Dear Friends,
WakeUP Wake County invites you to attend an upcoming growth issues social gathering in Downtown Raleigh. Join WakeUP Transportation and Land Use Team Leader Paul Morris, Raleigh planning officials, and others for an exciting conversation on the meaning of 'smart growth' and its implications for Raleigh's New Unified Development Ordinance:
Date: March 14, 5:30-7:30 pm *Cash bar, free and open to the public __________________________________________________________
Other upcoming events:
Date: March 1, 4:00 - 6:00 pm *$15/ULI Member and $25/Non-Member before 2/25/2011
* Tue, Mar 22, 4 - 7 PM Triangle Town Center, Raleigh, space 1001
* Mon, Mar 28, 6 - 9 PM, Mt. Peace Baptist Church, SE Raleigh
* Tue, Mar 29, 4 - 7 PM, Cary Senior Center in Bond Park
* Wed, Mar 30, 4 - 7 PM, McKimmon Center, NCSU, Raleigh
* Thu, Mar 31, 4 - 7 PM, RTP Foundation, Research Triangle Park
Learn more
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In other news:
Wake County remains in a severe droughtRecent conservation strategies are making a difference and have allowed officials to postpone planned expansions to the E.M. Johnson Water Treatment Plant, giving the city three to five years to come up with the $250 million for the project.
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A WakeUP Wake County Community Forum:
Water: Is the Bill Coming Due?April 14, 2011, forum 7 - 8:45 pm Water conservation fair 6 - 9:00 pm NCSU's JC Raulston Arboretum
4415 Beryl Rd, Raleigh 27606
Cosponsors: RBC Blue Water, Capital Group Sierra Club, Nancy & Ron McFarlane, RainWater Solutions, and many more!
Our community is growing quickly and with new growth comes increasing demand for water supply. Local reservoirs, including Falls Lake, have nearly dried up in past years under drought conditions. What's being done to improve water supply in the future and who will pay for new water infrastructure as we grow? Please join us for an exciting forum on our drinking water supply, Wake's growth, and the real costs of providing water! Learn more
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