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Raleigh is in a moderate drought, but a task force says: don’t push water conservation. Raleigh, like many other cities, faces tough choices when it comes to water. Water is paid by user fees. So when people conserve, the utility, which has its own budget, loses revenue.
A Raleigh council member is raising concerns about the city employee drug plan and two related contracts.
Tuesday’s swift series of city council meetings revolved around one thing: filling the vacancy left in District C by councilman James West’s appointment to the Wake County Board of Commissioners. A six-member majority voted to appoint Eugene Weeks to the seat representing District C, concentrated in southeast Raleigh.
The Raleigh City Council has a slew of issues to address at meetings this week, including low-income housing, a $1 million stormwater grant and the vacancy of its member from District C.
Correction appended: The article below gave the wrong name for Milt Rhodes. His name is Milt, not Mel. Thursday evening the Raleigh City Council hosted a public hearing on the revised Raleigh comprehensive plan. Dozens of concerned citizens represented a diverse selection of public and private interest. Recent changes in the plan were made publicly available last Saturday, giving people only five days to respond.
The Raleigh City Council recently voted to take the property at 301 Hillsborough Street away from the developer that had been planning to build at the site since 2000. The Reynolds Company missed a December 31 deadline to get financing.
Raleigh City Council voted 4-4 yesterday and denied a citizen petition to extend the comprehensive plan public comment period. Jason Hibbets presented a petition on behalf of several community groups to extend the time by 30 days. Photo: Planning Director Mitch Silver (left) and Jason Hibbets (right) plead their cases to council.
NOTE: THE MEETING HAS BEEN POSTPONED UNTIL THURSDAY. Preview for the Raleigh City Council’s January 20 meeting. A petition to add another 30 days for people to review the comprehensive plan; City manager will give a report on animal tethering laws; And the water infrastructure debate continues.
Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker says the city has more than 40 projects that could build jobs in the city with help from President-elect Barack Obama’s economic stimulus proposal. Meeker said many of the projects could be underway within the year if the federal government chips in.
Council got another look at the preliminary design for the municipal government complex and the Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center. Councilors also gave approval to put the Hillsborough-Morgan streets roundabout out for bids. Architects working on the new public safety center say the current police headquarters is on schedule to be demolished next fall. If the work stays on schedule, the new building should be done by the middle of 2012. The new police and fire department headquarters is the first phase for building a new municipal government complex that will house almost all city employees by 2027.
