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The Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda after being rejected in a 4-4 vote earlier this year. Also, public utility fee increases on tap and a new pawn shop for Capital Boulevard.
The city budget’s shortfall for the next fiscal year will be somewhere between $6 and 8 million, according to Russ Allen, Raleigh city manager. Allen gave city council the bad news at the first FY11 budget workshop Monday afternoon.
City council members could get another vote on bicycle lanes for Hillsborough Street at this week’s meeting. Councilors will also get to weigh in on changes to the Five Points neighborhood and talk about their hopes for the state legislature’s short session this spring. Photo by Will Butler.
The proposed public safety center finally got to a vote Tuesday after months of debate. The Raleigh City Council voted against moving ahead with the $205-million project in a 4-4 vote.
The Lightner Public Safety Center is back on the agenda again. Plus, a council committees gives the go-ahead to a new greenway in North Raleigh and the NC State police department could get a broader jurisdiction around the university.
Tuesday’s Raleigh City Council meeting saw more intense debate over the proposed public safety center downtown with no vote. But councilors did manage to pass new parking regulations, water conservation measures and a text change to bring the city into compliance with a new state law.
The proposed public safety center will be back on the table before council this week. Mayor Charles Meeker has modified his proposal for funding the $140-million Clarence E. Lightner Public Safety Center. Also at council this week: a new set of front-yard parking regulations, a federal wish list and touch-screen computers for the RPD.
The Raleigh City Council delayed a vote in support of bike lanes on Hillsborough Street until March. Councilors again pushed the proposed public safety center back two weeks. But it did approve $184,000 to develop a master plan for Moore Square.
The Lightner Center will be back in front of council again this week. Also up: Moore Square redesign, handicapped parking downtown, Hillsborough Street bicycle lanes and a new set of zoning regulations.
The Raleigh City Council’s public works committee members voted unanimously to support bike lanes for Hillsborough Street. If the plan gets final approval from council and the state Department of Transportation, there will be dedicated bike lanes along the section of the street fronting N.C. State University. Photo by Will Butler.
