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Dear Glenn,
Spring into action! We invite you to join WakeUP in these important efforts to improve our quality of life:
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Public hearing - Water & sewer capacity fees
Come show your support for increasing impact fees! We need YOUR voice tomorrow night! Raleigh City Council is holding a public hearing on increasing water and sewer development fees by $700. WakeUP has advocated for a $1000 increase for Raleigh to match other Wake municipalities (county fee average is $3,623, while Raleigh's is just $2,710). WakeUP urges citizens to speak at the hearing in support of raising this impact fee on new development. Growth should pay for growth, including costs for water and sewer hookup. Given Raleigh's budget crisis, increasing water and sewer development or capacity fees on developers will lessen the burden on taxpayers. Under current policy, new development does pay part of the costs for the water and sewer fees, however, taxpayers are bearing a substantial part of the burden for growth.
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SE Raleigh Community Forum on Transit - Please come!April 13, 2010, 7:00-8:30 pm
Shaw University
Estey Hall
An update on plans for regional transit (expanded bus and express rail) and potential funding for transit system. Learn how you will be affected and how you can have input in the plan.
Agenda: - Welcome- Andrew Cann, Shaw University Political Science Club, President
- Why Transit?- Daniel Coleman, Raleigh - Wake Citizens Association
- Transit Legislation- Rep. Deborah Ross
- Plans for Regional Transit in the Triangle- David King, Triangle Transit
- What You Can Do- Don Mial, WakeUP Wake County
____________________________________________________ Raleigh's New Development Code UpdateProgress continues on Raleigh's New Development code. Learn more about the code and voice your comments on the Diagnostic and Approach Report:- April 20, 7pm, Council Chambers - City Council will allow additional public comment on the Diagnostic and Code Approach Report following the evening agenda items.
- May 4th, 7pm, Council Chambers - The consultant, Code Studio, will return to Raleigh to confirm direction to City Council.
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