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Raleigh city councilors approved a money transfer to fund a one-time $500 bonus for city employees. They also approved $37,000 to help tornado victims and received a $15 million loan to rehab Crabtree Creek.
Raleigh’s Passenger Rail Task Force has suggested a combination of two routes for the proposed light rail system downtown but city staff and the Triangle Transit Authority prefer a different plan.
Erv Portman will be sworn into the District 4 seat of the Wake County Commission during its meeting Tuesday. Portman, formerly a Cary town councilor, succeeds Stan Norwalk, who resigned May 2.
A city council committee recommended denying a request to put more distance between group homes. But they do want to know how many of these facilities exist within the city and might consider lowering the number of residents in these units.
The race for Raleigh mayor begins with two female business owners leading the charge. Councilor Nancy McFarlane and Billie Redmond are starting their campaigns.
The city might nix Microsoft in favor of Google Apps for Government for its e-mail system. City officials say the move could save $480,000, but Microsoft says the proposal doesn’t include all the figures.
After weeks of debate with County Commissioners, the Wake County Board of Elections Monday approved the creation of the two voting precincts Commissioners are willing to fund. The board agreed to use the given funding to halve two of its biggest precincts — 05-04 in the Cary/Morrisville area and 20-02 in the Cary/Apex area.
Raleigh City Councilors cut supplemental retirement contributions for city employees, but at the same time, the city manager and city attorney will see a 1 percent increase.
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.
Some of the city’s parks might soon be called “nature preserves,” under new city guidelines, but the name change won’t affect how residents can enjoy the area.
