WEDNESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 26, 2008

Today's overview:

RALEIGH'S URBAN RENAISSANCE - CONGRATULATIONS RALEIGH, SOON YOU'LL HAVE SPENT MILLIONS ON CITY PLAZA, BUT RIGHT NOW YOU HAVE A DEAD TEEN, A MURDER RATE HIGHER THAN DURHAM'S AND POLICE STAFFING ISSUES.

CARY TOWN COUNCIL DENIES BAILOUT FOR WAKE SCHOOLS

MORE REACTION FROM PARENTS TO WAKE SCHOOLS DIVERSITY SHUFFLE

COORDINATING MASS TRANSIT IN WAKE COUNTY

MILLBROOK HIGH TAKES A BEATING

12 WAKE EMPLOYEES GO TO HOLLYWOOD. COST: $30,000

KNOW OF WASTE IN LOCAL MUNICIPAL, COUNTY OR SCHOOL GOVERNMENTS?

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IMPORTANT MESSAGE FROM STAN NORWALK

Last week Stan Norwalk sent out an urgent message to Wake County taxpayers urging their attendance at his swearing-in and the Wake County Commissioners meeting to follow. He also wants you to speak out.

We’re happy to help out Stan.

And we will be there to lend our support to Commissioners Bryan, Coble and Gurley.

However we’ll be bringing our own message, not the regurgitated one you and Wake School bureaucrats have peddled for so long.

This is only the opening salvo by Stan and his group of Wake School System bureaucrats to push for an interlocal agreement that would raise property taxes by 67%. Those aren’t our words but those of Wake County Manager David Cooke.

Wear RED

What: Wake County Board of Commissioners meeting
When: Monday, December 1st - 2:00 pm (Citizens may speak at 3:00 pm but you will need to sign up)
Where: Wake County Courthouse, 7th Floor, Room 700 – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Some short facts:

Wake County Manager David Cooke has asked that each department return funds to Wake County to accommodate revenue shortfalls. Wake County has asked the Wake County School System to return $5.7 million. Wake County has not singled out our schools. These are across the board cuts.

Once again our Wake School System leaders have resorted to using our children as pawns in their political game – not unlike when they threatened to take away dental insurance earlier this year.

Del “chicken little” Buns has indicated he will attend and tell Wake Commissioners how he intends to use our children as political pawns to wrestle more money away from Wake taxpayers. I can only guess how Del will threaten the educational future of Wake County students to scare Wake County families.

Honestly Del, it is getting old and unbecoming of a serious debate concerning millions of dollars.

Beverly Clark has also suggested that the school system simply return $2.8 million in funds for student enrollment projections that never occurred – money the school system should not have in the first place! That’s not a cut.

Some points to consider:

Wake County School System bureaucrats have once again angered families with a bloated reassignment process to achieve diversity goals.

It is irresponsible to ask other county departments and county employees to suffer further cuts beyond those requested by Manager Cooke due to the poor planning and poor financial stewardship of the Wake County Public School System. Should law enforcement, parks or emergency management suffer?

It takes leadership Stan to say who will suffer since you want absolutely no cuts in the Wake County School System budget. You are no longer a political hack on the sidelines.

Our Wake County School System has ongoing problems with poor financial mismanagement.

SCHOOL SYSTEM RECEIVES $6.4 MILLION FOR FAULTY ENROLLMENT PROJECTIONS

$1.4 MILLION JUST THIS WEEK IN ADDITIONAL COSTS FOR A WAKE SCHOOL

Over $600,000 lost by the Wake School System in sales-tax exemptions

DEL BURNS SALARY DOESN'T SUFFER

$8.9 MILLION ALONE FOR LAND FOR A NEW HIGH SCHOOL

WAKE COMMISSIONERS STAND UP AGAINST $400,00 IN WAKE SCHOOLS WASTE

FLAWED DATA FOR WAKE SCHOOLS FREE AND REDUCED LUNCH

Please take time to attend this important meeting. This will be the opening salvo in what will be an ongoing battle for responsible financial stewardship of Wake County tax dollars.

If you can come please let us know by contacting us at wakecommunity@bellsouth.net.

Thanks.

Wake Community Network

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 25, 2008

Today's overview:

NOW PARKING IS THE REASON DOWNTOWN RALEIGH ISN'T DOING WELL - QUICK SPEND MORE MONEY

APEX PARENTS RALLY AGAINST STUDENT REASSIGNMENT PLAN

Red Clay Citizen: Stan Norwalk, WCPSS and the Facts

REASSIGNMENT PLANS FOR STUDENTS IN THE WAKE FOREST AREA

BROUGHTON PARENTS UPSET OVER DIVERSITY POLITICS OF WAKE SCHOOL BOARD

PROPERTY OWNERS FIGHT RALEIGH ROUNDABOUT

RALEIGH RAISES FINES AS ANOTHER WAY TO GENERATE MORE MONEY

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 24, 2008

Today’s overview:

WAKE SCHOOL SYSTEM PLAYS YEARLY DIVERSITY SHUFFLE

YET ANOTHER $1.4 MILLION GONE DUE TO PLANNING ISSUES WITH WAKE SCHOOL BOARD

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: RALEIGH: WASTE ON THE MOVE

