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Lightner Center back at council
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Council preview: the public safety center proposal is back at council this week, plus a stimulus grant, a $50k loan for a new downtown coffee shop and a new tax on gambling machines.
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Council preview: the public safety center proposal is back at council this week, plus a stimulus grant, a $50k loan for a new downtown coffee shop and a new tax on gambling machines.
The Raleigh City Council had a full house for its budget hearing Tuesday evening. Councilors also passed changes to the rezoning process.
The Raleigh City Council will hold its annual budget hearing Tuesday evening. During the afternoon council members will tackle community gardens, the Little River Reservoir and more. Photo: The Wedge Garden in the Pullen Park neighborhood. Photo by Jessica Tisdale.
The Raleigh city manager released his proposed budget Tuesday for city council consideration. The $620 million budget closes a $7.5 million shortfall.
Members of the Wake County Board of Education voted 5-4 Tuesday in a second vote for community schools, ending the diversity policy based on economic status.
Council will talk about a new logo for Raleigh, the city employee health insurance plan and new rules for road races.
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.
The Raleigh Planning Department will be holding an open house next Wednesday to showcase its idea for the Raleigh Union Station. The proposal would put a large transit station on the western side of downtown, with regional and city bus service, Amtrak and eventually high-speed rail.
The new zoning code, or Unified Development Ordinance in planner parlance, will not require builders to include affordable housing units in new developments.