This Week/Next Week at City Hall -- October 30, 2017

This Week/Next Week at City Hall – October 30, 2017

[NOTE:  Due to scheduling constraints, this weekly update is being sent out early and may not include all meetings or meeting agendas]

Community SCALE wants you to be aware of what’s happened/what’s coming up at City Hall each week.  

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Here are some of the events planned for the coming weeks.  It’s always helpful to have community members attend to show interest in these topics, ask questions, etc.  If you plan to attend any of these meetings, we’ll be glad to include your meeting summary in future articles.

Week of October 30 – what’s coming up

Early Voting

• Monday, 10/23, through Friday, 11/3, 8:30am – 5pm & Saturday, 11/4, 10am – 1pm
• Wake County Board of Elections, 337 South Salisbury Street,
• Wednesday, 11/1 – Friday, 11/3, 11am – 7pm & Saturday, 11/4, 8:30am – 1pm
• Anne Gordon Center for Active Adults, 1901 Spring Forest Road
• Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road
• Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road
• Method Road Community Center, 514 Method Road
• Roberts Community Center, 1300 East Martin Street

Feedback on Falls of Neuse Area Plan Update

Following a series of public workshops, the city, with the assistance of project consultants, has created a draft Falls of Neuse area plan report.  The report, which contains recommended policies and actions for the project area, is now available for review and comment. The city is seeking feedback on the report and recommendations through November 2.

Monday, 10/30

• 4pm – Raleigh City Council on Citizens Engagement Task Force
• 5:30pm – Wake Transit Plan, Tarboro Road Community Center, 121 N. Tarboro Street
• 5:30pm – Joint meeting of the Wake County School Board & Wake County Commissioners, McKimmon Center at NCSU, 1101 Gorman Street

Wednesday, 11/1

• 5:30pm – Wake Transit Plan, Wake County Northern Regional Center, 350 E. Holding Avenue, Wake Forest

Thursday, 11/2

• 5:30pm – Wake Transit Plan, Laurel Hills Community Center, 3808 Edwards Mill Road

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All meetings at Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, unless otherwise noted.  

Go to RaleighNC.gov to find links to latest meeting agendas and materials and also for updates on meeting cancellations.

This Week/Next Week at City Hall -- October 23, 2017

This Week/Next Week at City Hall – October 23, 2017

Community SCALE wants you to be aware of what’s happened/what’s coming up at City Hall each week.  

Please feel free to forward this email.  If someone forwarded it to you and you want to be added to our email list, please email communityscale@gmail.com

Here are some of the events planned for the coming weeks.  It’s always helpful to have community members attend to show interest in these topics, ask questions, etc.  If you plan to attend any of these meetings, we’ll be glad to include your meeting summary in future articles.

Week of October 23 – what’s coming up

Early Voting

• Monday, 10/23, through Friday, 11/3, 8:30am – 5pm & Saturday, 11/4, 10am – 1pm
• Wake County Board of Elections, 337 South Salisbury Street,
• Wednesday, 11/1 – Friday, 11/3, 11am – 7pm & Saturday, 11/4, 8:30am – 1pm
• Anne Gordon Center for Active Adults, 1901 Spring Forest Road
• Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road
• Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road
• Method Road Community Center, 514 Method Road
• Roberts Community Center, 1300 East Martin Street

Feedback on Falls of Neuse Area Plan Update

Following a series of public workshops, the city, with the assistance of project consultants, has created a draft Falls of Neuse area plan report.  The report, which contains recommended policies and actions for the project area, is now available for review and comment. The city is seeking feedback on the report and recommendations through November 2.

