Glenwood CAC

02/13/2020

https://youtu.be/1qdsHLyZe1Y

It's time to be heard.
The Raleigh City Council recently had a surprise vote, planned in secret, with a press embargo, and excluded a Council member that is a strong proponent of CACs. The vote was to defund, dismantle, and abolish the CAC organization. Fifty years of civic engagement, volunteering, and community building was wiped out over night.

The Glenwood CAC is having a community meeting on February 24th, at 7PM at the Highlands United Methodist Church on Ridge Road to discuss this and how we are going to move forward.

I have put together a brief video on youtube to make a statement to the Glenwood CAC with some background information and a call for our community to unite our voices and be heard.

https://youtu.be/1qdsHLyZe1Y

Please take a few minutes to listen, and share it on social media with your friends and neighbors.

I want to thank everyone for the tremendous outpouring of support so far, and for sharing your shock and anger with me over City Council's actions, and how this was done. I also want to specially thank Highlands Church for their continued support and offering to let us use their facility to meet.

It is time for us to come together, talk, and let our voices be heard.

Thank you all.

Robert Rice
Chair, Glenwood CAC

Robert Rice: Chair, Glenwood CAC NEXT MEETING: February 24, 7PM Highlands United Methodist Church 1901 Ridge Road, Raleigh NC 27606 ********** This was origi...

11/26/2019

The city is looking for your feedback
www.publicinput.com/CEPDStudy
They are looking for lots of feedback

The Raleigh Department of City Planning strives to continuously improve our methods of community engagement in a way that informs consults involves collaborates with and empowers the residents of our community. To accomplish this the City of Raleigh Community Engagement Process Development (CEPD) pr...

11/26/2019

Dec 14&15 free event
Mordecai House
Check out the historical event abt Raleigh
More info on the Raleigh Parks & Rec website.

GIFT CARDS - big big scams currently going on. Do NOT buy gift cards at a request from someone you don’t know.

Laurel Hills park is open. Go enjoy the park this weekend with family. It’s supposed to be a beautiful weekend.

Raleigh Greenways - a lot going on. Check the website for closures. Kiwanis Park is abt to open and will include a new building.

Housing & Neighborhoods
Citizens leadership academy & Neighborhood Leadership will start in the spring. Sign up if you’re interested in learning more.

Motion to approve the minutes - Approved

Andrea Epstein - new w DOT transit division.
Go Raleigh, walking, cycling, carpooling.

Please take the below survey.

Happy Thanksgiving 🍁🦃 🥧

09/19/2019

What is a CAC? Why should you attend? Why we hope you feel being involved is part of your responsibility.

08/26/2019

Neighborhood Recognition Award
Nominate Alice Hillman - difference in honey bee health. Featured in Walter magazine. Instrumental in placing hives around town.

08/26/2019

Fall parks programs are starting....
If you’re looking for something to do, check out the tours in Mordecai.
A new program at Laurel Hills is the gentle yoga. Monday & Thursday morning and Wednesday evening. $10 to drop in.

08/26/2019

Anything to take back to the beat officers for Officer Upchurch?

03/25/2019

03/25/2019

Tonight's Meeting-
Officer reports - we continue to be safe and low crime, low accident area!

The Easter weekend and spring break are April 12-20.
Pack your car quickly, make your home look lived in, don't post that you're out of town on social media.
Put lights on timers, pick up your newspapers.

Parks & Recs - senior activities / adult programs available! 5 points & Laurel Hills
April 13 - egg hunts
Check out Dix park for things to do

Sewer Maintenance- Carlos Perez & Manuel Lopez
Public utilities Department/ Sewer Maintenance Division
TELL YOUR NEIGHBORS

2500 miles of pipes. Garner to Wake Forest, Zebulon, Knightdale, ITB...

68,000 manholes to the sewer

What you do to YOUR personal sewer system affects the public sewer system.
The pipes from the curve to your home = your responsibility.

Issue with your pipe at point #2 = public utilities fixes it. Point #3 = property owner. Point #1 = public utilities.

Sewer easement = your responsibility

Before you call the plumber, call Public Utilities.

Then you'll call the plumber. He's going to charge you an arm & a leg. He's going to suggest to use a snake. Only going to last for a few days. Use a jetting cleaning service instead!

Don't put things in the toilet that don't belong. Toilet paper ONLY. It's made to disintegrate.

No to FLUSHABLE WIPES
No to diapers
No to pills
No to cotton swabs & balls
No to toilet paper
No to cat litter
No to feminine products
No to band aids, dental floss, or other things

Don't put grease, oils, or food down the sinks. It will cause your pipes to clog.

If you do any of these....you're throwing money away. Plumbers are NOT cheap.
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Every now & then have a plumber come in and flush your pipes.

03/07/2019

The Glenwood CAC has received an email from Officer Sycedrick W. Brown, from Raleigh police Department Special Operations / Code Enforcement Unit regarding a new business applying for an ABC Permit.

Officer Brown has asked if the community has any objections or concerns related to the business, location, or applicant, and must receive a response by Monday, the 11th of March.
Business Name: Uninhibited
Address: 3048 Medlin Drive
Business Type: Restaurant
Alcohol: Malt beverage, fortified and unfortified wine, mixed beverage, on-premise
Business Hours: Unspecified at this time
Applicant: Gregory Goldberg

Please let me know if there are any objections or concerns you may have, and I will forward them on to Officer Brown.
You can add your comments below...pls share.

02/26/2019

Next month's Meeting
CPR - may or not bring a mannequin.
Public Utilities/ Sewer Maintenance
Planning & Zoning

02/26/2019

Glen Eden sidewalk project-
vote to support or not support
Do we as a CAC or community support the sidewalks?
Ridge Rd to the Greenway missing section of sidewalk.

Process
Fill out & submit form.
City staff would evaluate the project and determine which side of the street.
Affects all of this area, kids going to school, runners, access to greenway.

Comments
✅Traffic on Glen Eden has increased, public safety
✅No one's land will be affected, all in city right of way
❌Don't feel there's a need. Huge effort. Sewers moved. Too expensive. Bang for the buck? What will Glen Eden look like in the future? Uncertainty with what it will look like.
❓Is it rock that has to be removed at the curve?
❓either side of the street is it still only in the right of way.

Suggestion to delay vote until residents fill out a petition.

Motion to suspend/ delay - motion to suspend the vote passed.

Notify the neighbors-
Initiated by the residents.
Residents on both side of streets surveyed.

CAC polling - after we hear from the residents put out a Facebook poll, Nextdoor poll, encourage residents to attend next month's meeting to vote. Month of April.

Determine right of ways on each side of the street.
Neighborhood traffic management program.
Zoning department