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The East CAC meets Monday, May 18th

Hello, Eastsiders!

Our East CAC meeting for May 2009 will take place Monday evening at 7PM at the Lions Park Community Center.

This month we hear from Susan Hansell who will discuss the Communities in Schools program and how you can help make a difference in a child’s life. We’ll also hear about the Wake Tech Community College Health Sciences Building and parking deck proposed for Sunnybrook Road near WakeMed. We’ll also be voting again on Z-15-09, Donald Ross Drive and hearing from our committees.

Below is the full agenda. Hope to see you at Monday’s meeting!

Mark Turner
East CAC
http://cac.eastraleigh.org
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Draft minutes of the April 2009 East CAC meeting

East CAC Meeting Minutes
April 2009
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis

The monthly meeting of the East CAC opened at 7:05 p.m. on Monday, April 20, 2009 at Lion’s Park Community Center, with 51 people attending throughout the evening. Chair Mark Turner opened with announcements, noting the birth three weeks ago of a baby boy to the area’s community policeman, Officer Kryskowiak, and his wife. Turner also reported that a recent trash cleanup in the north part of the CAC was a success, with car tires, a rusty bike and two couches among the items removed, and participants enjoying snacks courtesy of the City of Raleigh Community Services Department and Dunkin Donuts. In May there will another cleanup of the stream area along Brookside Drive in cooperation with the Mordecai CAC, with more information to come.

It was also announced that a petition would be presented to City Council on April 21 on behalf of Enloe and all city high schools to boost the number of police officers in those facilities. Currently all the schools have one officer, but concerned parents are asking for one officer per 1,000 students. It was noted that intensified policing has made a positive difference around Enloe, which has been experiencing problems with gang activity and robberies of students and staff.
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Nicole Stewart: April 2009 neighbor of the month

An interview with East CAC Neighbor of the Month Nicole Stewart

What neighborhood do you live in and how long have you resided here?
We live in the northern portion of Lockwood close to Powell Elementary.

Did you move here from another state or city, or from another location in Raleigh?
Prior to moving to our house on Euston Street, we lived in Lions Park/Heritage Heights right next door to the park.
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East CAC meets this Monday, April 20th!

Greetings, neighbors! Our monthly CAC meeting will take place Monday, April 20th at 7PM at the Lions Park Community Center.

This month we’ll brainstorm about development in the commercial areas around our neighborhoods. Have ideas of what you’d like to see on Capital Boulevard or in Longview Gardens Shopping Center? Share your ideas and let’s make it happen! We’ll also discuss ways to reach more of our neighbors through the formation of a neighborhood planning committee. Learn how you can help get the word out about our CAC.

Last, but not least, we’ll be electing our new East CAC Vice Chair. Eastsiders Pam Singleton and Van Alston are our current nominees, though we’ll also take any last-minute nominations before the vote.

Below is the full agenda. See you Monday!

Regards,
Mark Turner
East CAC
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Ann Monte: Neighbor of the Month for March 2009

An interview with Ann Monte, our NEIGHBOR OF THE MONTH for March 2009.

What neighborhood do you live in?
Longview Gardens.

How long have you lived here?
I bought my home in 1995 after living in North Raleigh for a year and a half.

Do you have special interests or hobbies?
I have perfected the art of puttering around the house and to that end enjoy working with stained and etched glass, gardening, tending to my chickens, working with my bees as well as biking, flat water kayaking, walking and library volunteering.

What attracted you to this neighborhood and what do you think is the best thing about living here?
I found this neighborhood to have the charm of older homes with the added benefit of being situated on nice sized lots, close to downtown, (within easy walking distance of grocery stores, a good library and public transit – Yes!) Several of the homes in my area have had only two owners so there is still a connection with the people who this area was developed to serve.
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East CAC minutes for March 2009

The following are draft minutes from the East CAC March 2009 meeting:

East CAC Meeting Minutes
March 2009
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis

The East CAC met at Lions Park Community Center on Monday, March 16 at 7 p.m. with about 30 people in attendance. Chairman Mark Turner opened with announcements.

