East Raleigh

The delay in getting Raleigh Police Department officers to the scene of an East Raleigh break-in last month was due to a dispatcher error, Raleigh police and communications officials told neighbors. Representatives from the Raleigh Police Department and the Raleigh-Wake Emergency Communications Center (ECC) met last Thursday with about a dozen neighbors to discuss the incident and recent crime trends.

A call of a break-in, normally the highest priority, was mistakenly coded by a dispatcher as an attempted break-in rather than as in-progress. The call then entered the queue for Raleigh police to be dispatched. Officers arrived at the Plainview Avenue home fifty minutes after the first call arrived.

“We did make a mistake,” ECC Training Manager Angie Shultz told neighbors, apologizing for the error. She and ECC QA Coordinator Chris Walton walked the attendees through the process followed that evening and in general how the ECC works.
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The East CAC will hold its January 2012 meeting Monday at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. http://is.gd/nwDQ. The meeting will be streamed live on http://www.eastraleigh.org/stream.html.

We’ve got a big meeting ahead! First we’ll adopt our first set of bylaws since 1980, creating co-chair positions instead of chair/vice-chair. We’ll then promptly vote to elect our new CAC leadership. In addition to our usual announcement from parks and police, we’ll have a representative from Animal Control meet with us to discuss ongoing problems with dogs in our community.
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Meet the Candidate Forum
When: Monday, October 3, 2011
Time: 1:30 PM
Where: Seby Jones Auditorium
Saint Augustine’s College

Mark your calendar and plan to attend this event where you will hear candidates for the District C Council Seat and the Raleigh Mayoral Race.

The East CAC will hold its September 2011 meeting Monday, September 19th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. http://is.gd/nwDQ. The meeting will be streamed live on http://www.eastraleigh.org/stream.html.

Did you know about Raleigh Parks and Recreation’s Adventure program? Learn how to rock climb, kayak, backpack, and other exciting adventures through this fantastic city program. Seth Yearout, Adventure Program Manager, will tell us more.

We were going to hear from Raleigh-Wake CERT this month but unfortunately they had to cancel at the last minute.

We’ll also hear from David Blount about Raleigh’s upcoming transportation bond and what it means for our city. We’ll also get an update on the noisy Enloe HVAC, and neighbor John Seitz will update us on traffic calming efforts along Glascock Street.

Below is the full agenda. Hope to see you there!
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Capital Boulevard Corridor Study
Open House and Public Comment Opportunity

Save the date
SEPTEMBER 29, 2011

Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts
Meymandi Hall and Lobby
6:00 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.

Options for the Corridor
● Roadway
● Transit & High-Speed Rail
● Bicycle/Pedestrian
● Greenway And Stream Restoration
● Economic Development

North Carolina Department of Transportation
● Peace Street Bridge Replacement
● Wade Avenue Bridge Replacement

The City of Raleigh and NCDOT will distribute additional information the first week of September.

Questions: Rotonda McKoy, Rotonda.McKoy at raleighnc dot gov or 919-807-8479.
www.raleighnc.gov/planning ‘Capital Boulevard.

Download a flier for this meeting here.

The East CAC will hold its July 2011 meeting Monday at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue.

Many folks have questions about St. Augustine’s proposed 5,000 seat stadium. This month Marc Newman from St. Augustine’s College will return to discuss the school’s proposal and answer questions. We’ll also hear from Deidre McCullers from the Family Resource Center, who’ll be talking about foster care recruitment.

Below is the full agenda. Hope to see you there!
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A meeting with the city’s Planning Staff will be held at the Tarboro Road Community Center (121 N. Tarboro Rd) on Tuesday, June 28th at 7 PM to discuss the hearing process and how citizens can properly weigh in. Eric Hodge, will present the special use permit process and provide some handouts as to how the quasi-judicial process works.

The East CAC will hold its June 2011 meeting on Monday, June 20th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue.

This month we have three presentations. Amy Sins from Capital Area Friends of Transit will discuss the region’s transit plan and its impact on our quality of life. Also, Regina Petteway from Wake County Human Services will discuss her department’s tornado relief efforts. Finally, Allison Marsh from the city’s Parks and Recreation department, will discuss the Corporate Leisure Services available for corporate functions.

Below is our full agenda. Hope to see you there!

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