WAS THE BAR OPEN AFTER YEVONNE BRANNON'S ELECTION AS CHAIR OF WAKEUP WAKE COUNTY?

WakeUP Wake County just announced their leadership team for 2009 and lo and behold, who comes out on the top of the ticket as Chair but former County Commissioner Yevonne Brannon.

Those new to Wake County may not remember her, but those who have been around since the late 90s certainly do.

Brannon was clearly recognized as the most liberal member of the Wake County Commissioners - on a board that had six Democrats and just one Republican.

What citizens remember well and what cost her any credibility then and now was her infamous flippant disregard for the impact tax increases in the hundreds of dollars would have on Wake County families.

At a 1999 planning retreat, Brannon pushed for a property tax increase of 13 cents - the largest increase among various proposals being considered by Wake Commissioners.

As the News and Observer reported, Republican County Commissioner Herb Council finally agreed to the highest property tax increase proposal on the table - 13 cents.

From the News and Observer:

The more the commissioners talked, the higher the proposed increase got. The figure reached 13 cents when Commissioner Betty Lou Ward was told that was roughly what corresponds to a $200 average tax-bill increase.
"Sold!" Brannon yelled as she leapt from her seat in a meeting room of Wake Forest University's Graylyn Conference Center. "Hey, you guys - the bar is open!"

(News and Observer - February 20, 1999)

What will Yevonne try to sell us as Chair of WakeUP Wake County? Hopefully she'll step away from the bar and sober up. But we doubt it.

IS PEDER ZANE OF THE NEWS AND OBSERVER CHEATING ON DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

Cue the music.

At first blush it would appear so.

When we last found found Peder Zane, he was engaged in quite a libidinous relationship with downtown Raleigh.

And now it seems his eyes have strayed on to his latest fancy - June Guralnick, Executive Director of Raleigh's Art Commission.

Affair? Cheating on downtown Raleigh?

We don't think so. We liken it more to a menage a trois.

If you're dating, let her pick up the tab. At $72,000 a year in Raleigh funds, she can afford it.

MAYOR MEEKER'S STATE OF THE CITY ADDRESS

What perhaps was fascinating about Mayor "downtown first" Meeker's State of the City speech was not all that was in it, but what was lacking.

What he avoided talking about.

Mayor Meeker went through a litany of items - lavish spending for Fayetteville Street, Raleigh's new Convention Center, etc. All things that are not basic functions of local government.

But addressing crime is. And it was completely absent from his remarks. Not a single word said.

NOTHING.

Just think about the high profile murders that have occurred this year. Crime remains rampant along Tarboro Road and Bragg Street. Just this past week found yet another violent murder committed on Camden Street - just blocks from where Mayor Meeker has pushed multi-million dollar public investments along Fayetteville Street.

Raleigh saw a 48% increase in murders in 2008. One might think that would be worthy of discussion among the Mayor's overview of the "State of Raleigh."

Raleigh's violent crime went against national trends last year and saw a substantial upswing.

So the next time you personally experience theft of your personal property or are the unfortunate victim of violent crime, remember what Mayor "benign neglect" Meeker had to say about it........

NOTHING.

FRIDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 30, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: RALEIGH SAYS DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS BEV PERDUE DOES

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: 250 CRIMES IN FIVE YEARS AND HOW DID OUR FORMER HUMAN RELATIONS DIRECTOR RESPOND

IS WAKE COUNTY LOOKING TO RAISE TAXES FOR WASTEFUL SCHOOL BOARD

RALEIGH SET TO CREATE FULL TIME PUBLIC ART PROGRAM ADMINISTRATOR FOR WASTEFUL ART PROGRAM

RALEIGH SPENDS MILLIONS - GETS JIMMY JOHN'S FOR WASTEFUL CITY PLAZA

ATTENDANCE DOWN AT RALEIGH'S CONVENTION CENTER

GROWTH SLOWS, NORWALK CHEERS

WAKE SCHOOL REPORT CARDS RELEASED TODAY

DOWNTOWN WORKERS PACK LUNCH - DON'T PATRONIZE

250 CRIMES IN FIVE YEARS AND HOW DID OUR FORMER HUMAN RELATIONS DIRECTOR RESPOND

Cue the music.

Three violents deaths and hundreds of crimes over five years on a small strip of road known as Camden Street in Meeker's "benign neglect" area of downtown Raleigh. And how did former Human Relations Director Hardy Watkins respond in relation to these "humane relations?"

According to the News & Observer.

"Some have tried to improve conditions in the neighborhood before. In 2001, members of Revelation Baptist Church and their pastor, Hardy Watkins, cultivated a garden on an empty lot on Camden Street to give public housing residents a chance to grow and eat fresh vegetables. The garden is across the street from where Anthony Wright was shot."

This rivals the nonsense put on every year in the form of the Mayor's Unity Day.

RALEIGH SAYS DO AS WE SAY, NOT AS BEV PERDUE DOES

The photos above come just a few mere feet from one of the doors of the State Capitol in downtown Raleigh.

What raised my eyebrows concerning a fairly insignificant sign and uneven pavement on walkways around the Capitol was a story on WRAL News.

Apparently the Pfeiffer family is out $2600 to fix repairs on the sidewalk fronting their home. Raleigh officials told them the sidewalk must be repaired. The property owners incur the cost of repairs.

City code language states that:

Sec. 12-1037.1.

REPAIR OF SIDEWALKS AND DRIVEWAYS BY PROPERTY OWNERS.

It shall be the duty of every property owner in the City to maintain in good repair and safe condition, the sidewalk and driveway abutting his property for the safe passage of pedestrians over the same except as otherwise provided in §7-2008.

What struck me as intriguing is that the walkway pictured above shares similiar uneven surfaces. However, it seems that posting a warning sign will suffice.

The Pfeiffer family is now out apparently $2600. It would have been much cheaper for them if they could have posted a sign.

Carl Dawson with Raleigh Public Works says they investigate sidewalk complaints and give property owners 30 days to fix the problem. If you want to email him about the Capitol's sidewalks, he can be reached at carl.dawson@ci.raleigh.nc.us.

Let's see if he gives Governor Perdue just 30 days to fix the problem.

THURSDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 29, 2009

MEEKER DEFENDS INCREASING WATER RATES BY 15% DESPITE CRITICISM FROM LIBERAL COUNTERPARTS

WHILE RAISING WATER RATES BY 15%, DOWNTOWN FIRST MEEKER WANTS TO SPEND MILLIONS ON PUBLIC ART

RALEIGH SPENDS MILLIONS ON A MINT, HINDERS COMMUNITY EFFORTS TO FIGHT CRIME IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

LACY PARENTS OUTRAGED AT BOARD'S DECISION, PROMISE RETRIBUTION

RALEIGH SPENDS MILLIONS TO LAND JIMMY JOHNS RESTAURANT

WEDNESDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 28, 2009

Today's overview:

ADD CAMDEN STREET AS ANOTHER CASUALTY IN MEEKER'S "BENIGN NEGLECT"

VIGIL SET TO REMEMBER VICTIMS OF MEEKER'S "BENIGN NEGLECT"

GARNER SUBMITS GIMME LIST FOR ECONOMIC STIMULUS

RALEIGH POLICE DEPARTMENT DRAFTS NEW POLICY ON OFF DUTY WORK - OFFICERS UPSET

APEX TOWN COUNCIL SPEAKS AGAINST OBAMA STIMULUS, BUT WANTS FUNDS DIRECTED LOCALLY IF APPROVED

SCHOOL BOARD NON-REPENTANT, DOES POLITICAL BALANCING ACT

BEVERLY CLARK OUT OF BREATH - AT LEAST SHE WOULD BE IF SHE LISTENED TO PARENTS

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS NOT CASHING IN ON MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PUBLIC INVESTMENT DOWNTOWN?

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: FOXY BROWN - THE MUGS

GROWTH MATTERS GETS IT RIGHT WITH MEEKERS "BOLD PLANS"

SANERA SPEAKS ON MEEKER'S BAD IDEA

DOWNTOWN RESTAURANTS NOT CASHING IN ON MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR PUBLIC INVESTMENT DOWNTOWN?

Sciolino said souring food costs and a lack of promised convention center traffic took a toll on his restaurant. “It’s become an insurmountable equation,” Sciolino said.

Comments made by Joe Sciolino of Joe's Restaurant at the corner of Dawson and Martin in downtown Raleigh in a WRAL News interview.

FOXY BROWN - THE MUGS

Real name: Inga Fund Marchand

Her Wikipedia entry even documents the infamous "iron incident" at a local Capital Boulevard hotel in January 1997.

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 27, 2009

Today's overview:

WILL MEEKER RUN AGAIN FOR MAYOR OF FAYETTEVILLE STREET? WHAT HE'S SAYING.

WAKE EYES MORE BUDGET CUTS DUE TO REVENUE SHORTFALLS

While:

MAYOR "DOWNTOWN FIRST" MEEKER PROPOSES NEW MULTI-MILLION DOLLAR SPENDING AND NEW TAX INCREASES

WATCH MEEKER'S "STATE OF FAYETTEVILLE STREET" ADDRESS HERE

WAKE SCHOOLS TINKER WITH DIVERSITY REASSIGNMENT - REFUSE TO LOSE RELIGION

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 26, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: RALEIGH AND RAP ARTISTS

NEWS AND OBSERVER PRAISES RALEIGH ARTS COMMISSION DIRECTOR FOR PLAN TO SPEND MILLIONS ON PUBLIC ART IN TOUGH ECONOMY

MAYOR MEEKER TO DELIVER "STATE OF DOWNTOWN" SPEECH - MINUS THE BAD PARTS

SHOT MEN FOUND IN WRECKED CAR ON BELTLINE

MAN SHOOTS AT CARS WHILE DRIVING ON RALEIGH'S BELTLINE

MORE CHANGES FRIDAY TO WAKE REASSIGNMENT PLAN

RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL REFUSES TO EXTEND COMPREHENSIVE PLAN COMMENT PERIOD

RALEIGH AND RAP ARTISTS

If you take the family out to watch the deification of yet another cultural icon - Christopher Wallace, take a look back at his storied Triangle past.

Yes, his name is Christopher Wallace, but he was better known as Notorious B.I.G.

He was better known to local law enforcement as a troublemaker.

The News and Observer has an interesting tidbit about Christopher's arrest for and pleading guilty to charges of possesion of cocaine and marijuana with intent to sell in 1991.

And now we have Carmike Cinemas, among others, pushing the deification of him to make a buck. Nice job.

We've come a long way baby.

Oh yes, let's not forget about another rap icon, Foxy Brown, and the iron incident.

I'm not posting links to their garbage. I'm sure it can be found easily enough on YouTube.

It sure is a far cry from Marvin Gaye's 1971 "What's Going On." Jesse Martin of Law Order fame will play Marvin in an upcoming movie. Your blogger will attend that one.

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FRIDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 23, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: THE ABORTION RIGHTS RALLY THAT WASN'T

N&O MISSES THE STORY - ABORTION ADVOCATES FAIL IN PROTEST EFFORTS - ONLY 15 SHOW UP

MAYOR MEEKER'S "UNLIVABLE STREETS" - MAN SHOT IN BOTH LEGS IN BOTCHED DRUG DEAL ON BRAGG STREET

RALEIGH COUNCIL TO REVIEW WASTEFUL PUBLIC ART PROPOSAL ON FEBRUARY 3

CARY PRESSED TO PAY FOR WAKE SCHOOLS POOR PLANNING

WAKE SCHOOLS TINKER WITH DIVERSITY PROGRAM BUT DON'T CHANGE IT

ROBERSON BACKS OUT OF RACE FOR LINDA COLEMAN'S SEAT

THE ABORTION RIGHTS RALLY THAT WASN'T

On Thursday, January 22, 2009 the abortion rights movement in the Triangle was in full swing - all 15 of them. The picture above represents the entire crowd present for their "rally" at the Capitol.

As a comparison, you can check out the crowd at the January 17, 2009 Right to Life "March" in downtown Raleigh that had over 1000 attendees. I documented the rally so no one could question the crowd versus the crowd above.

January 17, 2009 event footage: click here or click here.

Well, the abortion rights "rally" was supposed to be at the Capitol, but apparently the permit situation got messed up with the Capitol grounds so they had to go elsewhere (as one of the abortion supporters told me).

So they positioned themselves at the corner of Fayetteville Street and Morgan Street. Who knows if they had a permit.

The "Reverend" Tom Rhodes of the Unitarian Fellowship was supposed to give a stirring speech on faith and pro-choice ideology. I guess he got tied up eating a vegan lunch or something.

All in all, I guess you could say the abortion rally got aborted.

Bummer.

(Seriously - you folks on the left need to read your Saul Alinsky. Otherwise you would not do such pathetic events.)

THURSDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 22, 2009

Today's overview:

MOTHER FIGHTS 15 MILE BUS RIDE FOR CHILDREN

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: LATEST INCIDENT IN MEEKER'S "UNLIVABLE STREETS"

DON FRANTZ SPEAKS OUT AGAINST COSTLY CARY PROPOSAL

RALEIGH COUNCIL TO CONSIDER SMOKING BAN IN PARKS

APEX GROWS BY THREE PERCENT IN 2008

RALEIGH RESIDENTS SPEAK ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

HAROLD WEBB AND JAMES WEST BELIEVE NEW $1 MILLION TRACK WILL FIX SOUTHEAST RALEIGH'S PROBLEMS

WAKE RESIDENTS WANT SLAVE PARK INSTEAD OF HIGH SCHOOL

SAVE THE SLAVES

RALEIGH'S NEW SCHOOL - THE PROGRESSIVE SCHOOL

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: LOOK WHO SHOWED UP AT THE NC RIGHT TO LIFE RALLY

PARENTS BELIEVE LEESVILLE ROAD TO BE PUT BACK ON TRADITIONAL CALENDAR

LATEST INCIDENT IN MEEKER'S "UNLIVABLE STREETS"

Here's your weekly murder in Mayor Meeker's "Livable Streets/Raleigh Renaissance."

Murder in 300 block of Camden Street in downtown Raleigh.

Not exactly a "mint" of an area.

What would $1 million do to revitalize this area with increased police protection and strategic social services? Instead it was used to revitalize a building into a plush restaurant.

LOOK WHO SHOWED UP AT THE NC RIGHT TO LIFE RALLY

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 20, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE IMMACULATE INAUGURATION MAKE THE RUSH LIMBAUGH SHOW

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: NC Right to Life Rally - January 17, 2009 - Footage #1

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: NC Right to Life Rally - January 17, 2009 - Footage #2

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: NC Right to Life Rally and March - January 17, 2009: Ashley Tyndall

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: WHICH PLUM CRAZY IN THE BRENTWOOD AREA IS WORSE

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: ATTEND - STOP FORCED ANNEXATION MEETING

WAKE COUNTY SCHOOLS AND THE IMMACULATE INAUGURATION MAKE THE RUSH LIMBAUGH SHOW

Related Link

"[M]any expecting his words to be chiseled into marble some day." They have drank the Kool-Aid, folks. We're at Jonestown. Remember Jim Jones and that cult? We are at Jonestown. We're near the Hale-Bopp comet here with the Drive-By Media. Now, this is the second such story of this type I've seen. Parents in Wake County, North Carolina, at an elementary school there, kids "will be required to eat in classrooms on Tuesday so they can spend two hours watching the [immaculation] on TV." Another school is going to force the kids to eat lunch at 10:30 so that they can watch this uninterrupted. They're then going to be required to write a paper about the historical significance of this. These will be displayed on a bulletin board somewhere. This will make sure the project is carried out, and some parents are saying that they're going to keep kids home if the school doesn't show it. Some say they won't come if it is shown. I thought we were all together in this. This has never before been a requirement at schools that I know of, not Reagan, Bush, Clinton, or Bush. But the oath of office doesn't seem to be the thing. But no, they're going to watch the whole thing, the parade and all that. They must, and they're going to write essays about it.

NC Right to Life Rally - January 17, 2009 - Footage #1

More footage from the NC Right to Life Rally in downtown Raleigh on January 17, 2009.

NC Right to Life Rally - January 17, 2009 - Footage #2

More coverage of the NC Right to Life Rally in downtown Raleigh on Saturday, January 17, 2009

NC Right to Life Rally and March - January 17, 2009: Ashley Tyndall

Ashley Tyndall, national President of Students for Life of America and Raleigh resident spoke at the rally.

Ashley got the numbers wrong though - estimates are at over 1000.

And where was most of the major news media after having received numerous media advisories days in advance?

WAKE SCHOOLS AND THE IMMACULATE INAUGURATION

Have a story about Wake Schools pushing a political agenda with the inauguration of the messiah this week?

You can confidentially email us with the details and we'll look into it.

Email us at wakecommunity@bellsouth.net with the details.

WHICH PLUM CRAZY IN THE BRENTWOOD AREA IS WORSE

The old Plum Crazy or these new folks who are "plum crazy."

The "Fruit of Labor World Cultural Center."

Apparently, they do hip-hop as well.

You can add these folks to the list of problematic "hip-hop" joints in Raleigh

Brentwood sure has gone downhill since I grew up there.

ATTEND - STOP FORCED ANNEXATION MEETING

StopNCAnnexation Update

The next meeting of the Joint Commission is this coming Thursday. The location is different from where the last three meetings were held.

Meeting details:
Day: ThursdayTime: 10:00 am - 12:00 noon
Date: January 22nd
Location: Room 1027 - Legislative Building
Address: 16 West Jones Street, Raleigh, 27601
Directions: http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/help/directions.html

The final meeting is less than five days away. It is critical that the Joint Commission members hear from hundreds of people from across NC while they hammer out the details of the recommendations they plan to unveil on the 22nd.

I hope that you realize the impact that your input has had on the direction of the conversation in this Joint Commission.

When the Senate decided to get involved in studying the annexation issue, all the signs were there that some Senate members were more interested in taking control of the conversation than in allowing the citizens and the growing number of pro-reform legislators to continue to control it. It looked like some pro-city Senators were stepping in to rescue the cities from the outcry of the people. But that hasn't happened thanks to the strong committment by so many people to stick together and keep writing, calling and doing whatever it took to be at the commission meetings.

The comments coming back from the commission members to some of the calls and letters has been encouraging to say the least. It appears that the legislators are listening to the people and are recognizing that there are serious problems with how city initiated annexation has been used. And they seem to realize that the people of this State are not going to rest until the laws are made right with the American principle of protecting individual rights.

No matter how much the city lobbyists would like to transform this wonderful State into the "Soviet Socialist Republic of North Carolina", that is not what the people will accept and that is not the kind of place we want to live in.

Please take the time to remind the Commission members that 'we the people' want to see real meaningful changes made to the annexation laws_"no more tweaks". We want change that restores just rights and protections to the property owners.

