
Wake County Commissioners Monday adopted a budget for the new fiscal year that includes increases in spending but no property tax hikes.
As the “Moral Monday” protests on Jones Street continue into an eighth week, national attention grows for both the protests and the conservative shift at the North Carolina General Assembly. In recent weeks the New York Times, LA Times and Washington Post have covered the protests.
Two very different pieces of legislation have just landed on the governor’s desk – both of them carrying significant weight for educators and convicts alike.
A Wake County Judge recently shut down weekly parties in a small North Raleigh subdivision. Court documents state the weekend parties included hundreds of people, security guards, a cover at the door and expensive drinks in the South Florida-style mansion.
Residents are invited to take a survey about what the city should look for in a new manager.