TRANSIT QUESTION FOR MAYOR MEEKER ON THE MOVE

MEEKER SUPPORTS FURHTER LOCAL SALES TAXES AND VEHICLE REGISTRATION FREES FOR FLAWED TRANSIT POLICY

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: FAYETTEVILLE STREET CLOSED TO ATTRACT BUSINESS

RALEIGH'S URBAN RENAISSANCE - DOWNTOWN RALEIGH'S ONLY FULL SERVICE GROCERY CLOSES

RALEIGH'S URBAN RENAISSANCE PART II - BOY KILLED IN SHOOTING AT LESS DESIRED THAN FAYETTEVILLE STREET CRIME SPOT

This week’s daily calendar can be found at:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: WEEKLY CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 24-30 (2008)

PUBLIC FORUMS WITH UPCOMING PERDUE ADMINISTRATION

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QUESTION FOR MAYOR MEEKER ON THE MOVE

Mayor Meeker:

As you seem to be moving with fevered intensity to impose increased sales taxes and vehicles registration fees on Raleigh residents to buy more buses, quick question:

HOW OFTEN DO YOU USE MASS TRANSIT? IN FACT HOW OFTEN DO THE OTHER MASS TRANSIT CHEERLEADERS ON THE RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL USE MASS TRANSIT? WE WOULD LOVE TO KNOW HOW MUCH YOU NOT ONLY BELIEVE IN MASS TRANSIT RELIGION BUT ALSO EXERCISE YOUR FAITH AS WELL.

Here's a great place where you could keep us informed.

RALEIGH: WASTE ON THE MOVE

So the City of Raleigh’s Arts Commission in partnership with CAT launched Art-On-The-Move on September 22, 2007. Photos from the News & Observer at the time featured City Councilman Russ Stephenson smashing a bottle of water on the side of a CAT bus (in the middle of the drought).

So where do Raleigh’s priorities stand as it relates to mass transit? Apparently more-so with decorating buses rather than decorating bus stops with benches and shelters.

According to the Raleigh Arts Commission, public funds are used for this project and the honorariums paid for the project (12 at $1,000 a piece) come from public funds.

Other costs with the project include:

12 sets of bus wrap graphics, digital transfer with protective laminate: $7,168.32
Installation of 12 wraps, onsite at CAT: $4,560.00
Honorariums: $12,000
Total: $23,728.32

After making an inquiry with the City of Raleigh on bus stops, I received this timely and thorough response from Transit Administrator David Eatman:

The City of Raleigh has 1450 bus stops that are served daily by Capital Area Transit (CAT) buses. Of the 1450 stops 36 are currently equipped with shelters and 259 have benches available.

CAT currently has just over 100 stops that are without passenger amenities that meet the Raleigh Transit Authority policy for the placement of benches and shelters. The policy states that bus stops must have 25 boardings per day to qualify for a shelter and 10 boardings per day to qualify for a bench, this policy may be waived at locations used by seniors or persons with disabilities. With the obvious need for quality facilities that provide a safe and comfortable place for transit patrons, the Transit Program has embarked on an aggressive campaign to install these facilities as quickly as possible. This will result in the installation of approximately 40 new shelters and 75 new benches, some of which have already been completed.

In support of this effort, the transit program has submitted 20 engineered site plans to NCDOT in order to receive easements for the placement of our first round of shelters in Southeast and Southwest Raleigh. The majority of the bus stops meeting the passenger amenity standard lie within NCDOT right of way. Our next effort will concentrate on heavily utilized stops in North Raleigh, including Wake Forest Road and Capital Boulevard.

I could go on and on about the fact that apparently the bus service is so low that the stops don’t meet the low standards of 25 boardings per day for a shelter or 10 boardings for a bench.

Still what about the others that meet the guidelines that have been neglected for so long? The passion for benches sure doesn’t seem to match the fevered intensity to spend $14.8 million for City Plaza – now does it?

Now Mayor Meeker is seeking a regressive sales tax increase and increased vehicle registration fees for you guessed it – more buses.

Is this really how we need to spend transit oriented funds? For artwork on grungy buses? Is that part of that great concept that makes Raleigh a “world-class city?”

Not as much money as this Raleigh gem, but it sure does give it a run for the money.

Final note – the picture is from Morgan Street right near the “Hope in Government HQ.” Guess folks weren’t taking the bus down there to volunteer huh?

WEEKLY CALENDAR - NOVEMBER 24-30 (2008)

Please find below a list of relevant grassroots, public policy and political meetings for the week. Have an item you want considered for inclusion? Email wakecommunity@bellsouth.net with the group name, nature of meeting, speaker (if applicable) and time, date and location. Please put “event” in the subject line.

Thanks.