1. Meaningful oversight of city initiated annexation
2. Meaningful services defined and required
3. A meaningful voice in the final decision to join a city or not

Here are the email contact addresses for the Commission Members for your convenience:
vernonm@ncleg.net; Rcsoles@ncleg.net; Austina@ncleg.net; danielc@ncleg.net; done@ncleg.net; tonyf@ncleg.net; Steveg@ncleg.net; malcolmg@ncleg.net; joeq@ncleg.net; tonyr@ncleg.net; Bruceg@ncleg.net; Paull@ncleg.net; Larrybr@ncleg.net; nelsond@ncleg.net; Earlj@ncleg.net; louishomeofo@bellsouth.net; Edgars@ncleg.net; Fredst@ncleg.net; Russellt@ncleg.net;
bhcampen@bellsouth.net; Tina.Hall@rowancountync.gov; spfd1301@nc.rr.com; beth.trahos@smithmoorelaw.com; gbarrett@co.cumberland.nc.us; dmccarley@ci.charlotte.nc.us; judith_wegner@unc.edu; DAITKEN@nc.rr.com

(Trudi Walend is no longer receiving email at the General Assembly)

I have also attached a text document that lists the home addresses and phone numbers of all the Legislators on the Commission. You can also find this information online @ ttp://www.stopncannexation.com/Joint_Committee.htm

A couple of other things that you could do, that would raise the public discussion of the issue and help keep the annexation issue in the media, would be to write letters to the editor and call into radio talk shows. These two actions can be done for the next few months and will help the progress of the issue through the 2009 Legislative Session.

One thing that is very clear from the statements from the Legislators and the reaction of the NCLM during this study of the annexation laws; we are all being heard and taken seriously. This is unprecedented in all the past studies.
Let's keep the pressure up and take this issue to a successful resolution this year.

You can find this information and more on the StopNCAnnexation website: http://www.stopncannexation.com/ See you in Raleigh on January 22nd!

Catherine Heath
StopNCAnnexation Coalition
919 649-9154

"Find out just what any people will quietly submit to and you have found out the exact measure of injustice and wrong which will be imposed upon them." abolitionist Frederick Douglass

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 19, 2009

Today's overview:

OVER 1000 CONSERVATIVES MARCH IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH SATURDAY, MOST OF THE MAJOR MEDIA MISSES IT

LIBERAL FRONT GROUPS GIVEN CHANCE TO PUSH AGENDAS AT RALEIGH TAXPAYER EXPENSE

WAKE SCHOOLS RECEIVES OVER 1400 COMMENTS CONCERNING FLAWED DIVERSITY ASSIGNMENT POLICY

SATURDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 17, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: IF THIS HAPPENED ON FAYETTEVILLE STREET WITH THE CLOCKWORK FASHION OCCURING AT THE ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL AREA ...

YET ANOTHER VIOLENT CRIME COMMITTED AT ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL AREA

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: ATTEND - NC RIGHT TO LIFE RALLY AND MARCH IN RALEIGH SATURDAY!

IF THIS HAPPENED ON FAYETTEVILLE STREET WITH THE CLOCKWORK FASHION OCCURING AT THE ENLOE HIGH SCHOOL AREA ...

What would Charles "Livable Streets" Meeker do?

Yet another violent crime has been committed at/in the Enloe High School area.

Of course this area around Tarboro Road, Raleigh Boulevard, Glascock Street, etc. doesn't fall within Mayor Meeker or Mitch Silver's vision for livable streets.

They've dumped millions onto Fayetteville Street and in the process completely neglected areas of Raleigh desperately in need of true social services and more importantly police protection.

Police moral is low. The Raleigh Police Department is understaffed. Ask some of Raleigh's finest off the record and they'll tell you how disappointed they are in Meeker and City Manager Russell Allen.

Maybe you can tell folks at the MLK celebration tomorrow how much you've neglected their community in favor of pouring millions into upper crust "white-collar" restaurants on Fayetteville Steet.

Maybe an apology is more in order....

Or maybe you can just blame President Bush's "human rights" record for the problem as you did recently. After all you're just a Mayor and this is your city.

Anne McLaurin - could you please talk to your husband and ask him to fix the problem? He is the Mayor and you are on the school board.

ATTEND - NC RIGHT TO LIFE RALLY AND MARCH IN RALEIGH SATURDAY!

North Carolina Right to Life will hold their annual Rally and March for Life this Saturday, January 17, in downtown Raleigh.

It is important that we have a large crowd for this event.

The Rally will last no more than a couple of hours and is a great opportunity to show your support locally for the sanctity of life if you cannot make it to Washington DC.

Snacks and beverages will be provided following the March.

As the weather should be quite cool tomorrow, please dress warmly.

Here are the details:

Date: Saturday, January 17, 2009
Time: 1:00 pm
Location: Nash Square – downtown Raleigh (corner of McDowell and Hargett Streets)
Google Maps: Nash Square

For Life,

Joey Stansbury
Wake Community Network
www.wakecommunity.blogspot.com

FRIDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 16, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: COMING SOON - OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO BETTY LOU

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: RALEIGH PUBLIC ART - THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - RALEIGH'S NC BUDGET DOCUMENT

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: TERRORIST RALLY IN RALEIGH JANUARY 5, 2009 - PART TWO

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: MISS THE RALLY FOR TERRORISTS IN RALEIGH ON JANUARY 5? YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE.

COMING SOON - OH THE PLACES YOU'LL GO BETTY LOU

Until Wake County Commissioner Betty Lou Ward moves forward with her recommendation that public records be put online, we're going to help with her personal records.

We'll post them for her.

Stay tuned .........

THE 2030 COMPREHENSIVE PLAN - RALEIGH'S NC BUDGET DOCUMENT

Anyone involved with politics of any persuasion in North Carolina knows how both sides utilize the NC budget as a political weapon.

Politicians on both sides of the aisle anxiously await the week before elections to know what type of mail attacking them will arrive in voter mailboxes.

Likewise, Raleigh's Comprehensive Plan has 460 pages of goodies.

Maybe Meeker, Koopman, Stephenson, Baldwin and McFarlane would like to explain this one to irate Raleigh parents.

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TERRORIST RALLY IN RALEIGH JANUARY 5, 2009 - PART TWO

If what these folks were supporting wasn't so inherently dangerous to the survival of a democratic Isreal and a world free from terror, they would be so

PATHETICALLY LAME.

These folks need to read Saul Alinsky's chapter on Tactics in Rules for Radicals.

It would not surprise me if somewhere some Z. Smith Reynolds money was involved with this.

MISS THE RALLY FOR TERRORISTS IN RALEIGH ON JANUARY 5? YOU CAN WATCH IT HERE.

Related Link:

http://wakecommunity.blogspot.com/2008/12/come-support-terrorists-in-raleigh-on.html

RALEIGH PUBLIC ART - THE GIFT THAT KEEPS ON GIVING

Cue the music.

In the immortal words of James Brown ......

