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Councilors get ready for budget time
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City councilors weigh in on closing the $8 million budget gap for the next fiscal year. They need to approve a balanced budget by the end of June.
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New zoning code will not require affordable housing
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The new zoning code, or Unified Development Ordinance in planner parlance, will not require builders to include affordable housing units in new developments.
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Pine straw rules, rail task force get green light
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Councilors approved a ban on pine straw near rental properties and a new task force to study rail in Raleigh. They delayed spending $186,000 to lease BMW motorcycles for the RPD.
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Council preview: Pine straw rules up for a vote
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The Raleigh City Council could vote on new rules prohibiting pine straw near rental properties. Councilors will also talk about smoking in parks, the new Union Station proposal, sidewalks and BMW motorcycles for the RPD.
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Measuring Raleigh’s sustainability efforts
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Between 2007 and 2008 the city council set three goals to make Raleigh a more sustainable city.The city’s sustainability office gave councilors an update on those efforts recently. Those goals include reducing fossil fuel consumption by city vehicles by 20 percent, setting efficiency standards for new buildings and endorsing the U.S. Mayors’ Climate Protection Agreement.
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City council talking transit, hoping for half-cent sales tax
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Raleigh City Council had a special session Friday to discuss plans for commuter and light rail to be completed by 2031. Plans for such a system, which would stretch from Raleigh to Durham, Chapel Hill and potentially into Johnston County, have been in the works for the past ten years. Image courtesy the City of Raleigh Planning Department.
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Council approves Hillsborough bike lanes, downtown bike rental
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City council gave final approval for bike lanes on Hillsborough Street and a contract with the Raleigh Rickshaw Company to run bicycle rental downtown. Councilors also voted to take a stand against “re-segregation” of Wake County schools.
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Council preview: bikes, parking tickets and American flags
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The Raleigh City Council will consider proposals for bike lanes on Hillsborough Street, downtown bicycle rental, American flags along Fayetteville Street and a fee increase for new water connections.
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Council to hire consultant to study public safety needs
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Members of the task force studying the new public safety center proposal met for the first time today. They decided to hire a private firm to study Raleigh’s public safety facilities needs, which could cost up to $150,000, according to one task force member.
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Council still cool on Lightner Center
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The Raleigh City Council decided to set up a task force to look at the public safety center proposal. Councilors also gave city staff the go-ahead to apply for stimulus funding for Solid Waste Services’ remote operations facilities. They also sent new pine straw regulations to committee.