Wake Community Network

November 24 – 30

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

Monday:

Wake County ABC Board Special Called Meeting to discuss purchase of New Bern Avenue parcel currently under contract
9:00 am
1212 Wicker Drive, Raleigh

Wake County Open Space and Parks Advisory Commission Meeting
11:00 am
Wake County Office Park, Library Administration Building – 4020 Carya Drive, Raleigh

John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society Meeting with Dr. John Staddon
12:00 pm
John Locke Foundation – 200 West Morgan Street, Raleigh

Western Wake Republican Club Meeting
6:00 pm
Bentley’s American Grill – 2007 Walnut Street, Cary

Raleigh South Central Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Roberts Park Community Center – 1300 East Martin Street, Raleigh

Fairview Rural Fire Department Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 pm
4501 Ten-Ten Road, Apex

Wendell Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Wendell Town Hall, Courtroom – 15 E. Fourth Street, Wendell

Raleigh Glenwood Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:30 pm
Glen Eden Pilot Park – 1500 Glen Eden Drive, Raleigh

Tuesday:

Raleigh Planning Commission Meeting
9:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Budget & Economic Development Committee Meeting
11:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

CAMPO Bike/Pedestrian Stakeholders Meeting
4:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 301 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Law & Public Safety Committee Meeting
4:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Capital Area Republican Club Meeting
5:30 pm
Casa Carbone Italian Restaurant – 6019-A Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh

Wake County Human Services Consumer and Family Advisory Committee Meeting
5:30 pm
Human Services, Room 5032 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Cary Environmental Advisory Board Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Raleigh West Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Powell Drive Park – 740 Powell Drive, Raleigh

Raleigh Wade Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:30 pm
Jaycee Park – 2405 Wade Avenue, Raleigh

Wednesday:

Knightdale Parks & Recreation Advisory Board Meeting
Knightdale, NC

ATTEND!

Due to the timeline and state-level nature of these meetings, I am sending a notice of these meetings separate from the usual calendar. Governor-elect Beverly Perdue has invited public input at transition sessions led by her staff.

As these meetings are in Wake County, I hope you might attend and convey your matters of concern to her upcoming administration.

Thanks.

Joey Stansbury
Wake Community Network

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PERDUE TRANSITION SESSIONS LED BY HER STAFF

Monday – November 24, 2008
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Mental Health
NC Rural Center
4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Transportation
Wake Tech – Western Campus, Room 101
Millpond Village – Kildaire Farm Road, Cary


Tuesday – November 25, 2008
9:00 am – 4:00 pm

Crime Control and Justice
NC Rural Center
4021 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Education
Wake Tech – Western Campus, Room 101
Millpond Village – Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

Information Technology and Department of Administration
Wake Tech – Western Campus, Room 118
Millpond Village – Kildaire Farm Road, Cary

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FAYETTEVILLE STREET CLOSED TO ATTRACT BUSINESS

Who knew we would spend millions of dollars in downtown Raleigh to open Fayetteville Street to attract visitors and we would have to CLOSE Fayetteville Street to do it?

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FRIDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 21, 2008

Today’s overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: STAN NORWALK: LAP DOG FOR A WASTEFUL SCHOOL BOARD

CARY COUNCILMAN FRANTZ OBJECTS TO WAKE SCHOOLS DIVERSITY DANCE

FAYETTEVILLE ROAD FUNDING CONTINUES ON TIME WHILE.....

FINANCIAL FREEZE DELAYS TRIANGLE EXPRESSWAY

PARENTS SPEAK OUT AT ASSIGNMENT FORUM

DEAR INDEPENDENT BLOG: CHAVIS DOES NOT NEED A $1.5 MILLION FERRIS WHEEL, IT NEEDS SAFE STREETS.

STAN NORWALK: LAP DOG FOR A WASTEFUL SCHOOL BOARD

Subject: Cuts in County Contribution to WCPSS education budget.Importance: High

I need your help to stop any further cuts in the County's contribution to the WCPSS budgert.

First, please read this article in todays N&O.

Wake schools may have to lay off employees

By T. Keung Hui, Staff Writer Comment on this story

RALEIGH - Wake County school leaders warned today that they may have to lay off employees and take money from the classroom to make up for more than $11 million in potential state and local funding cuts.
Wake Schools Superintendent Del Burns said the district will lose $5.5 million in state funding due to a shortfall in state revenues. This comes on top of a request by County Manager David Cooke for the schools to give up $5.7 million in local funds to help make up for a projected revenue shortfall of at least $17 million. (note: There has been no request by the BOC to ask WCPSS for a cut. At the last work session Tony Gurley suggested such a cut but the decision authorizing the County Manager to do so was delayed until Dec. 1)
Burns said they would do everything they could to minimize the impact of the cuts on the classroom and employees.
School board members asked Burns to draw up plans for how to cut the $11.2 million even as they bemoaned the consequences.“Services will be impacted,” said school board member Patti Head. “This will impact the classroom. I can’t imagine cutting that money out of a lean budget.”
School board member Lori Millberg added that having to make cuts that large usually means reducing employees.
Burns didn’t provide specifics today on what could be cut.
Burns said he might not have specifics to give the school board until Dec. 16. But he said he’ll share with county commissioners at their Dec. 1 meeting the kinds of cuts that might be made if the money is lost.
Wake, like other school districts in the country, is caught in the national economic downturn, which has government revenue.
“We have an obligation to recognize what’s going on around us and do some belt-tightening,” said school board member Ron Margiotta.
The school district will have no choice about making the state cuts. In fact, Burns said the schools likely will have to give back more than the $5.5 million identified by the state because Wake’s student enrollment is less than expected.
But the school district may be able to work out a deal on the local cuts. Cooke has asked all county departments to cut 1.8 percent of their funding. (Those cuts have not yet been executed.)
If the school district and Wake Technical Community College don’t give back 1.8 percent, county departments will have to take a deeper 4 percent cut. This could affect such key operations as the sheriff's office, EMS, and the 911 call center.
The commissioners have delayed taking any action until Dec. 1 when they could vote to take the money from the school system. At that meeting, Commmissioner-elect Stan Norwalk will be sworn in, giving Democrats a 4-3 majority on the county board.
School board member Beverley Clark suggested coming up with a a cut of less than $5.7 million. She pointed out how the school district can give back the $2.6 million to $2.8 million that staffers say will be saved from enrollment falling short.