* He delivered the CAC’s contributions to Brenda Pulley, a former Millbank Street resident whose husband died following a kerosene heater explosion in their home. For updates on Ms. Pulley’s needs, please check the East Raleigh website at www.eastraleigh.org.

* There will be cleanup of Belvidere Park and surrounding neighborhoods on April 4, with more details forthcoming.

* An informal vote on the proposal to change the CAC meeting to 6:30 p.m. showed a slight edge for the earlier time. Mark still needs to tally up the comments he received via e-mail before making a decision.

* Nominations are now being accepted for East CAC Vice Chair, to replace outgoing Vice Chair Andrew LeLiever. A vote will be taken at the April meeting.
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CAC Update – 27 March 2009

Hi neighbors! Today’s updates:

1. As of right now, the Service Raleigh volunteer clean-up is still on
for tomorrow despite Saturday’s forecast for rain and possible
thunderstorms. Be sure to check http://www.serviceraleigh.org for the
latest news before you head out.

2. Raleigh police are looking for Michael Wayne Hutchinson Jr., a 5’11”
170 pound white male accused of shooting into an occupied apartment on
Lightner Lane, striking an 11-year-old. Hutchinson has the letters YMG
tattooed on his neck. See this link for his mug shot and more info:
http://wake.mync.com/site/Wake/news/story/30680/shooting-suspect-at-large/

3. Brenda Pulley was happy to get back to work on Monday. She has most
all the furniture and clothes she needs, though she is still seeking a
washing machine and two small tables for her kitchen, if possible. See
http://www.eastraleigh.org for the latest updates. Thanks to everyone
for their donations!

4. Committees will soon be formed to coordinate some of the CAC tasks.
Committees will be formed to handle zoning and economic development,
among others. If you’re interested in helping, contact me for more details.

Everyone have a safe (and dry) weekend!

Regards,
Mark Turner
East CAC
741.6329

East CAC Meeting at 7PM Monday

Hi neighbors! It’s time again for our meeting! The East CAC will meet at Lions Park Community Center from 7 to 8:30 PM Monday night.

Our speaker will be Eric Lamb, Raleigh’s transportation services manager. He’ll be here to discuss the process of getting sidewalks put in, the costs associated with it, and any other questions you might have. If you’ve ever wondered how sidewalks might fit in our neighborhoods, now is the time to ask!

Also on the agenda are two zoning cases. We’ll hear about Z-18-09, the convenience store at the corner of Poole and Norwood. We’ll also revisit Z-15-09, the 512 and 604 Donald Ross Drive properties.

We’ll also discuss potential ways to better organize our CAC so that we get more of our neighbors involved. You’ll get a chance to add your ideas or volunteer to help out if you’d like.
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East CAC Meeting Minutes – February 2009

East CAC Meeting Minutes – February 2009
Submitted by Secretary Sue Sturgis

The East CAC met at Lions Park Community Center on Monday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. with about 35 residents in attendance.

Sgt. Matt McKee opened with his police report, revisiting concerns raised at the last meeting. Regarding vehicles parked inappropriately on Lion’s Way, an abandoned flatbed truck has been towed. Illegally parked vehicles were moved and citations given for humane violations at a problem property in the 700-block of Colleton Road. And an abandoned lot on Bennett is being treated as undeveloped land by Inspections, and Sgt. McKee suggested nearby residents keep on eye on it for vermin.
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New East CAC mailing lists

As mentioned in last night’s meeting, I’ve set up new mailing lists for the East CAC. Yahoo Groups requires subscribers to sign up for Yahoo, which can be an impediment to joining. The new list uses the common GNU Mailman software for managing lists.

IMPORTANT: If you were signed up for the Yahoo list you need not make any changes. Your list membership has been automagically transferred to these new lists. The Yahoo list will soon be decommissioned and will no longer accept new members.

After thinking more about it today, I decided to sign up everyone for both lists. You’d be losing discussion ability if I didn’t, and I didn’t want you to miss anything. If for some reason you need to cut back on incoming email, you can switch to digest format (or unsubscribe, heaven forbid!) using the links below.

Please let your neighbors know about this list and encourage them to sign up themselves.
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