Just an FYI. The pit bull at 317 n King Charles is loose. Just chased my dog and I. I
called animal control.
Sarah Coombs
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On Jan 23, 2013, at 8:42 AM, Matt Leary <mattleary(a)hotmail.com> wrote:
> Date: Tue, 22 Jan 2013 20:23:58 -0500
> From: jmarkturner(a)gmail.com
> To: east-cac(a)eastraleigh.org
> Subject: [East-CAC] Advocate for Capital Blvd funding - Tuesday, Feb 5th!
>
> WRAL did a great story tonight on the city's efforts to revitalize
> Capital Boulevard, beginning with the demolition of the bowling alley
> (see below). We need to make sure the city knows how important this is
> to our area.
>
> There are multiple revitalization projects competing for funding and
> other citizens will be advocating for their areas. IF WE DON'T
> REPRESENT, we will lose out on yet another chance to get some
> desperately-needed investment in our area!
>
> What can you do?
>
> 1. Attend the City Council’s pre-budget public hearing on Tuesday, Feb.
> 5 at 7 p.m. in the council chamber on the second floor of the Avery C.
> Upchurch Government Complex, 222 W. Hargett St. There can be no stronger
> symbol of your concern than to be there. It will be a long meeting,
> true, but our community is worth it!
>
> 2. If you can't attend the meeting, comment online at
>
http://myraleighideas.com/projects/fy-2013-2014-budget or by emailing
> Kathryn.Hertel(a)raleighnc.gov with your budget priorities.
>
> 3. Fill out the budget survey and mail it back to the city by February
> 1st:
http://www.raleighnc.gov/content/CorNews/Documents/PreBudget2013.pdf .
>
> See this link for more information:
>
http://www.raleighnc.gov/home/news/content/CorNews/Articles/RaleighBudgetPr…
>
> I'll send out more reminders as the public hearing approaches. Thanks!
>
> Cheers,
> Mark
>
> ----------------------------------------
>
http://www.wral.com/rebuilding-capital-boulevard-starts-with-demolition/120…
>
> Rebuilding Capital Boulevard starts with demolition
>
> Raleigh, N.C. — City planners hope to roll a strike by replacing a
> former bowling alley on Capital Boulevard with green space that could
> spur more investment in the area.
>
> Dotted with warehouses, abandoned buildings and nondescript structures,
> the Capital Boulevard corridor isn't the most attractive gateway into
> downtown Raleigh. Starting with a stretch just inside the Interstate 440
> loop, planners said they want to let the area go back to a "natural
state."
>
> "This is an area that's in the floodplain, and it frequently floods,"
> Deputy Planning Director Ken Bowers said Tuesday. "We need the
> floodplain to do its natural work of cleaning the storm water and
> providing a place for floodwater to go so it doesn't damage private
> property."
>
> Crews will raze the former AMF Bowling center at 1827 Capital Blvd.,
> between Fenton Street and Crabtree Boulevard, as well as an access
> bridge to the center that crosses Pigeon House Creek. The demolition is
> scheduled to be completed by the end of March.
>
> The city bought the AMF property last year for $1.1 million.
>
> In the future, Bowers said, Raleigh plans to buy and demolish nearby
> buildings on Capital Boulevard and create a park in the median of the
> corridor, which would eventually connect the Crabtree Creek Greenway to
> the north with downtown Raleigh.
>
> The green space will help filter storm water runoff and cleanse Pigeon
> House Branch, which ranks as Raleigh's most polluted creek, and Bowers
> said planners envision it sparking redevelopment of the corridor.
>
> "We do think the amenity this will provide will cause a lot of people to
> look at the corridor much more favorably for new investment," he said.
> "It'll be a model for green infrastructure, it'll be an economic
> development project and it'll be a great gateway into downtown Raleigh."
>
> Mark Cabot, the owner of Mission Bungalow, said he supports the city's
> efforts. His furniture and lighting business has been on Capital
> Boulevard for about a year.
>
> "You'd like to have it be beautified," Cabot said.
"You''d like to see
> them do this as a gateway (similar to) what you see happening in
> downtown and Glenwood South."
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