Author: Mark Turner

Capital Boulevard draft scope of work

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.

East CAC meets next Monday, April 19th

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!

March 2010 East CAC Draft Minutes

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.
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Viva Raleigh this Saturday

The Viva Raleigh Festival will take place Saturday, April 10, from 1:00-5:00 p.m. at Spring Forest Road Park at 4203 Spring Forest Road.

This will be a day long celebration of the Latino culture with music and food. We will feature continuous live performance by local and internationally known artists, sponsor booths offering free product samples and/or services, arts & craft and other organizations offering information.

The City of Raleigh and a committee of city residents are organizing Viva Raleigh Festival.

With this event, we want to inform, integrate, empower and involve all of the Latinos that live within the City of Raleigh. Viva Raleigh will consist of areas such as city departments, health, education and youth.

For more information, contact Aracelys Torrez at aracelys.torrez [at] ci [dot] raleigh [dot] nc [dot] us or by phone at 919.996.5717.
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Community Gardens workshop on April 17th

The first annual Advocates for Health In Action “Dig In” Community Gardens Summit will be April 17th at Marbles Kids Museum in downtown Raleigh. Learn how to engage others to start, maintain, manage and enjoy the wonderful benefits of a sustainable garden. Breakout sessions will be tailored to the needs of neighborhoods, workplaces, schools and faith-based organizations! There will be opportunities to network with others interested in the topic and resources to help community members get involved with community gardening in Wake County.
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Lions Park Playground Build Day set for May 1st

The City’s Parks and Recreation Department has chosen Saturday, May 1st for its Lions Park Playground Community Build Day. That’s when East Raleigh neighborhood volunteers will help put together the new playsets at Lions Park.

I’ve seen community builds done before and can say that they’re very rewarding and a lot of fun. Hope to see you there!

Below is Cindy Trumbower’s message about the community build:

Join us as we team up to build a new playground at Lions Park. We are seeking 60 volunteers who do not have to be skilled, trained or have any special tools; they just have to be enthusiastic, energetic, a team player, willing to work, and have fun, fun, fun! (And be at least 18 years of age).

Everyone must pre-register!

Build date: Saturday, May 1st
Time: 8:30 am –3:30 pm
Location: Lions Park,
516 Dennis Avenue,
Raleigh, NC 27604

Registration begins at 8:30am and stay until project completion time at 3:30 pm. We’ll provide training, supplies, snacks and beverages.

For information, contact Cindy Trumbower, Volunteer Director at cindy.trumbower at ci dot raleigh dot nc dot us or 919-996-3292.

Download the flyer/registration form here.

Tour a Recycling Sorting Center!

Tour a Recycling Sorting Center!

Material Recovery Facility (MRF)

Have you ever wondered what happens to the recyclable materials once Raleigh Recycling crews collect them from your recycling bin? They are all mixed together in the recycling truck. Where do they go? Who’s going to deal with that mess of materials? What if unacceptable materials got put in?

Get your questions answered! Raleigh Recycling is now offering quarterly tours of our recycling contractor’s processing facility. The place where all the materials are taken is called a material recovery facility, usually abbreviated MRF, and pronounced “merf”. This is the place where all the materials are sorted out – both by people and by equipment. Once sorted, each material gets baled up and is shipped off to a manufacturer to be made into new products.
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