Posts Tagged ‘City Council’
Raleigh’s Water Conundrum: Conservation v. Rates
Raleigh is in a moderate drought, but a task force says: don’t push water conservation. Raleigh, like many other cities, faces tough choices when it comes to water. Water is paid by user fees. So when people conserve, the utility, which has its own budget, loses revenue.
Council appoints Weeks to District C seat
Tuesday’s swift series of city council meetings revolved around one thing: filling the vacancy left in District C by councilman James West’s appointment to the Wake County Board of Commissioners. A six-member majority voted to appoint Eugene Weeks to the seat representing District C, concentrated in southeast Raleigh.
In close vote, council refuses to extend comp plan comment period
Raleigh City Council voted 4-4 yesterday and denied a citizen petition to extend the comprehensive plan public comment period. Jason Hibbets presented a petition on behalf of several community groups to extend the time by 30 days. Photo: Planning Director Mitch Silver (left) and Jason Hibbets (right) plead their cases to council.
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