The East CAC will hold its May 2011 meeting on Monday, May 16th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. Raleigh was just named most sustainable mid-size city by the U.S. Chamber of Commerce. We’ll have John Burns and Benson Kirkman, members of Raleigh’s Environmental Advisory Board, here to discuss Raleigh’s…

The East CAC will hold its April 2011 meeting on Monday, April 18th at 7 PM at the Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. This month we’ll hear from John Carman, Raleigh’s Public Utilities Director, on our public utilities. We’ll also hear from Nathan Ligo about the Young Warriors youth outreach program and from…

The East CAC will hold its March 2011 meeting on Monday, 21 March at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. This month we’ll hear about ways we can make our neighborhood even better. Councilor Bonner Gaylord will be here discuss “See, Click, Fix!” We’ll also hear from the Upper Neuse Riverkeeper, Alissa Bierma, on…

Good morning, Eastsiders! Our next East CAC meeting will be held on Monday, 21 February 2011 at 7 PM at the Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. Monday’s meeting will focus on the Unified Development Ordinance (UDO). Staff from Raleigh’s Planning Department will be present to discuss the UDO and to conduct an exercise…

The East CAC will hold its January 2011 meeting on Monday the 17th at 7 PM at Lions Park Community Center, 516 Dennis Avenue. http://is.gd/nwDQ We will hear from James LeClair, from the city of Raleigh Inspections department, who will provide some cold weather tips. We’ll also hear from Eddie Blair and Hadley Watson on…

Z-24-10, the convenience store at Poole Road and Norwood, will be heard at the Planning Commission’s meeting on Tuesday, December 14th, at 9 AM in the City Council Chambers. Read the staff evaluation, latest conditions, conditions correspondence, and a follow-up memo for more details. Also on the agenda is SP-32-10, the proposed New Bern Crossing…

New Bern Avenue is a historic gateway and heavily used transportation corridor in Raleigh, but is beginning to show signs of wear. A study of the New Bern Avenue corridor from Swain Street to Wake Medical Center will explore ways to renew the corridor. The preliminary goals are three-fold: (1) to identify ways to improve…

The East CAC will have its November meeting tonight at 7 PM at Lions Park, 516 Dennis Avenue. We’ll hear our usual inspections, parks, and police news. We’ll then hear from the folks from the Shoppes at Brookside at the corner of Brookside and Glascock, talking to the community about the condos being finished and…