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A large show of support is needed to prevent the County's proposed cuts. Here are some arguments against any cuts by the County.

• Per the NC DPI, WCPSS is 85th among the 115 NC school systems in expenditures for operating schools, i.e. for education. It spends less than the average NC school system. (This does not include construction.).
  
• Over the last five years WCPSS's rank has fallen from 71st to 84th.
  Similarly, the rank of Wake County's contribution for education has declined from 13th to 17th.
  
• During that period the average increase of NC's schools was 43%. WCPSS increased only 23%. Although the state and the county are responsible for this sorry record, other NC Counties are trying harder than Wake.
  
• On a national basis, NC ranks 42nd among the states in support of K-12...$30,000 per classroom per year less than the national average. (Source: S&P's School Data Direct)..
  
• The education gap (versus other states) is totally due to the County's contribution. The states contribution has been slightly above the national average.
  
• Earlier this year the Wake BOC cut the BOE's operating budget request by $35 million. The County's contribution in recent years does not account for inflation - only growth.
  
• This history of lack of support by the County has begun to affect academic performance...e.g. graduation rate and test scores.
  
• Wake County has ample rainy day funds to deal with its <2%>

These downward trends have to stop! A four vote majority is needed to avoid any further cuts. That is by no means assured. Your support for WCPSS is needed at this critical point.

The BOC meeting will start at 2PM. The meeting is held in the 7th floor board room of the Court House I will be sworn in with the other newly elected commissioners shortly thereafter. (As ever, parking, security and the elevators will slow you down.)The public speaks out session starts at 3PM. I suggest you get there early and sign up. Signs and posters showing your support would be of help. (Save our Schools; Stop the Cuts). Please pass this e-mail on to your friends, associatesand neighbors

Thank you.

County Commissioner Elect
Stan Norwalk
tel:363-4685

WEDNESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 19, 2008

Today’s overview:

MAYOR MEEKER SUPPORTS YET ANOTHER $1.5 MILLION FOR PORK IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

CRY ME A RIVER DEL - WAKE SCHOOLS WASTEFUL MONEY CHICKENS HAVE COME HOME TO ROOST.

BARBER CONTINUES TO PEDDLE RACIAL AGENDA AT NC STATE

MORE ON THE BACK AND FORTH OF STUDENT ASSIGNMENT PLANS

NORTH RALEIGH NEIGHBORHOODS OPPOSED TO CURRENT PLANS TO WIDEN FALLS OF NEUSE

3100 SET FOR DEPORTATION FOR BREAKING THE LAW, YES THE LAW

LOCAL CRIME FIGURES

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 18, 2008

Today's overview:

RALEIGH CONVENTION AND VISITORS BUREAU COURTING GAY CLIENTELE

MORE ON THE BUREAU'S MEETING

MORE WORLD CLASS JOKES FROM WAKE SCHOOL BOARD - WHY NOT THROW IN HARVARD ALONG WITH THE 100% GRADUATION RATE

BIGGERPICTURE4WAKE.COM SERVES AS LAP DOG FOR WAKE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS

GROWTH SLOWS, REVENUE DROPS, NORWALK CHEERS

WANT TO HEAR CHAIRMAN JOE BRYAN'S STATE OF THE COUNTY MESSAGE?

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 17, 2008

Today’s overview:

RALEIGH OUT AN ADDITIONAL $730,000 ON ECONOMIC STIMULUS CONVENTION CENTER

RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT STRUGGLING WHILE RALEIGH SPENDS MILLIONS ON CITY PLAZA

Meanwhile:

RALEIGH SUFFERS FROM BUDGET SHORTFALL

IS RALEIGH'S MILLION DOLLAR MINT STRUGGLING TO STAY AFLOAT?

WEEKLY CALENDAR, NOVEMBER 17 - 23 (2008)

Please find below a list of relevant grassroots, public policy and political meetings for the week. Have an item you want considered for inclusion? Email wakecommunity@bellsouth.net with the group name, nature of meeting, speaker (if applicable) and time, date and location. Please put “event” in the subject line.

Thanks.