Please, Please, Please

Raleigh appears bent on moving forward with yet another taxpayer funded boondoggle to spend millions on public art.

In today's N&O, Raleigh City Clerk Gail Smith is quoted as saying:

"Yes, we like the concept, and yes, we want to move forward ...."

What a tasty election morsel. Maybe folks like Rodger "I phone in my votes" Koopman, Mary Ann Baldwin, Russell Stephenson or Nancy McFarlane in potential swing districts can tell their constituents how they raised their property taxes and water and sewer fees to put more Light + Time landmarks all over Raleigh.

Or better yet, Mayor Charles "unlivable streets" Meeker can explain to people on the brink of losing their homes how he needed to raise property taxes to pay for this.

And just think, each time a new Raleigh capital project goes up, the issue magically arises from the grave.

So,

Please, Please, Please .....

Vote for this.

Opposition candidates are salivating.

THURSDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 15, 2009

Today's overview:

BARRY SAUNDERS OF THE N&O DEFENDS MILLIONS FOR PUBLIC ART - RALEIGH CITY CLERK SAYS THEY WANT TO MOVE FORWARD WITH THE IDEA

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: IF YOU'RE BILL MCNEAL AND YOU'VE WRECKED A SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHAT DO YOU DO?

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: BETTY LOU WARD - THE EXPERIENCED TRAVELER

WAKE FOREST SETS BUDGET PRIORITIES, RALEIGH MOVES AHEAD WITH WASTEFUL CITY PLAZA PROJECT

ACORN "NUTS" TO HOLD RALLY IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH

SOUTHERN WAKE PARENTS SPEAK OUT AGAINST UNRESPONSIVE SCHOOL BOARD

DON FRANTZ SPEAKS ABOUT HIS MEETING WITH THE WAKE SCHOOL SYSTEM

IF YOU'RE BILL MCNEAL AND YOU'VE WRECKED A SCHOOL SYSTEM, WHAT DO YOU DO?

Lobby for changes in how school test results are recorded.

McNeal supports the State Board of Education's proposal to count retests for students who fail the initial tests. McNeal called the idea a "no-brainer."

Well thank goodness it was a "no brainer."

It's all part of Bill McNeal and Tom Oxholm's "School District's Journey to Excellence."

BETTY LOU WARD - THE EXPERIENCED TRAVELER

Monday afternoon's Wake Commissioners meeting proved to be pretty lively.

Beyond the fact that Harold Webb cut off Commissioner Tony Gurley from speaking against Webb's sacred cow of forced busing (yes - the great program that puts minority children on old buses for hours on end each week and somehow that makes them smarter), Paul Coble seemed to provoke a hyper-sensitive response from Betty Lou Ward.

Hmmm.

Commissioner Coble made an entirely reasonable suggestion. That being that the County Commissioners participate in budget cuts as they are asking all Wake County Departments to do.

Paul did not even suggest doing away with trips, which would have suited Wake Community just fine. He suggested that perhaps just one commissioner travel and report back.

Heck he even suggested that Betty Lou could attend "since she was so experienced at it."

Wonder why?

Because Paul Coble suggested taking away Betty's sacred cow.

Betty Lou Ward is legendary for never meeting a taxpayer funded trip she didn't like.

Watch the video here. Under the video screen go to the "Jump To" bar and scroll down to the consent agenda. It's the first video that will appear once you jump to the consent agenda.

And what does Betty Lou Ward have to say about Wake County taxpayer funded trips?

"Commissioner Betty Lou Ward said she supports putting the public records online ...... "

"You're held up to a lot more scrutiny when you use public money than if you're in a private sector job," Ward said.

"Ward said more oversight might be needed to ensure county money isn't wasted."

"I think there will definitely be changes. In the 20 years that I've been a commissioner, nothing like this has ever happened," she said.

You can probably gather that Betty Lou was not speaking about her personal trips.

We applaud Betty Lou Ward for wanting to put the public records online and hope that she'll hold herself to the same standard she wants of others.

Here's a great place where a link should be posted front and center.

Ask Betty Lou Ward why her travel records aren't posted online. You can email her at _____________ . Oh that's right, she's the only Wake Commissioner who does not list an email address.

WEDNESDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 14, 2009

Today's overview:

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: RALEIGH ARTS COMMISSION WANTS TO SPEND AT LEAST $1.13 MILLION FOR PUBLIC ART AT NEW CLARENCE LIGHTNER PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER ..... FOR STARTERS

WAKE COMMUNITY NETWORK: WHEN RALEIGH GETS A NEW MAYOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF TARBORO ROAD AND BRAGG STREET RESIDENTS SHOULD START IMPROVING

WAKE COMMISSIONERS SPEND $40,000 FOR BIRTHDAY PARTY

MAYOR MEEKER STANDS UP AGAINST HOMEOWNERS, STANDS UP FOR VAGRANTS

NC DOT TO STOP REIMBURSING RALEIGH FOR REPAIRS THE CITY MAKES ON STATE ROADS

ENLOE STUDENTS URGED TO TAKE PRECAUTIONS AGAINST MAYOR MEEKER'S "UNLIVABLE STREETS"

VIOLENT CRIME DROPS IN CARY, SKYROCKETS IN RALEIGH

TARBORO ROAD SEES IMPROVEMENTS DESPITE NEGLECT OF MAYOR MEEKER

WAKE SCHOOLS MAKES COSTLY PURCHASE IN WATERSHED, SHUNS SEEKING INPUT FROM RALEIGH

WAKE HOMEBUILDERS TRAVEL TO DC TO SEEK INCENTIVES

DEMOCRATS LINE UP FOR LINDA COLEMAN'S SEAT

THE ONGOING SAGA - WAKE PARENTS UPSET AT REASSIGNMENT CHANGES

RALEIGH COUNCIL VOTES AGAINST DOG PARK FOR STRICKLAND ROAD SITE

RALEIGH CHARTER SCHOOL GETS VARIANCE FROM CITY COUNCIL - CAN BUILD ON SIX FORKS ROAD

WHEN RALEIGH GETS A NEW MAYOR THE HUMAN RIGHTS OF TARBORO ROAD AND BRAGG STREET RESIDENTS SHOULD START IMPROVING

"A mention of human rights led Mayor Charles Meeker to say America's human rights record should start improving now that Obama is replacing Bush."

(N&O 12/6/08)

Maybe when somebody replaces Meeker the human rights and public safety of residents around Tarboro Road and Bragg Street will start improving.

Pot meet kettle Mr. Meeker.

