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Councilor Randy Stagner used his time Tuesday during the City Council meeting to go on the record about the former city manager’s firing. The News & Observer’s reporting on the firing played a prominent role in the District A race.
Council roundup: OptumRx was chosen as a new pharmacy benefit provider, and the city’s SafeLight red light traffic camera system will continue. Councilors set public hearings for the Daniels Street, Landmark Drive and Oberlin Road rezoning cases and former District B candidate Brian Fitzsimmons fulfilled a campaign promise.
The Lower Longview Lake will get a new dam and spillway, but residents want more work done to rehabilitate the lake.
Challenger Wayne Maiorano Tuesday took District A from incumbent Randy Stagner, but the rest of the City Council remains the same.
Raleigh City Councilors Friday announced Ruffin Hall as the next city manager.
Councilors this week approved improvement plans for Buck Jones Road and voted to solicit bids for the sale and development of the Stone’s Warehouse property. Two rezoning cases were sent to the Comprehensive Planning Committee and a public hearing has been set for planned traffic calming projects.
City Councilors Tuesday approved a contract extension for the executive director for the City of Oaks Foundation that will take the nonprofit into financial independence.
Council roundup: The Planning Commission is taking over the work of the Passenger Rail Task Force and Raleigh’s Bicycle and Pedestrian Advisory Commission proposes changes to the City Code of Ordinances.
The City of Raleigh will repurchase property it sold to the original Charter Square developers and resell a portion to the project’s new investors.
City Councilors will narrow down the top 10 candidates to their top five in closed session meetings this week.
