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The City Council Tuesday agreed to move forward with plans for a new safety center, two years after intense debate about plans for a $205 million high-rise safety center downtown. In other business, councilors approved a new position of the Office of Economic Development and discussed how to handle the city’s geese.
The city council will hold a public hearing in August to get feedback on whether to extend councilor terms from two years to four years.
No matter how this year’s elections shake out, Republicans will maintain the majority on Wake’s County Commission. But if Dems hope to retake the majority any time soon, they’ll need to win all three seats this year.
A statewide analysis of data from private wells has found high levels of 30 contaminants in private well water. Some say it’s a sign that the state should oversee well testing.
Under the new zoning code, city councilors will not be compelled to hold public hearings on certain cases, a policy that didn’t sit well with many Planning Commission members this week.
Reporter Laura White has put together a multimedia timeline, showing fracking’s path in North Carolina.
As electric vehicle charging stations begin to dot the city’s landscape, the Record asks if they’re here to stay.
Neighbors around the Brentwood Today Lake are considering a city proposal to rebuild the dam. The deal gives control of the private lake to surrounding residents.
The City Council Tuesday approved a rezoning application that would permit the Martin Marietta quarry to expand. Councilors also showed their opposition to Citizens United, agreed to research changes to the food truck law and said no to a gate on a public street.
City council members are discussing whether to extend council terms from two years to four.
