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Councilors Headed to Wilmington for Two-Day Retreat
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Raleigh City Councilors will head to the coast for its first retreat with the new city manager.
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Permit Granted for Rebus Works Market
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City Councilors Tuesday approved a permit for the Saturday Market at Rebus Works to operate through the end of June 2014. Meanwhile, a request to close Franklin Street was put on hold until February.
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Council Roundup: Food Distribution Center Approved
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Councilors Tuesday approved a new, but temporary, food distribution facility downtown for Raleigh’s homeless. They also approved a loan for an affordable housing development and made new committee assignments. Councilors also set public hearings for three rezoning cases and approved road races for the early part of the winter.
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City to Study Electronic Bus Pass Payments
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The city is investigating what it would take to set up electronic payments and reloadable bus passes in place of the magnetic card system used now.
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Construction to Begin Next Year on Public Safety Building
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City Councilors this week approved plans for a new critical safety facility, which will house the City’s 911 call center, and emergency operations, traffic management and data centers.
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Affordable Housing Policy Under Review
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Councilors will review the city’s policy for where it places affordable housing.
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Outdoor Music Permits Delayed
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Councilors Tuesday put five outdoor music permits on hold while they create a new policy.
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Oberlin Road Rezoning Approved
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Despite concerns from neighbors, the Raleigh City Councilors voted this week to approve the rezoning of a site on the corner of Oberlin Road and Van Dyke Avenue.
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Council Roundup: Rebus Market Gets 30-Day Permit
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Council Roundup: Councilors voted Tuesday to end the toilet rebate program and approved updates for the Neighborhood Traffic Calming program. They granted a 30-day permit for a controversial road closure, and approved a pilot program for “parklets” in downtown Raleigh.
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Council Seeks to Create Special Events Office
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The city has become a popular place for music festivals, marathons and other events, which has City Councilors considering a new set of staff to oversee those events.
