Don’s Blog: Glenaire, MetLife, IKEA, Wegmans, Waltonwood
I was honored to attend Glenaire’s ribbon cutting ceremony for their new health care center and take a tour of the new facility with council members Bush and Yerha.
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Don’s Blog: Reedy Creek Trailhead, HQ2, FRG and Halloween!
/5 Comments/in Don's Blog, Featured, Government, News, OpinionThis Thursday we celebrated the official opening of the new Reedy Creek Trailhead located at 2139 Old Reedy Creek Road.
Don’s Blog: Eastern Cary Gateway Update – IKEA and Wegmans
/3 Comments/in Business, Don's Blog, Featured, Government, News, OpinionBoth the proposed IKEA and Wegmans’ projects continue to work their way through the approval process and barring any unforeseen issues should receive council approval/rezoning in the near future – the IKEA project sooner than later.
Don’s Blog: FY18 Budget, Downtown Park Phase 1 Dedication and Reedy Creek Road Widening
/1 Comment/in Don's Blog, Downtown, Featured, Government, News, OpinionAt our meeting this past Thursday the council approved the fiscal year 2018 Budget. The budget totals roughly $311 million with $242 million for operations and $68 million for capital projects. The FY18 budget is 2.9% LESS than the FY17 budget.
Don’s Blog: Downtown Park Design Firm Selection Process
/1 Comment/in Don's Blog, Featured, Opinion, ParksAt our work session last night the council agreed to move forward with a new process for selecting a design consultant to work with the community, town staff and the council to design phase 2 of the new downtown park.
Don’s Blog: 2017 Bad Bills of the Year
/1 Comment/in Don's Blog, Featured, Government, OpinionI wanted to bring to folks’ attention a number of bills that are working their way through the state legislature that, if passed have the potential to negatively impact Cary.
Don’s Blog: No Parking
/3 Comments/in Don's Blog, Downtown, Featured, Opinion, TransportationNon-consensual Towing. Odd term right? What it means is that your vehicle was towed and you didn’t consent to it.
Don’s Blog: 2017 Town of Cary Council/Staff Retreat
/9 Comments/in Don's Blog, Featured, Government, OpinionThis past weekend the council traveled to Wrightsville Beach for our annual council/staff retreat.
Don’s Blog: HB2 and the NCAA and ACC
/6 Comments/in Don's Blog, Featured, Government, OpinionCary has been in the news a lot over the last week. Unfortunately it hasn’t been good news. Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you’ve surely heard about the NCAA’s decision to eliminate seven championship games from North Carolina in protest of HB2. The majority of these events were to be held in Cary.
Don’s Blog: 2017 Town Budget
/1 Comment/in Don's Blog, Featured, GovernmentCary, NC – After three budget work sessions and two public hearings the council unanimously approved the Town of Cary’s FY17 Budget at our council meeting this past Monday. The budget totals $319 Million – the operating budget totals $227.8 Million and the capital budget is $91.4 million.