City Council
Residents Request Increased Funding for Employees, Nonprofits
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Raleigh residents voice their thoughts on the proposed budget.
City Council
Council Roundup: New Mint Tenant Contract Approved
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City councilors approved a new tenant for the now-vacant Mint restaurant, special event signage laws see a change, and the Planning Commission gets more time to review the UDO.
City Council
Council Approves Additional Fines for Delinquent Parking Tickets
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City councilors approved increasing fines for drivers who are more than six months late paying their parking tickets. And the city can now collect those fines from a resident’s state tax return.
County Government
Trap-Neuter-Return for Feral Cats is Official
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In a victory for animal rights advocates, Wake County adopted a new program that will allow community organizations to trap, neuter and release feral cats.
City Council
The City’s Bad Bet on The Mint and Fine Dining
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In 2006 the city agreed to spend $1 million of taxpayer money to up-fit the One Exchange Plaza building to bring a fine dining experience to downtown Raleigh. As it became clear that fine dining doesn’t work downtown, the city lowered the Mint’s rent overtime and now the restaurant is shutting its doors before its lease is up.
News
Greenway App Takes Top Prize at Open Gov Gathering
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Lorena Akin had 60 seconds. In the short-term, the goal was simple: make a good impression on the dozens of Triangle locals gathered in the conference room in front of her. At the very least, that would probably earn her a spot on the nearby empty grid, which would soon map the agenda for the open government “unconference” CityCamp Raleigh. This is how an unconference typically begins. No set schedules, just a wall of empty time slots.
City Council
City, County Meet to Discuss Hotel and Food Tax Revenues
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In a joint meeting with Wake County commissioners and Raleigh city councilors, they approved a financial plan for dealing with hotel and prepared food taxes.
Fracking
Republicans Reach Agreement on Fracking Legislation
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Senator Rucho and Representative Gillespie unveil revision of SB820
City Council
70 Percent Raise Proposed for Councilors
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Raleigh City Manager Russell Allen proposes a $1,000 raise for employees and a $5,000 for city councilors. In comparison to NC’s other major municipalities, councilors salaries are still behind.
Fracking
Your Gas and You: Lessons for Landowners in the State Fracking Report
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So you have natural gas under your property, and you own your mineral rights, and you want to make a little money. You should be able to lease at your leisure, right?
