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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.
Raleigh is on its way to a new system where people can report non-emergency problems from their cell phones. Using a service called SeeClickFix along with the capabilities of the iPhone, BlackBerry and Android mobile phones, Raleigh residents will be able to report problems like potholes or downed power lines.
District C councilor and mayor pro tem James West resigned recently to fill a post on the county commission. Councilors are now looking for a new District C representative to fill the remained of West’s term.
Councilors will get a new report on the next steps to develop the new downtown train and bus station. They will also talk about a new program for residents to opt out of phone book deliveries and a $1.3 million federal grant to expand broadband access for low-income residents
Raleigh police are asking for help to identify a man who robbed a bank in North Raleigh yesterday. The would-be robber didn’t get any cash, but bank security cameras did get a couple photos of him.
Stolen Reeses; smokin’ pot on Blount street; robbing an 80-year-old woman and more.
After a long hiatus, the Raleigh police blotter returns, covering (almost) all the RPD goings-on you won’t find anywhere else.
Jennifer Wig unpacks the issues over cleaning up Falls Lake, Raleigh’s water supply.
Legislation passed in the last General Assembly session added computers and televisions to the list of items no longer welcome at local landfills. But Raleigh residents can already recycle most electronics.
City Council members are getting close to a decision on where they stand on an early plan to update local rail lines and crossings in advance of high-speed train service from Raleigh to Richmond.
