City Council
Budget Preview Positive, But Pressures Remain
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Raleigh’s financials continue to look good as the economy recovers, but increasing service demands are adding pressure.
News
As Dix Bill Passes the Senate, a Closer Look at the Original Deeds
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Signed in 1850, the first deed for the first parcel of what would become known as the Dix Property stipulated that it was sold “in trust for the use and benefit of the North Carolina State Hospital for the Insane the following patch or parcel of land” – but this does not appear to require the land to house a mental-health facility.
News
Transit Advocates Won’t Push for Wake Tax in 2013
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Representatives with Capital Area Friends of Transit said they will not continue to push to place a half-cent sales tax referendum on the fall 2013 ballot.
News
Wake Residents Express Ire Over State Laws With Dix, School Board Impacts
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About 300 people gathered in front of the Wake County legislative delegation at the state capitol Monday to voice their concern over pending legislation that would impact the school board and plans for a park on the Dorothea Dix property.
City Council
Q&A: Mayor Nancy McFarlane
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We sat down recently with Mayor Nancy McFarlane to find out how she feels about her first year in the mayor’s office.
City Council
Council Roundup: BigBelly Cans Save Money, Council To Review Grievance Procedure
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City Councilors Tuesday asked staff members to provide a report focusing on the employee grievance procedure, which includes the attendance policy for the Civil Service Commission. The Council also heard a report about the city’s BigBelly trash and recycling cans.
News
Proposed State Law Could Have a Huge Impact on Residential Zoning
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A new bill in the General Assembly could strip many municipalities of the power to regulate single-family neighborhoods. UPDATE: The bill passed the House on Wednesday.
County Government
Old Moves, New Politics: County Seeks to Control Schools
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A recent bid by the Wake County Commission to take over school site ownership and construction isn’t new. In fact, the Commission has been trying to change the way schools are built since at least 2002.
News
Dix Bill Looks at Property’s History through Fogged Glasses
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A bill before the state legislature to nullify the lease between Raleigh and the state for the Dix property gets the history wrong. The bill implies a land trust requires the property be used for mental health, but such a trust was never established.
City Council
Falls Lake Development Could Set Precedent
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If approved by the City Council, a new gym in the Falls Lake watershed could open the door for more development.