Wake Community Network

November 17 – 23

Monday:

Wake County Schools District 5 Board Advisory Council Meeting
8:00 am
Fred Olds Elementary School – 204 Dixie Trail, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Board of Education Work Session Meeting
9:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society Meeting with Dr. Michael Munger
12:00 pm
John Locke Foundation – 200 West Morgan Street, Raleigh

Wake County Board of Commissioners Meeting
2:00 pm
Wake County Courthouse – Room 700, 7th Floor – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Affordable Housing Task Force Meeting
4:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools District 7 Board Advisory Council Meeting
5:30 pm
Hilburn Elementary School – 7100 Hilburn Drive, Raleigh

Cary Citizen Issue Review Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools District 2 Board Advisory Committee Meeting
5:30 pm
Timberlake Drive Elementary School – 1601 Timber Drive, Garner

Raleigh Arts Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 303 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Cary Athletics Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 11130 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Cary Planning and Zoning Board Meeting
6:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Council Chambers – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

East Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Lions Park – 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Public Meeting on Assignment Plan
7:00 pm
Leesville Road High School, 8409 Leesville Road, Raleigh

Garner Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
7:30 pm
Garner Town Hall – 900 7th Avenue, Garner

Bayleaf Fire Department Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 pm
Station #1 – 11713 Six Forks Road, Raleigh

Tuesday:

Raleigh Historic Districts Commission Meeting
7:30 am
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Policy Committee Meeting
11:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
11:30 am
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Cary Economic Development Commission Meeting
12:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools Board Committee of the Whole Meeting
1:00 pm
Schools Administrative Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh City Council Meeting
1:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Board of Education Meeting
3:00 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Appearance Commission Meeting
4:00 pm
One Exchange Plaza, Room 809 – Raleigh

Cary Town Council Work Session on Western Wake Water Reclamation Facility Project Update Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Morrisville Joint Meeting with Cary Town Council Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Cary Town Council Work Session on Town Manager Search Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Holly Springs Town Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall, Council Chambers – 128 S. Main Street, Holly Springs

Apex Town Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Apex Town Hall – 73 Hunter Street, Apex

Fuquay-Varina Town Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall – 401 Old Honeycutt Road, Fuquay-Varina

Wake Forest Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall – 401 East Elm Avenue, Wake Forest

Garner Board of Alderman Meeting
7:30 pm
Garner Town Hall – 900 7th Avenue, Garner

Wednesday:

Knightdale Town Council Meeting
Town Hall – 950 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale

Morrisville Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
6:30 am
Parks and Recreation Administrative Building, Morrisville

Cary Town Council Work Session on Operational Issues Meeting
8:00 am
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Veterans Services Outreach Meeting
8:30 am
ERC – 1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon

Civitas Institute Poll Luncheon
11:45 am
Clarion Hotel – 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wake County Planning Board Meeting
1:30 pm
Wake County Courthouse – 7th Floor, Room 700 – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Wake County Human Services Affordable Housing Committee Meeting
4:00 pm
Human Services Sunnybrook, Boardroom – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

CAMPO TAC Meeting
4:00 pm
Wake County Commons Conference Center, Room 100A – 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Cary State Legislative Agenda Committee Meeting
5:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools District 3 Board Advisory Council Meeting
5:30 pm
North Forest Pines Elementary – 11501 Forest Pines Drive, Raleigh

Morrisville Community Appearance Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
Public Safety and Municipal Services Building – 260 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Cary Public Art Advisory Board Meeting
6:15 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 11130 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Thursday:

Wake County Information Technology Advisory Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Mezzanine Wake County Office Building, Information Services Conference Room – 337 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Planning Commission Meeting
9:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Republican Women Luncheon
11:15 am
NCSU University Club – 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wake County Child Fatality Prevention Team Meeting
12:00 pm
Human Services Board Room – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
12:00 pm
Human Services Sunnybrook, Room 344 – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities Meeting
12:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board Meeting
4:00 pm
Wake County Office Park – Agricultural Services Building, Room 107 – 4001 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Cary Town Council/Staff Retreat Planning Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Raleigh Appearance Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board Meeting
5:30 pm
2405 Wade Avenue, Raleigh

Wake County Friends of Black Children Adoption Council Meeting
6:00 pm
Tupper Memorial Baptist Church – 501 S. Blount Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Telecommunications Commission Meeting
6:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Community Engagement Meeting
6:30 pm
Knightdale High School – 100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale

Cary Town Council Meeting
6:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Council Chambers – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Morrisville Town Council Business Session Meeting
6:30 pm
Town Hall, Council Chambers – 100 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Christian Action League Regional Meeting
6:30 pm
Coats Baptist Church – 554 N. McKinley Street, Coats, NC 27521

Raleigh Hillsborough Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Pullen Art Center – 105 Pullen Road, Raleigh

Wake County Fire Commission Meeting
7:00 pm
Wake County Office Park – Commons Building, EMS Training Center – 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Apex EMS Board of Director’s Meeting
7:30 pm
315 West Williams Street, Apex

Friday:

Wake County Human Services Community and Public Health Committee Meeting
12:00 pm
Rex Family Birth Center, Room 100A – 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh

WEEKLY CALENDAR, NOVEMBER 17 - 23 (2008)

Please find below a list of relevant grassroots, public policy and political meetings for the week. Have an item you want considered for inclusion? Email wakecommunity@bellsouth.net with the group name, nature of meeting, speaker (if applicable) and time, date and location. Please put “event” in the subject line.

Thanks.

