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Tuesday, April 28, 2009

WakeUp Wake County Update

Please come for a free public forum...

Achieving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change:

How Should Wake County Schools Plan for Growth and the Current Economic Crisis?

Tuesday, May 12, 2009

7-9:30 pm (doors open at 6:30)

NCSU McKimmon Center - 1101 Gorman St., Raleigh

Speakers and panelists include:

Tom Oxholm, Co-author of "A School District's Journey to Excellence"
Ann Denlinger, Chair, Wake Education Partnership
Johnna Rogers, Deputy Wake County Manager
John Dornan of the NC Public School Forum
Dr. Dudley Flood, UNC-CH professor and UNC Board of Governors
NC Representative Nelson Dollar
Jim Blackburn, NC Association of County Commissioners
Wake County Commissioner Stan Norwalk
Wake County School Board, Beverley Clark

Charlotte Turpin, NCAE

Co-hosted by: WakeUP Wake County, Wake NC Association of Educators, Concerned Citizens for African American Children,
Wake League of Women Voters, and BiggerPicture4Wake

For complete agenda and registration (encouraged, not required), go to:

http://wakeupwakecounty.com/cms/

Please consider helping WakeUP sponsor this event! Sponsors will be listed in the program. Levels:

WakeUP Forum Friend - $100, WakeUP Forum Supporter - $250, WakeUP Forum Leader - $500

To sponsor or for more information, contact: lindamccarley@bellsouth.net

Raleigh City Council approves increase in fees on new development

WakeUP Wake County continues to advocate that new growth and development should help pay its fair share of the costs of growth. Taxpayers should not be expected to foot the whole bill. This week, more progress was made.

Last night, the Raleigh City Council approved an increase of $500 on the fees charged for the water and sewer utility hook-up for new buildings. Currently, these capacity fees are about $1700, but Raleigh's fees are no where near what other Wake municipalities are charging developers. The average is about $3500, and some cities charge more than $8000. This increase for Raleigh will still not cover the cost to we ratepayers for building new water and sewer capacity, but Raleigh is moving in the right direction. Be sure and thank your Raleigh city councilor and Mayor Meeker! WakeUP urged the city council to increase these fees so that growth is helping pay its way!

posted by Administrator # 7:30 PM

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