RALEIGH ARTS COMMISSION WANTS TO SPEND AT LEAST $1.13 MILLION FOR PUBLIC ART AT NEW CLARENCE LIGHTNER PUBLIC SAFETY CENTER ..... FOR STARTERS

The economy's in the tank. Raleigh has just significantly raised taxes and fees on Raleigh residents with Mayor Meeker seeking further increases, crime is soaring and basic police protection services remain underfunded.

So what do you do?

Well of course, blow more money on sprucing up downtown Raleigh.

Raleigh's Arts Commission has proposed that "half of one percent of expenditures of capital improvement municipal projects (involving public buildings, parks and streetscapes) to the creation and development of public art.

The additional millions required to meet this proposal is staggering.

Just think how many more Light + Time Towers could "grace" Raleigh under this proposal.

For the new (not voted on) Clarence Lightner Public Safety Center new art would run $1.13 million under this proposal.

Maybe if their lucky, the residents on Bragg Street and Tarboro Road can get the nets changed on their basketball courts.

Raleigh's Budget and Economic Development Committee was scheduled to meet this morning to discuss this proposal. Let's hope this idea was properly flushed.

Of course I would not be surprised if they don't find a way to blame the homebuilders for lacking the funds to put more beautiful art like Light + Time around Raleigh.

TUESDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 13, 2009

Today's overview:

RALEIGH VIOLENT CRIME RATE BUCKS TREND AND INCREASES DRAMATICALLY, YET "UNLIVABLE STREETS" MEEKER STILL PUMPS MILLIONS INTO FAYETTEVILLE STREET RATHER THAN POLICE PROTECTION

WAKE COUNTY COMMISSIONERS - WHOLLY OWNED SUBSIDIARY OF THE WAKE SCHOOL BOARD (PART ....): LIFT RULE REQUIRING SIMPLE BUDGET DISCIPLINE

WITH TIGHT ECONOMY WAKE COMMISSIONERS STILL FUND $300,000 FOR A TRACK FIELD AND $1.9 MILLION FOR A MUSEUM

.... YET WAKE COUNTY SEES NEEDS INCREASE FOR BASIC SERVICES FROM COUNTY GOVERNMENT

WAKE SCHOOLS PLAY DIVERSITY SHELL GAME WITH MILLBROOK HIGH SCHOOL

WAKE SCHOOL BOARD STRESSES UNEQUAL SCHOOLS TO ACHIEVE DIVERSITY RESULTS

DO MINORITIES SUPPORT FORCED BUSING - APPARENTLY NOT

MINT CHANGING MENU - MEEKER AND MITCH TRIED TO CREATE A DOWNTOWN RALEIGH THAT THE ECONOMY DOESN'T WANT

WILL RALEIGH'S NEW COMPREHENSIVE PLAN CREATE MASSIVE TRAFFIC JAMS

SANERA OF JOHN LOCKE WEIGHS IN ON COMPREHENSIVE PLAN

YOUR LOCAL LEFTIST CALENDAR FOR JANUARY

See also:

NC Peace Action

UUFR Social Action Committee

Ongoing weekly vigils for justice and peace: Chapel Hill: 4:30 – 5:30pm, Fridays, corner of Elliott Road and East Franklin Street (942-2535).
Durham: Saturdays, Noon-1:00 PM, Gregson and Main Streets, opposite Brightleaf Square (402-0424).

MON 1/12. Robert F. Kennedy visits New Bern for Pure Farms-Pure Water Summit BBQ dinner at New Bern Riverfront Convention Center, with entertainment by Cold Biscuit For more information please visit http://www.neuseriver.org/

TUE 1/13. 6:30pm. UNA-Wake dinner program.
Bonnie Dixon, founder and executive director of JourneyPartners, will discuss "Zimbabwe ? Looking Back, Looking Forward." The program will begin with a buffet dinner at 6:30 p.m. in the Oak Room at Meredith College. Cost: $8 students, $12 UNA members, $15 non-members To register, contact Wayne Bare, 772-5165 or wayneb@nc.rr.com . Make checks payable to UNA-Wake and mail to: H. Wayne Bare, Treasurer, 1307 Sycamore Dr. Garner, NC 27529

TUE 1/13. 7pm. Durham People's Alliance Event - PA Membership Meeting Community room of the Herald-Sun Building, 2828 Pickett Rd., Durham Please join us at our next PA membership meeting to hear Tom Bonfield, Durham City Manager, discuss his goals and plans for Durham in 2009. Mr. Bonfield will make a short presentation, and then answer questions. The membership meeting will also include the election of the People's Alliance Coordinating Committee (CC), and PA officers. If you are interested in serving on the PA CC, and/or serving as a PA officer, please email durhampa@mindspring.com or call Dabney Hopkins at 286-9268. http://www.durhampa.org/

THUR 1/15. 6:30pm. Dinner & a Documentary: " Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr."
Fuquay-Varina United Methodist Church, 100 S. Judd Pky SW, Fuquay-Varina This week we will be viewing "Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: A Historical Perspective". This film offers a one-of-a-kind examination of Dr. King's extraordinary life, using rare and largely unseen film footage and photographs. To study Dr. King's compelling and magnificent life is to understand that social change and enlightenment are brought about only by the overwhelming force of the human spirit. Questions? email Jeff or Anne at dinnerdoc@healthprotector.com


THUR 1/15. 7 – 9pm. Understanding Gaza, UNC Teach-In Nelson Mandela Auditorium at the FedEx Global Education Center, UNC, Chapel Hill. (located at McCauley and Pittsboro Streets)
Panelists: Dr. Sarah Shields: Associate Professor of Middle Eastern History at UNC-CH; Marty Rosenbluth: Formerly the Country Specialist for Israel, the Occupied Territories and the Palestinian Authority for Amnesty International-USA; Laila El-Haddad: A freelance journalist from Gaza; Rann Bar-On: A graduate student at Duke University. Presented by:
UNC –CH for Justice in Gaza

FRI 1/16. 7:30pm. Obama Meetup event - Pre-Inaugural Party to honor Dr.
King's "Dream Realized": President-Elect Barack Obama.
Metro Cafe' and Lounge 309 Blake St. in Historic City Market Downtown Raleigh, NC 27601 919-926-8796. Admission - $2.00. In the spirit of our President-Elect's call to service, please donate canned goods and/or other non-perishable items (cereal, dried beans, rice, etc.) upon entry.
Your gifts will benefit Food Bank of Central & Eastern NC. Official charity boxes will be on-site. http://barackobama.meetup.com/173/