Wake Community Network

November 17 – 23

Monday:

Wake County Schools District 5 Board Advisory Council Meeting
8:00 am
Fred Olds Elementary School – 204 Dixie Trail, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Board of Education Work Session Meeting
9:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society Meeting with Dr. Michael Munger
12:00 pm
John Locke Foundation – 200 West Morgan Street, Raleigh

Wake County Board of Commissioners Meeting
2:00 pm
Wake County Courthouse – Room 700, 7th Floor – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Affordable Housing Task Force Meeting
4:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools District 7 Board Advisory Council Meeting
5:30 pm
Hilburn Elementary School – 7100 Hilburn Drive, Raleigh

Cary Citizen Issue Review Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools District 2 Board Advisory Committee Meeting
5:30 pm
Timberlake Drive Elementary School – 1601 Timber Drive, Garner

Raleigh Arts Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 303 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Cary Athletics Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 11130 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Cary Planning and Zoning Board Meeting
6:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Council Chambers – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

East Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Lions Park – 516 Dennis Avenue, Raleigh

Garner Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
7:30 pm
Garner Town Hall – 900 7th Avenue, Garner

Bayleaf Fire Department Board of Directors Meeting
7:30 pm
Station #1 – 11713 Six Forks Road, Raleigh

Tuesday:

Raleigh Historic Districts Commission Meeting
7:30 am
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Policy Committee Meeting
11:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake County Local Emergency Planning Committee Meeting
11:30 am
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Cary Economic Development Commission Meeting
12:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools Board Committee of the Whole Meeting
1:00 pm
Schools Administrative Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh City Council Meeting
1:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Board of Education Meeting
3:00 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Appearance Commission Meeting
4:00 pm
One Exchange Plaza, Room 809 – Raleigh

Cary Town Council Work Session on Western Wake Water Reclamation Facility Project Update Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Morrisville Joint Meeting with Cary Town Council Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Cary Town Council Work Session on Town Manager Search Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Holly Springs Town Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall, Council Chambers – 128 S. Main Street, Holly Springs

Apex Town Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Apex Town Hall – 73 Hunter Street, Apex

Fuquay-Varina Town Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall – 401 Old Honeycutt Road, Fuquay-Varina

Wake Forest Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall – 401 East Elm Avenue, Wake Forest

Garner Board of Alderman Meeting
7:30 pm
Garner Town Hall – 900 7th Avenue, Garner

Wednesday:

Knightdale Town Council Meeting
Town Hall – 950 Steeple Square Court, Knightdale

Morrisville Parks and Recreation Advisory Committee Meeting
6:30 am
Parks and Recreation Administrative Building, Morrisville

Cary Town Council Work Session on Operational Issues Meeting
8:00 am
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Veterans Services Outreach Meeting
8:30 am
ERC – 1002 Dogwood Drive, Zebulon

Civitas Institute Poll Luncheon
11:45 am
Clarion Hotel – 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wake County Planning Board Meeting
1:30 pm
Wake County Courthouse – 7th Floor, Room 700 – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Wake County Human Services Affordable Housing Committee Meeting
4:00 pm
Human Services Sunnybrook, Boardroom – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

CAMPO TAC Meeting
4:00 pm
Wake County Commons Conference Center, Room 100A – 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Cary State Legislative Agenda Committee Meeting
5:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Wake County Schools District 3 Board Advisory Council Meeting
5:30 pm
North Forest Pines Elementary – 11501 Forest Pines Drive, Raleigh

Morrisville Community Appearance Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
Public Safety and Municipal Services Building – 260 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Cary Public Art Advisory Board Meeting
6:15 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room 11130 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Raleigh Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Thursday:

Wake County Information Technology Advisory Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Mezzanine Wake County Office Building, Information Services Conference Room – 337 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Planning Commission Meeting
9:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Republican Women Luncheon
11:15 am
NCSU University Club – 4200 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wake County Child Fatality Prevention Team Meeting
12:00 pm
Human Services Board Room – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Wake County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
12:00 pm
Human Services Sunnybrook, Room 344 – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Mayor’s Committee for Persons with Disabilities Meeting
12:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board Meeting
4:00 pm
Wake County Office Park – Agricultural Services Building, Room 107 – 4001 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Cary Town Council/Staff Retreat Planning Meeting
4:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Administration Department Conference Room #22010 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Raleigh Appearance Commission Meeting
5:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Parks, Recreation and Greenway Advisory Board Meeting
5:30 pm
2405 Wade Avenue, Raleigh

Wake County Friends of Black Children Adoption Council Meeting
6:00 pm
Tupper Memorial Baptist Church – 501 S. Blount Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Telecommunications Commission Meeting
6:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Schools Community Engagement Meeting
6:30 pm
Knightdale High School – 100 Bryan Chalk Lane, Knightdale

Cary Town Council Meeting
6:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Council Chambers – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Morrisville Town Council Business Session Meeting
6:30 pm
Town Hall, Council Chambers – 100 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Christian Action League Regional Meeting
6:30 pm
Coats Baptist Church – 554 N. McKinley Street, Coats, NC 27521

Raleigh Hillsborough Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Pullen Art Center – 105 Pullen Road, Raleigh

Wake County Fire Commission Meeting
7:00 pm
Wake County Office Park – Commons Building, EMS Training Center – 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Apex EMS Board of Director’s Meeting
7:30 pm
315 West Williams Street, Apex

Friday:

Wake County Human Services Community and Public Health Committee Meeting
12:00 pm
Rex Family Birth Center, Room 100A – 4420 Lake Boone Trail, Raleigh

Sarah Palin Rally in Raleigh - November 1, 2008

Post election, bu I've had requests from folks who could not get in.

THURSDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 13, 2008

Today's overview:

LENGTHY FOOTAGE OF SARAH PALIN RALLY IN RALEIGH - NOVEMBER 1, 2008

GROWTH SLOWS, REVENUE DROPS, NORWALK CHEERS

MORE WORLD CLASS JOKES - SCHOOL BOARD ARGUES GRADUATION GOALS WHILE OUR SCHOOLS SUFFER

RALEIGH FACES DROP IN REVENUE, BUT HELL-BENT ON SPENDING WHAT'S LEFT ON DOWNTOWN

MEANWHILE ….

MAYOR MEEKER TO DISCUSS YET ANOTHER $226 MILLION IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SPENDING

WEDNESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 12, 2008

Today's overveiw:

WELL THANK GOD VIOLENT ROBBERIES AREN'T HAPPENING AT THE MINT - NOW THAT WOULD BE A PROBLEM.

FRAUD IN WAKE COUNTY SCHOOL LUNCH PROGRAM?

WAKE’S WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS? WORLD CLASS JOKE....

WHAT WOULD THE NEW YORK TIMES WRITE NOW? MAYBE THE TRUTH THIS TIME?

THE WAKE SCHOOLS EMPEROR HAS NO CLOTHES - PATTI PUT ON YOUR GLASSES PLEASE.

WORLD CLASS SCHOOLS IN WAKE COUNTY? WORLD CLASS RHETORIC FROM WAKE SCHOOL BUREAUCRATS

WAKE JAIL WIDENS IMMIGRATION CHECKS.

CITY COMMITTEE WEIGHS FUTURE OF PARK IN NORTH RALEIGH - WILL DOGS AND SPORTS BE INCLUDED?

BROUGHTON HIGH SCHOOL TO GET PARKING SPACES ON LAWN

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 11, 2008

Today's overview:

WAKE SCHOOLS TO RELEASE MULTI-YEAR ASSIGNMENT PLAN SATURDAY.

WILL NEW WAKE COMMISSIONERS FORCE WAKE SCHOOL BUREAUCRATS INTO FISCAL DISCIPLINE? (PAGING STAN NORWALK)

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 10, 2008

Today's overview:

FAYETTEVILLE STREET GETS A MINT, BLACK RESIDENTS GET A LIQUOR STORE?

SCHOOL BOARD REVOTES ON DANIELS AND LEESVILLE SCHOOLS.

WILL WAKE COMMISSIONERS NOW CAVE TO WASTEFUL WAKE SCHOOL BOARD?

KOOPMAN BULLIES RALEIGH CITY STAFF AGAIN.

EASTERN WAKE COUNTY RESIDENTS VOTE AGAINST THE TIDE.

WAKE SCHOOL ADMINISTRATORS CROW - WE DID LESS POORLY THAN THE STATEWIDE AVERAGE.

OVER 1/3 OF WAKE STUDENTS DON'T PASS READING TESTS.

WEEKLY CALENDAR, NOVEMBER 10-16 (2008)

Please find below a list of relevant grassroots, public policy and political meetings for the week. Have an item you want considered for inclusion? Email wakecommunity@bellsouth.net with the group name, nature of meeting, speaker (if applicable) and time, date and location. Please put “event” in the subject line.

Thanks.

Wake Community Network

Christian Action League Regional Meeting
November 20, 2008
Coats Baptist Church – Coats, NC

November 10 – 16

Monday:

Knightdale Land Use Review Board Meeting

Wake County Human Services Board Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 am
Human Services, Room 5032 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Wake County Board of Adjustment Meeting
9:00 am
Wake County Courthouse – Room 700, 7th Floor – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Wake County School System Facilities and Operations Committee Meeting
9:30 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

John Locke Foundation Shaftesbury Society Meeting with Dr. Michael Sanera
12:00 pm
John Locke Foundation – 200 West Morgan Street, Raleigh

Wake County School System Student Achievement Committee Meeting
12:30 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Board of Adjustment Meeting
1:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Board of Commissioners Work Session
2:00 pm
Public Safety Center, C-170 Conference Center – 330 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

East Wake Partnership Meeting
5:00 pm
Faith Baptist Church – 2728 Marks Creek Road, Knightdale

Wake County School System District 1 Board Advisory Council Meeting
6:00 pm
Hodge Road Elementary School – 2128 Mingo Bluff Boulevard, Knightdale

Wake County Young Republicans Meeting with Donna Martinez
6:30 pm
Tavola Rossa – 5300 Homewood Banks Drive, Raleigh

Wendell Board of Commissioners Meeting
7:00 pm
Town Hall, Courtroom – 15 East Fourth Street, Wendell

Cary Town Council and Planning and Zoning Board Joint Work Session on LDO Amendments Meeting
7:00 pm
Police Department Training Room – 120 Wilkinson Avenue, Cary

Raleigh South Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Biltmore Hills Community Center – 2615 Fitzgerald Drive, Raleigh

