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Raleigh City Council supports African-American festival, changes to trash pickup program

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This was Philip Isley and Roger Koopman’s last meeting as city councilors. The council voted to support the African-American cultural festival with the full $75,000 it pledged last year. The city and Wake County were supposed to match funds for the festival, but a split 3-3 vote by the county commissioners earlier this week denied giving the additional funding to the festival.

Earlier in the meeting, councilors voted to approve changes to the Solid Waste Services Department’s Need Assistance Program, which helps disabled people bring their trash bins to the curb. The council also decided not to require changes to the route for the annual Krispy Kreme Challenge.

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Changes proposed for special trash pickup program

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The Raleigh City Council’s Public Works Committee approved changes today to the Solid Waste Services Department’s Need Assistance Program, which provides special trash pickup for elderly or disabled residents who can’t bring their bins to the curb. The changes will require new people enrolling in the program to certify that they are unable to bring trash bins to the curb and that there is no one else living in the house to help.

The committee also approved removing two stoplights in the Oakwood neighborhood and replacing them with 4-way stop signs. The committee had more traffic calming measured on the table, but elected to hold them until the new council comes in next month.