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Think you can build a better bike rack? Great. The city of Raleigh wants your help to do just that. Registration closes July 8 for a competition to build a functional, yet aesthetically pleasing bike rack. It’s just one of many things the city is doing to increase bicycling in Raleigh.
Photo: The curly tailed bike rack outside of NoFo in the Five Points area of Raleigh. By Uncle Catherine.
More bus shelters are coming to Raleigh, and the Planning Commission’s Committee of the Whole endorsed new guidelines this week to make stops and shelters more artistic. The Raleigh Transit Authority will vote on the guide in July.
The Wake County Board of Education Tuesday approved a guaranteed maximum price for the 52 bids on individual elements of the Rolesville High School project. The proposed project budget is $74.8 million — more than $1 million less than in the budget presented to the board in April. Image: Current Wake Forest-Rolesville High School.
At a presentation before a Board of Education meeting Tuesday, consultant Robert Schiller called Wake County Public School System administrative services “strong,” but offered some suggestions for improvement. In response, Superintendent Tony Tata suggests creating three new positions to focus on increasing academic achievement.
Teacher assistants in the Wake County Public School System could see their contracts diminished from 10 months to 9.25 months if education funding is reduced to the levels in the current state budget proposal. The budget, now waiting for Gov. Bev Perdue’s signature or veto, cuts education funding by 6 percent. The budget approved by the Wake County Board of Education in May assumes a 5 percent cut in state money.
Raleigh city councilors Tuesday approved $400,000 for loans to low-income tornado victims. They also approved three affordable housing projects and six “community enhancement” grants.
More than 7,000 new college graduates were just dumped on the streets of Raleigh — and most of them are looking for jobs. Part of the problem is the competition. NC State conferred the largest number of degrees in the state’s history this past school year — 8,022. But the economy isn’t helping either.
Some implored. Some stated facts and figures. All asked for more money. The Wake County Commission held a public hearing Monday for the proposed 2011-12 budget, which takes effect July 1. In other business, the board voted for new residency districts for the first time in 30 years.
A six-person team that spent the weekend making it easier for the public to access school performance data took home the top prize Sunday at CityCamp Raleigh. The three-day “unconference” brought together citizens, business professionals and city leaders to discuss ways to make government more transparent using open data and open-source tools. Team “Open it Up” was one of eight groups to vie for a $5,000 prize to turn ideas from the conference into actual solutions.
Wake Schools Superintendent Tony Tata and his staff this week presented the Blue and Green assignment plans at 10 high schools. At each session, they demonstrated the district website, where residents can enter their addresses and see possible school options under each plan.
