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The city’s proposed budget for fiscal year 2024 is out. The rezoning process continues to be complex. I’m grateful for essential City of Raleigh personnel, having recently visited our water and stormwater teams. Solid waste is next! Read HERE for recent city council updates. Visit JaneForRaleigh.com to sign up for these monthly email updates.

Rezoning decisions are challenging and complex. In each rezoning case, I examine our comprehensive plan, relevant local area plans, reports from staff, recommendations from planning commission, input from adjacent neighbors, and viewpoints from diverse constituencies across the city. Two large rezoning cases were decided by city council on Tuesday 5/2. I provide my reasoning inContinueContinue reading “Rezoning decisions”

Raleigh City Council traveled to Denver, Colorado (pop. 700,000) to learn best practices, as well as challenges faced in another rapidly growing metropolitan area. Big thanks to Raleigh Chamber of Commerce for sponsoring this intercity visit. We learned a lot! Read HERE for some of my takeaways. Visit JaneForRaleigh.com to sign up for these monthlyContinueContinue reading “Lessons from Denver”

Hello friends, always great to hear from you!As a member of Raleigh City Council, I am tasked with taking care of the everyday needs of our community. My decision making is grounded in listening with compassion and applying thoughtful reasoning to our collective challenges.Stay in touch and please read my March email updates HERE.You can always email jane.harrison@raleighnc.gov forContinueContinue reading “March Updates”

Affordable housing is an ongoing need for Raleigh residents. Here are a few updates on what the City of Raleigh is up to on this issue. Note this is not a comprehensive list. We dedicated $20 million of the remaining $23.7 million in federal American Rescue Plan Act (ARPA) funds for affordable housing. The CityContinueContinue reading “Affordable Housing”

Flying the plane as we build it, such is the effort of the City of Raleigh. Please read below for where we are headed. Some of our recent best In February, we made critical investments for community members in need, including more than $4 million in funding for affordable housing, prevention of homelessness, and support for theContinueContinue reading “Spring Updates”

The CACs (citizen advisory councils) are back! Read this Indy article to learn about the next era of community engagement approved by City Council earlier this month. If you want to stay up to date on city affairs and get together with neighbors to improve issues of local concern, CACs are worth checking out. BelowContinueContinue reading “CACs are Back.”

Anyone else have a fast and full January? Below are a few Raleigh City Council highlights from the beginning of 2023. If you have a constituent need, please email jane.harrison@raleighnc.gov for assistance. City Council Retreat We had an information-filled 2-day retreat – an opportunity to learn about key staff initiatives and begin policy discussion onContinueContinue reading “January 2023”

It’s been less than a month since being sworn in on December 5, 2022. I intend to write monthly updates from my viewpoint as a District D councilor to keep y’all informed on our activities. Hope this is helpful! Swearing in Ceremony 12/5/22 Our new council of eight was sworn in at Raleigh Union Station.ContinueContinue reading “Raleigh City Council: December 2022”

The City of Raleigh is considering commissioning a report on strategies for increasing the affordability of both subsidized and un-subsidized housing. City staff has summarized housing studies commissioned by the City and various regional partners over the last decade. Those studies are briefly summarized below. Photo credit: Raleigh Area Land Trust. CITY OF RALEIGH STUDIESContinueContinue reading “Affordable Housing Studies”