City Council
After 20 Years, Decision Likely for Brentwood Today Lake
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Members of a City Council committee agreed Wednesday to restore the long-emptied Brentwood Today Lake into a stream.
City Council
Committee Approves Grants for Nonprofits
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Members of a City Council committee approved $175,000 in grant funding, two property donations and a lease for a new RPD station in 11 minutes.
Development Beat
Development Beat: New Zoning Code, New Challenges
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Implementation of the new Unified Development Ordinance is still proving controversial as Raleigh City Council and Planning Commission members review some of the first development applications under the new zoning code.
City Council
Council Schedules Two Fireworks Shows, Creates More Two-Way Streets
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City councilors had twice the fun this week, as they renewed two contracts, approved two transit projects, funded two more two-way streets and scheduled two simultaneous fireworks shows.
City Council
Councilors Look to Protect Watershed with New Development
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Raleigh City Councilors have started discussing the merits and problems with using performance-based standards for development in the watershed for the city’s drinking water.
City Council
Councilors Agree on $91.7 Million Parks Bond
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Councilors voted this week to send a $91.7 million bond to voters this fall. If approved, the bonds will pay for a long list of parks projects. The bond means a 1.72-cent tax increase for Raleigh residents.
County Government
Small Teacher Raise Included in Wake Budget
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Wake Commissioners Tuesday adopted a budget that includes a raise for teachers, which will be funded by ABC Board revenue. Democrats on the board said it wasn’t enough.
Development Beat
City Budget Funds Numerous Capital Improvement Projects, Crabtree Mall To Add Yet Another Shoe Store
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On Monday, City Council approved a new budget – bringing with it a number of taxpayer-sponsored capital improvement projects. Somewhere among the $754 million in expenditures, the city found the money to fund a number of large-scale, long-awaited capital improvement projects.
City Council
Neighbors Call for Hookah Bar Location Restrictions
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Despite a decrease in the number of complaints related to a local hookah bar, some North Boylan residents want the city to regulate where such businesses can locate.
City Council
Council Peanut Gallery
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Three Record staffers take on the Raleigh City Council – Mystery Science Theater 3000 style.