Raleigh Southwest Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Carolina Pines Park – 2305 Lake Wheeler Road, Raleigh

Swift Creek Fire Department Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 pm
5825 Tryon Road, Cary

Garner Planning Commission Meeting
7:30 pm
Garner Town Hall – 900 7th Avenue, Garner

Raleigh Six Forks Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:30 pm
Sertoma Art Center – 1400 W. Millbrook Road, Raleigh

Tuesday:

Wake GOP Men’s Club Meeting with Jeff Lewis
7:30 am
Clarion Hotel State Capital – 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

Wake County Board of Adjustment Meeting
9:00 am
Wake County Courthouse – Room 700, 7th Floor – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

John Locke Foundation Post-Election Wrap-Up Luncheon
12:00 pm
North Raleigh Hilton – 3415 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake County Historic Preservation Commission Meeting
3:30 pm
Wake County Courthouse – Room 700, 7th Floor – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Law and Public Safety Committee Meeting
4:30 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Garner Volunteer Fire Department Board of Directors Meeting
7:00 pm
Station #1 – 503 W. Main Street, Garner

Raleigh Northwest Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Police District 21 Building – 8016 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh

Raleigh North Central Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Tarboro Road Park – 121 Tarboro Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Mordecai Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:30 pm
Trinity United Methodist Church – 824 Bloodworth Street, Raleigh

Wednesday:

Raleigh Comprehensive Planning Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Substance Abuse Advisory Commission Meeting
12:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Housing Authority Meeting
12:30 pm
Wake County Office Park, Commons Building – 4011 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Wake County School System Finance Committee Meeting
12:30 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake County School System Human Resources Committee Meeting
2:30 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Appearance Commission Meeting
5:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 303 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Morrisville Town Council Briefing Session Meeting
6:30 pm
Cedar Fork Community Cente – 1050 B Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Thursday:

Knightdale Old Town Oversight Committee Meeting

Raleigh Public Works Committee Meeting
8:00 am
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Wake County Fitness Council Meeting
12:30 pm
Sunnybrook Boardroom – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Wildlife Habitat Zones Advisory Team Meeting
1:00 pm
Horseshoe Farm Park, Raleigh

Raleigh Environmental Advisory Board Meeting
5:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 303 – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh

Cary Planning and Development Committee Meeting
5:30 pm
Cary Town Hall, Council Chambers – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Cary Greenway Committee Meeting
6:00 pm
Conference Room 11130 – 316 N. Academy Street, Cary

Morrisville Planning and Zoning Board Meeting
6:00 pm
Morrisville Town Hall Board Room – 100 Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Raleigh Human Relations Commission Meeting
6:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Council Chambers – 222 West Hargett Street, Raleigh,

Wake County Commission for Women Board Meeting
6:00 pm
Human Services, Room 5032 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Morrisville Senior Advisory Committee Meeting
7:00 pm
Cedar Fork Community Center – 1050 B Town Hall Drive, Morrisville

Raleigh Northeast Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Millbrook Exchange Park – 1905 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Southwest Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Worthdale Community Center – 1001 Cooper Road, Raleigh

Cary Sister Cities Commission Meeting
7:30 pm
Page Walker Art and History Center – 119 Ambassador Loop, Cary

Friday:

Wake County Board of Elections Meeting
11:00 am
Wake County Office Building – Ground Floor, Board’s Conference Room – 337 S. Salisbury Street, Raleigh

Wake County Human Services Environmental Services Committee Meeting
11:30 am
Wake County Office Park, Library Administration Building – 4020 Carya Drive, Raleigh

Sunday:

Garner Senior Center Advisory Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Garner Senior Center – 205 E. Garner Road, Garner

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MONDAY'S JOURNAL - NOVEMBER 3, 2008

Today's overview:

MCCAIN SIGN THIEFS CAUGHT ON VIDEO IN HEDINGHAM - FOOTAGE TURNED OVER TO RALEIGH PD

BECKY HARPER BITES THE HAND THAT FEEDS HER

REALTORS STAND AGAINST ANTI-GROWTH, EXTREME TAX INCREASE NORWALK

NORWALK STANDS BEHIND WASTEFUL WAKE SCHOOL BOARD

HOLLY SPRINGS TOWN COUNCIL GOES AGAINST SEEKING OUTSIDE LEGAL COUNCIL

GARNER FACES BUDGET DEFICIT

INVESTORS BUY LAND FOR FOUR TOWER DOWNTOWN RALEIGH BUILDING

WAKE SCHOOLS PLAY DIVERSITY GAMES WITH MAGNETS

NO BUS BENCHES BUT RALEIGH CONTINUES TO SPEND MONEY ON ART FOR BUSES

RALEIGH THINKS BICYCLES ARE A VIABLE TRANSPORTATION ALTERNATIVE TO CARS?

RALEIGH COMPREHENSIVE PLAN DRAFT SET FOR RELEASE ON DECEMBER 3

RALEIGH PLANNING COMMISSION BATTLE CONTINUES ON....

MCCAIN SIGNS STOLEN - TWICE

2640 Blackwolf Run Lane

Raleigh, NC 27604

(THE NEIGHBOR'S OBAMA AND MILLER SIGNS WERE CONVENIENTLY LEFT UNTOUCHED.)