Saturday, 10/21

• 8:30am – District D Neighborhood Alliance, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive

Monday, 10/23

• 7pm – Midtown CAC, Eastgate Park, 4200 Quail Hollow Drive
• 7pm – South Central CAC, Roberts Park Community Center, 1300 E. Martin Street

Tuesday, 10/24

• 9am – Planning Commission, agenda includes
• TC-16-17, NCOD Development Standards
• Z-12-17, South Dawson Street
• Z-13-17, Old Milburnie Road
• Z-21-17, Louisburg Road
• TC-19-17, Lot Area per Pupil Requirements for Schools in Downtown District
• 2:30 – 5pm – Development Services Advisory Committee, 2550 Operations Way
• 7pm – Wade CAC, Jaycee Park Community Center, 2405 Wade Avenue

Wednesday, 10/25

• 4pm – Growth & Natural Resources, agenda includes
• TC-17-16, Attics & Basements
• 15-24, Cameron Village and Hillsborough Street Small Area Plans
• 5:30pm – Wake Transit Plan, John Chavis Community Center, 505 Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard, Raleigh
• 7pm – Five Points CAC, Five Points Center for Active Adults, 2000 Noble Road

Thursday, 10/26

• 4pm – Planning Commission Committee of the Whole, agenda not available as of 7:30pm Friday night, but likely to include TC-11-17, which would enable new forms of senior citizen housing in R-6, R-10, and RX zones.
• Six Forks Road Corridor Study
• 5:30pm – Wake Transit Plan, Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh

LOOKING AHEAD

MONDAY, 10/30 – 4PM – RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL ON CITIZENS ENGAGEMENT TASK FORCE

Week of October 16 – What Happened

Tuesday, 10/17

• Text Change Committee of the Planning Commission met to discuss TC-16-17 regarding NCOD Development Standards.  If adopted, the text change would expand the list of items considered for regulation and thereby increase the effectiveness of an NCOD’s ability to maintain the existing character of a neighborhood.  The text change would reinsert numerous development standards that were previously allowed under the former Part 10 Development Code, including vehicular surface areas, minimum and maximum lot sizes, minimum and maximum lot widths, building entrances, building placement on the lot, and distances between buildings.  TC-16-17 is on the agenda for Planning Commission on 10/24.
• Raleigh City Council denied Z-42-15 (Lake Wheeler Road) and set public hearings for Z-17-17 (Peace Street) and Z-21-14 (Brier Creek Parkway) for December 5th.

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All meetings at Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, unless otherwise noted.  

Go to RaleighNC.gov to find links to latest meeting agendas and materials and also for updates on meeting cancellations.

This Week/Next Week at City Hall -- October 16, 2017

This Week/Next Week at City Hall – October 16, 2017

Community SCALE wants you to be aware of what’s happened/what’s coming up at City Hall each week.  

Please feel free to forward this email.  If someone forwarded it to you and you want to be added to our email list, please email communityscale@gmail.com

Here are some of the events planned for the coming weeks.  It’s always helpful to have community members attend to show interest in these topics, ask questions, etc.  If you plan to attend any of these meetings, we’ll be glad to include your meeting summary in future articles.

Week of October 16 – what’s coming up

Feedback on Falls of Neuse Area Plan Update

Following a series of public workshops, the city, with the assistance of project consultants, has created a draft Falls of Neuse area plan report.  The report, which contains recommended policies and actions for the project area, is now available for review and comment. The city is seeking feedback on the report and recommendations through November 2.

Sunday, 10/15

• 12:50pm – Friends of Oberlin Village Historic Marker Unveiling

The Friends of Oberlin Village announce that in recognition of the cultural and civic significance of Oberlin Village, a historic road marker will be unveiled at 12:50 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2017. The brief ceremony will be held on the marker’s site on the north west corner of the Historic Turner House, 1002 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27605. All are invited to attend and show support for the efforts to preserve Oberlin Village’s oral, written, and architectural history.

• 2 – 4:30pm – Open House on Walnut Creek Wetland Park Master Plan, Walnut Creek Wetland Center, 950 Peterson Street

Monday, 10/16

• 6pm – Citizens Planning Committee for Walnut Creek Wetland Park Master Plan, Walnut Creek Wetland Center, 950 Peterson Street

Tuesday, 10/17

• 9am – Text Change Committee, agenda not available as of 5pm Friday, 10/13
• 1pm – City Council, agenda includes
• Z-17-17, 615 West Peace Street
• Z-42-15, Lake Wheeler Road
• Z-4-17, ME Valentine Drive
• 7pm – North CAC, Abbott Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Road
• 7pm – North Central CAC, Tarboro Road Community Center, 121 North Tarboro Road
• 7pm – West CAC, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive

Wednesday, 10/118

• 12n – UDC Talks at Noon – “How do you get to Dix Hill,” City of Raleigh Museum, 220 Fayetteville Street
• 6:30pm – White Oak Lake Reconstruction Project, Thomas G. Crowder Woodland Center, 5611 Jaguar Park Drive
• 7pm – Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council

Thursday, 10/19

• 7pm – Atlantic CAC
• 7pm – Hillsborough CAC, Pullen Memorial Baptist Church, 1801 Hillsborough Street

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All meetings at Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, unless otherwise noted.  

Go to RaleighNC.gov to find links to latest meeting agendas and materials and also for updates on meeting cancellations.

This Week/Next Week at City Hall -- October 9, 2017

This Week/Next Week at City Hall – October 9, 2017

Community SCALE wants you to be aware of what’s happened/what’s coming up at City Hall each week.  

Please feel free to forward this email.  If someone forwarded it to you and you want to be added to our email list, please email communityscale@gmail.com

Here are some of the events planned for the coming weeks.  It’s always helpful to have community members attend to show interest in these topics, ask questions, etc.  If you plan to attend any of these meetings, we’ll be glad to include your meeting summary in future articles.

Week of October 9 – what’s coming up

Early Voting

• Saturday, 10/7, 10am – 1pm
• Wake County Board of Elections, 337 South Salisbury Street,
• Saturday, 10/7, 8:30am – 1pm
• Anne Gordon Center for Active Adults, 1901 Spring Forest Road
• Green Road Community Center, 4201 Green Road
• Lake Lynn Community Center, 7921 Ray Road
• Method Road Community Center, 514 Method Road
• Roberts Community Center, 1300 East Martin Street

Feedback on Falls of Neuse Area Plan Update

Following a series of public workshops, the city, with the assistance of project consultants, has created a draft Falls of Neuse area plan report.  The report, which contains recommended policies and actions for the project area, is now available for review and comment. The city is seeking feedback on the report and recommendations through November 2.

Monday, 10/9

• 7pm – South CAC, Sanderford Road Neighborhood Center, 2623 Sanderford Road
• 7pm – Southwest CAC, Carolina Pines Community Center, 2305 Lake Wheeler Road

Tuesday, 10/10

• 6:30am – 7:30pm – Election Day – vote in your regular precinct
• 9am – Planning Commission, agenda includes
• Z-12-17 – South Dawson Street
• Z-17-17 – 615 West Peace Street
• Z-19-17 – Rock Quarry Road
• 7pm – Forestville CAC, Abbotts Creek Community Center, 9950 Durant Road
• 7:30pm – Mordecai CAC, Mordecai Historic Park Visitor Center, 1101 Wake Forest Road

Wednesday, 10/11

• 4pm – Growth & Natural Resources Committee, agenda includes
• Z-10-17 – Freedom Drive
• TC-15-16 – Building Height Limit/Tall Buildings
• 4pm – City Council Work Session – To Be Determined

Thursday, 10/12

• 7pm – Southeast CAC, Worthdale Community Center, 1001 Cooper Road

Sunday, 10/15

• 12:50pm – Friends of Oberlin Village Historic Marker Unveiling

The Friends of Oberlin Village announce that in recognition of the cultural and civic significance of Oberlin Village, a historic road marker will be unveiled at 12:50 PM on Sunday, October 15, 2017. The brief ceremony will be held on the marker’s site on the north west corner of the Historic Turner House, 1002 Oberlin Road, Raleigh, NC 27605. All are invited to attend and show support for the efforts to preserve Oberlin Village’s oral, written, and architectural history.

• 2 – 4:30pm – Open House on Walnut Creek Wetland Park Master Plan, Walnut Creek Wetland Center, 950 Peterson Street

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All meetings at Raleigh Municipal Building, 222 West Hargett Street, unless otherwise noted.  

Go to RaleighNC.gov to find links to latest meeting agendas and materials and also for updates on meeting cancellations.