SAT 1/17. 10am. Wake County "Yes We CANS!" Food Drive, part of
President-Elect Obama's National Service Day.
On SAT 1/10, volunteers distributed 450 bags to homes in the area, and now we need to collect the food donations. I f you are able to come and help pick up the food items from our neighborhood that would be awesome!
We are meeting at Gray and Michael McKay's home at 10am to start our pick up. Their address is 2932 Dahlgreen Rd. 27615 and their phone number is 844-5832. If you have some small boxes you could donate for the pick up that would be great! Also, if you have a larger vehicle (or a pick up
truck) to help with the pick up let us know. Please contact Vickie for more information, Vickie 848-3952 or 609-3834 or QVTakei@yahoo.com. for additional info see http://my.barackobama.com/page/event/detail/gptc54

SAT 1/17. 2 – 3:30pm. NC Stop Torture Now vigil.
Governor's Mansion, 201 N. Blount St., Raleigh We will be sending a message to our newly inaugurated Governor, Beverly Perdue. PLEASE COME! Bring signs and banners, friends and family, and your own conviction that NC has a responsibility to make sure no more torture flights originate in our state. For more info, contact Joan Walsh walshj@email.unc.edu

SUN 1/18. 9:15 – 10:15am. Community United Church of Christ Adult
Forum - "Conversation on Race": Viewing and Discussing President-elect Barack Obama’s Philadelphia Speech on Race.
Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Vaughan Fellowship
Hall, Raleigh http://www.communityucc.org/ For more information, email
Cynthia Ball, 919.387.9479 or cball@BallMediation.com You can also view information about FORUM on the CUCC News and Chat blog - http://cuccinfo.blogspot.com/

January 20, 2009, Inauguration Day. For info about the Inauguration, tickets, events, etc, please see the following website -
http://inaugural.senate.gov/index.cfm

TUE 1/20. 11am. Inaugural event at Galaxy Theater.
770 Cary Towne Blvd, Cary. (919) 463-9989 Galaxy's wondrous concession stand will be open, offering fresh-popped corn and standard concession fare, as well as specialty espresso drinks featuring Mr. Toad's espresso beans, yummy cookies from Sweet Jane's Bakery as well as wide selection of other beverages. $3 per person.
http://www.mygalaxycinema.com/

WED 1/21. 7 – 9pm. The Steering Committee. of the Human Rights Coalition of NC meets Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Raleigh
Guests are welcomed , we need your support Please send me your
questions/comments/suggestions/agenda items on or before noon this Thursday, January 15 - Patricia Newman slaterpat@mindspring.com

THUR 1/22. 12noon – 1pm. Stand Up for CHOICE on the Capitol Steps!
North Carolina State Capitol Morgan and Fayetteville For more information, and to RSVP to the events, please contact Lindsay Siler at Lindsay.siler@pphsinc.org or Shannon Heintz at Shannon.heintz@pphsinc.org

THUR 1/22. 7 – 9pm. 2009 Annual Meeting Triangle Interfaith Alliance Contact William L. Bingham, TIA Board Present (Voice:
919.614.1534;bingham@ncsu.edu for additional info.
Please consider setting aside the evening of January 22, 2209 on your calendar so that you may join us as we look back at 2008 in review and offer the programs and interfaith work for 2009. This year our guest speaker is F. Nelson Stover. Mr. Stover is President of the Board of Directors of the Institute of Cultural Affairs International (ICA; http://www.ica-international.org/ ). ICA's mission is to advocate for and actualize the fundamental right of all peoples to define and shape their own futures, toward the goal of realizing sustainable, just solutions to human challenges. http://www.interfaithalliance-nc.org

SAT 1/24. 9a – 6p Sustainability NOW! symposium Unity Church of the Triangle, Longview Center 118 S. Person Street, Raleigh For additional info, please see the church website in the calendar section - http://www.unitytriangle.org/ Cost: $20 in advance; $25 at the door; $10 student price A local symposium featuring NC speakers talking about positive steps toward becoming sustainable NOW! Topics and
speakers: Simple Living: Achieving and Honoring Simple, Just, and
Sustainable Ways of Life ~ Wanda Urbanska Change How You Garden ~ Pam Beck Living in a Local Economy ~ Lyle Estill Renovating Your Home to Be Carbon-Free ~ Stephen Hren Thomas Berry's Sense of Sacred ~ Carolyn Toben Motivating to Action: Education and Activism in the Legislative Process ~ Andy Wood. Program and registration form at http://www.unitytriangle.org/ or contact Karen at chickadeebirders@earthlink.net or 844-9050.

SAT 1/24. 10a – 5pm. “Building Solutions” Workshop The Sierra Club will host its first Cool Cities Phase II workshop, which will focus on offering energy solutions for the built environment, including real-world solutions that have used energy efficient building design or lighting optimization. Sierra Club members will leave equipped with tools to identify and redefine their town and their own energy use and generation. The general public and all Sierra Club members are invited. Please pre-register online as there is limited seating available
- http://action.sierraclub.org/site/PageNavigator/cool_cities_workshop

SAT 1/24. 10a – 12noon. League of Woman Voters of
Orange-Durham-Chatham: National Popular Vote: Information Meeting.
Extraordinary Ventures, 200 S. Elliott Rd., Chapel Hill.
Delegates at LWV Convention 2008 adopted a study of the feasibility of using the National Popular Vote (NPV) Compact among the states as a method for electing the president. This meeting will be in preparation for consensus on this subject at a March meeting. Two speakers, Rep.
Paul Luebke and Professor Mike Munger, will present the pros and cons of this method of electing the President.
http://www.odc.nc.lwvnet.org/Calendar.html

SUN 1/25. 9:15 – 10:15am. Community United Church of Christ Adult
Forum - Major Issues before the NC General Assembly 2009 session, convening on Jan. 28 Community United Church of Christ, 814 Dixie Trail, Vaughan Fellowship Hall, Raleigh http://www.communityucc.org/ Speaker will be Rep.
Deborah Ross, D-38. For more information, email Cynthia Ball, 919.387.9479 or cball@BallMediation.com You can also view information about FORUM on the CUCC News and Chat blog - http://cuccinfo.blogspot.com/

MON 1/26. 10:30am. The Millennium Seminar/Harrelson Lecture featuring President Bill Clinton Reynolds Coliseum - NC State University, Raleigh, NC.
Doors open at 9:00 a.m. The seminar is free and open to the public.
However, tickets will be needed to get into the event. NC State faculty, staff, and administrators may request tickets starting Wednesday, Dec.
17th by going online to http://www.ncsu.edu/millenniumseminars Members of the public may request tickets beginning TUE 1/6. Tickets are limited! Faculty/staff/administrators and members of the general public may request a maximum of 2 tickets; students may request 1 ticket.
Because tickets are limited, when requesting tickets, we respectfully ask that you confirm the attendance of your potential guest prior to
requesting a guest-ticket.

