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Record Welcomes New Managing Director

By | March 21, 2013

A new managing director starts this week at Raleigh Public Record. Susan Bray will take the lead on fundraising and business development for the organization.

Council Roundup: BigBelly Cans Save Money, Council To Review Grievance Procedure

By Ariella Monti | March 20, 2013

City Councilors Tuesday asked staff members to provide a report focusing on the employee grievance procedure, which includes the attendance policy for the Civil Service Commission. The Council also heard a report about the city’s BigBelly trash and recycling cans.

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Proposed State Law Could Have a Huge Impact on Residential Zoning

By | March 19, 2013

A new bill in the General Assembly could strip many municipalities of the power to regulate single-family neighborhoods. UPDATE: The bill passed the House on Wednesday.

County Government

Old Moves, New Politics: County Seeks to Control Schools

By Lauren Ramsdell | March 18, 2013

A recent bid by the Wake County Commission to take over school site ownership and construction isn’t new. In fact, the Commission has been trying to change the way schools are built since at least 2002.

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Dix Bill Looks at Property’s History through Fogged Glasses

By James Borden | March 18, 2013

A bill before the state legislature to nullify the lease between Raleigh and the state for the Dix property gets the history wrong. The bill implies a land trust requires the property be used for mental health, but such a trust was never established.

City Council

Falls Lake Development Could Set Precedent

By Ariella Monti | March 18, 2013

If approved by the City Council, a new gym in the Falls Lake watershed could open the door for more development.

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State Moves to Retake Control of Dix Property

By James Borden | March 15, 2013

Two bills filed in the North Carolina General Assembly Thursday would undo an agreement between the state and the city to turn the Dorothea Dix Property into a destination park.