Wendell News Outlet

From: Karen Rindge, WakeUP Wake County (info@wakeupwakecounty.com)
Sent: Tue 12/16/08 7:25 PM

Concerned about North Carolina's long term supply of water?

Future growth and future drought may pose a real threat to our water needs. A study released by researchers at UNC-Chapel Hill and Duke University recommends that North Carolina develop water "budgets" to ensure that we are planning for water needs down the road. The state ought to regulate large withdrawls of water from rivers and aquifers and should develop models of how much water each river basin contains, according to water researchers, Richard Whisnant of UNC's School of Government and Bill Holman of Duke's Nicholas Institute for Environmental Policy Solutions. Statewide goals for water conservation are also essential, according to their recommendations. To read more, click here.

Raleigh wants YOU to comment on 20 year plan for development!

The City of Raleigh's planning staff released a draft of a 20 year
Comprehensive Plan on Dec. 3. This important document will lay out the
vision for how Raleigh should grow and develop for the next 20 years. Raleigh's planning staff, under the leadership of City Planner, Mitch Silver, developed this plan over two years and included input from public meetings. Public comments on the plan are due by January 31st, and this is where YOU come in! If this plan will reflect what Raleigh citizens want our community to look like in the coming decades, we need to pay attention to this critical document. Please join WakeUP in providing comments -- contact Karen Rindge at krindge@earthlink.net to participate in a group of citizens reviewing the plan. View the Comp Plan draft here.

Want regional transit? Sign TRANSIT PETITION NOW!

Do you think it's time for the Triangle to be connected with expanded bus service, light rail and connectors? If you want TRANSIT for Wake County and the Triangle, join hundreds of others who are part of Capital Area Friends of Transit. Sign the transit petition right now! Click here to sign petition for regional transit.

The Capital Area Friends of Transit (CAFT) is an alliance of local organizations, civic leaders and citizens who want our mayors, county commissioners and state legislators to approve a regional transit plan and funding to help pay for it. WakeUP Wake County is part of CAFT.