Councilors gave final approval for the Hillsborough St. bike lanes and started thinking about another set. They also passed $10 million in bonds for solid waste facilities and got a $1.3 million stimulus grant for a geothermal system.
City councilors learned Tuesday just how much greenhouse gas emissions they’re putting into the atmosphere. Three years ago the city council set a target of reducing greenhouse gas emissions by 20 percent, and a new emissions inventory sets 2007 as the baseline for making those reductions.
Councilors voted to approve a settlement closing down a New Bern Avenue nightclub. They also approved $30 million in bonds for Solid Waste Services facilities and gave historic landmark status to the Latta House site.
Three women, all of whom freely admit that they came to this country illegally as children, ended a two-week hunger strike yesterday. The trio had hoped to pressure Sen. Kay Hagan into signing onto the DREAM Act, an immigration reform bill. Photo: Hunger strikers Rosario Lopez, Viridiana Martinez and Loida Silva’s father at the ceremony ending the two-week hunger strike. Silva fell ill and had to go to the hospital Sunday, but her father sang a song he had written for his daughter to mark the end of the strike.
Raleigh city councilors passed the new budget Tuesday. Water rates will go up 9 percent beginning in July. Vehicle fees will go up by $5. The council added $500,000 back into the budget for bike lanes, kept the arts per capital at $4.50 and restored funding for the Interfaith Food Shuttle and other social service organizations.
In our continuing efforts to bring more sunshine to Raleigh city government, this is our second annual edition of what we’ll now call the Expense Report. Below you will find the full documents of the expense reports, credit card statements and requests for reimbursements from city department heads, the mayor and city council members.
Three woman, all undocumented immigrants, are on a hunger strike in downtown Raleigh. They want Senator Kay Hagan to sign up as a cosponsor to an immigration reform bill currently up for debate in Washington DC.
The debate over the proposal for a new public safety center is back in full swing. Plus, Raleigh could have a new tax on electronic gambling machines soon.
Council preview: the public safety center proposal is back at council this week, plus a stimulus grant, a $50k loan for a new downtown coffee shop and a new tax on gambling machines.
The Raleigh City Council had a full house for its budget hearing Tuesday evening. Councilors also passed changes to the rezoning process.