WED 1/28 7:30pm. Town Meeting - Health Care Quail Ridge Books & Music, 3522 Wade Ave., Raleigh. (919) 828-7912 Our town hall meetings are always lively discussions with a wide range of opinions. More details to come on moderators and experts attending.
http://quailridgebooks.booksense.com/Fuseaction=EventDetail&e_id=48457&userid=474369

MONDAY'S JOURNAL - JANUARY 12, 2009

Today's overview:

RALEIGH CHAMBER DEFENDS FAILED WAKE SCHOOLS DIVERSITY POLICY

RON MARGIOTTA STANDS UP FOR STUDENTS, NOT FAILED SOCIO-ECONOMIC EXPERIMENTS

MINT GETS NEW OWNERS - NEW MENU ON THE MENU

GARLAND JONES BUILDING COMING DOWN - $215 MILLION JUSTICE CENTER GOING UP IN ITS PLACE

APPEAL YOUR CAR TAX BILL

COALITION OF CONCERNED CITIZENS FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN CHILDREN DEFINES HEALTHY SCHOOLS BY THE PROPER DIVERSITY MIX, NOT ACADEMIC RESULTS

MINORITIES QUIET ON SCHOOL PLAN

WEEKLY CALENDAR, JANUARY 12 - 18 (2009)

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

North Carolina Right to Life Prayer Breakfast for Life
January 17, 2009
9:30 am
Holiday Inn Brownestone Hotel and Conference Center – 1707 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

North Carolina Right to Life Annual Rally and March for Life
January 17, 2009
1:00 pm
Nash Square – Corner of Hargett and McDowell Streets, Raleigh

Return America Marriage Rally 2009
March 3, 2009
11:00 am
Halifax Mall (behind the General Assembly building) – 46 E. Lane Street, Raleigh

January 12 – 18

NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY LEGISLATIVE CALENDAR

Monday:

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

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

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

Apex Planning Board Meeting
4:30 pm
Apex Town Hall, Board Room – 73 Hunter Street, Apex

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

Wake County Young Republicans Meeting
6:30 pm
Hi5 – 510 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh

Wake Schools Public Hearing (Address Student Reassignment)
6:30 pm
Millbrook High School – 2201 Spring Forest Road, Raleigh

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

Cary Planning and Zoning Board Work Session Meeting
7:00 pm
Cary Town Hall, Conference Room #10035 – 316 N. Academy Street, 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

Tuesday:

Holly Springs Board of Adjustment Meeting
Town Hall, Council Chambers – 128 S. Main Street, Holly Springs

Wake County Republican Men’s Club Meeting
7:30 am
Clarion Hotel – 320 Hillsborough Street, Raleigh

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

Wake Schools Facilities and Operations Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

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

Wake County Transportation Advisory Board Meeting
10:30 am
Human Services, Room 2132 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

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

Wake Schools Student Achievement Committee Meeting
11:30 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake Schools Policy Committee Meeting
2:00 pm
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

Wake County Historic Preservation Commission Designation Committee Meeting
2:30 pm
Wake County Courthouse – 7th Floor, Room 700 – 316 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

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

Cary Town Initiated Annexation Public Information Meeting
5:00 pm
Cary Senior Center – 120 Maury O’Dell Place, Cary

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

Wake Schools District 7 Board Advisory Council Meeting
5:30 pm
Jeffreys Grove Elementary – 6119 Creedmoor Road, Raleigh

Raleigh Comprehensive Plan Citywide Public Workshops
6:00 pm
Providence Baptist Church – 6339 Glenwood Avenue, Raleigh

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

Raleigh Arts Commission Meeting
7:00 pm
Raleigh City Hall, Room 305 – 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:

Wake Schools Human Resources Committee Meeting
9:00 am
Schools Administration Building, Board Conference Room – 3600 Wake Forest Road, Raleigh

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

Garner Revitalization Association Board Meeting
4:00 pm
Garner

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

Cary Town Initiated Annexation Public Information Meeting
5:00 pm
Herbert C. Young Community Center – 101 Wilkinson Avenue, Cary

Raleigh Comprehensive Plan Citywide Public Workshops
6:00 pm
Moore Square Museum Magnet Middle School – 301 S. Person Street, Raleigh

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

Wake Schools Public Hearing (Address Student Reassignment)
6:30 pm
Fuquay-Varina High School – 201 Bengal Boulevard, Fuquay-Varina

Thursday:

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

Wake County Human Services Board Budget and Retreat Planning Meeting
8:00 am
Human Services, Room 5032 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

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

Wake County Committee to Review Tax Appeals Meeting
9:00 am
Bank of America Building – Suite 200, Revenue Department Conference Room – 421 Fayetteville Street, Raleigh

Raleigh Civil Service Commission Meeting
9:30 am
One Exchange Plaza, Room 809 - Raleigh

Wake County Human Services Regional Networks Committee Meeting
10:00 am
Human Services, Room 5040 – 220 Swinburne Street, Raleigh

Wake County Republican Women’s Meeting
11:15 am
NCSU University Club – 4200 Hillsborough Street, 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 Juvenile Crime Prevention Council Meeting
12:00 pm
Human Services Sunnybrook, Room 344 – 10 Sunnybrook Road, Raleigh

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

Wake County Soil and Water Conservation District Board Meeting
1:30 pm
Wake County Office Park – Agricultural Services Building, Room 107 – 4001 Carya Drive, Raleigh

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

Raleigh Comprehensive Plan Citywide Public Workshops
6:00 pm
Church of God of Prophesy – 1200 S. Slate Street, Raleigh

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

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

Wake Schools Public Hearing (Address Student Reassignment)
6:30 pm
East Wake High School – 5101 Rolesville Road, Wendell

Raleigh Hillsborough Citizen Advisory Council Meeting
7:00 pm
Pullen Arts 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 Directors Meeting
7:30 pm
315 West Williams Street, Apex

Friday:

Cary Town Council/Staff Retreat
8:30 am
Embassy Suites Hotel – 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary

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

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

Saturday:

Raleigh Mayor’s Unity Day Meeting
8:00 am
Raleigh Convention Center

Cary Town Council/Staff Retreat
8:30 am
Embassy Suites Hotel – 201 Harrison Oaks Boulevard, Cary