The grand opening for the Lions Park Playground will take place Monday, June 14th at 1 PM.
The City of Raleigh Parks and Recreation Department invites you to the Celebration of Lions Park Playground. Please join us for a ribbon cutting ceremony Monday, June 14th, 2010 at 1 PM.
Lions Park
516 Dennis Avenue
Raleigh, NC 27604.
See the flyer here.
City To Host Public Workshop On Capital Boulevard Corridor Study
The City of Raleigh will hold a public workshop on the Capital Boulevard Corridor Study on Thursday, June 24, from 6:30 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. in the new vehicle showroom at the Bobby Murray Chevrolet dealership located at 1820 Capital Blvd. Registration and check-in begins at 6 p.m. and light refreshments will be served.
The first public workshop is being held to define the corridor study area, identify key issues and opportunities, and refine the next steps in the study process. A brief presentation of the history of the corridor and a preliminary inventory of known issues will be given. Afterward, small group discussions will be held to gather public input on how best to transform Capital Boulevard into a vibrant mixed-use corridor. Capital Boulevard serves as the primary gateway to the heart of Raleigh and offers unique opportunities for redevelopment, open space creation, water quality improvement, and transit.
Parking for the public workshop at Bobby Murray Chevrolet will be available outside the showroom and in the adjacent Flea Market Mall parking lot. To register to attend, go to www.raleighnc.gov/planning. Special accommodations for residents with disabilities can be made by calling the City’s Public Affairs Department at 996-3100.
For more information, contact Trisha Hasch with the Department of City Planning at 807-8480 or trisha dot hasch at raleighnc dot gov.
The East CAC will meet on Monday, 17 May 2010 at 7 PM in Lions Park Community Center at 516 Dennis Ave.
This month, David Berra from the city’s Parks department will give us an update on the new playgrounds put in at Lockwood Greenway and Lions Park (the latter as a community build). We’ll also hear from the new management at Raleigh North Apartments about their new initiatives in the community (including plans for a community garden!). And you’ll also hear about WakeMed’s new efforts to play a greater role in our community.
As before, we’ll be streaming our meeting online at http://www.livestream.com/eastcac for those who can’t be there in person.
Great news! The Raleigh City Council just authorized the city to enter into a lease with the owners of the Food Lion shopping center at 1100 N. Raleigh Boulevard for the Raleigh Police Department field office! No move-in time has been specified but things should start happening soon.
Thanks to Officer Kryskowiak, Michael Ballen, Capt. Deans, and Chief Dolan for their help in making it happen!
The Lockwood playground build is progressing nicely, as the photograph above shows.
The Lions Park playground build is scheduled for this Saturday. Cindy Trumbower from the city’s Parks and Rec department reports that there are now so many volunteers that she’s having to turn people away! Therefore, the 60 registered volunteers will make the new Lions Park playground a reality Saturday morning. It should be fun!
Audio and video from the April 2010 meeting of the East CAC is now available.
Audio can be downloaded here [25 MB mp3]
Video can be streamed here. (Once again, I apologize for the poor audio quality).
A number of interested parties met a few weeks ago to discuss the proposed Capital Boulevard Revitalization Study.
Mack Paul reported this week that a meeting will be held next month with senior NCDOT officials to discuss what level of flexibility we have in redesigning this corridor. Also, city staff are seeking archival photographs and other information of Capital Boulevard to help document the history and evolution of this corridor. If you’ve got helpful documents or photographs, please contact Ken Bowers.
It’s anticipated that the city will hold a scoping meeting in June. Stay tuned for details.
You can take a look at the city’s draft Capital Boulevard Scope of Work for more information.
The East CAC will meet on Monday, April 19th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. The speaker this month is Bianca Howard, Solid Waste Services Education Specialist for the City of Raleigh. Bianca will provide an overview of Raleigh’s recycling efforts, including phone book recycling, Shred-A-Thon events, and the city’s upcoming transition to recycling carts. Bring your recycling questions for the expert!
We’ll also hear reports from our Planning and Zoning and Economic Development committees as well as our usual announcements from our community officer and Parks representatives. Hope to see you there!
East CAC Meeting Minutes
March 2010
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis
Chairman Mark Turner called the meeting of the East CAC to order shortly after 7 p.m. on Monday, March 15 at Lions Park Community Center. There were about 65 people in attendance, with about a dozen attending for the first time. The meeting was recorded, and the audio will be available at www.eastraleigh.org. The February minutes were approved.
ANNOUNCEMENTS: The Lions Park playground community build will be held on Saturday, May 1 from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. People have to be at least 18 years old to participate. For details on how to participate, contact Cindy Trumbower, the Parks and Recreation volunteer coordinator, at 996-3292.
Mark also noted that Census forms would be landing soon in people’s mailboxes—please fill them out and ask your neighbors to do likewise.
(more…)
The audio from the March 2010 East CAC meeting can be found here [20 MB mp3]
The video from the meeting may be viewed here.
