Town Council Profile: Ya Liu
Ya Liu is Cary’s newest Council Member, elected to District D in the 2019 municipal election. We talked with Liu about her priorities as a Council Member and what she’s learned about this new position.
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Harold’s Blog: Cary Town Council, Cary Christmas Parade and More
/in Featured, Government, Harold's Blog, News, OpinionTuesday I contacted council members to hear of concerns or questions about Thursday’s agenda. There were some concerns about the Ivey-Ellington house in the Developer agreement for the Harrison Avenue and Chatham proposal.
Cary Town Council: New Council, Cary Towne Center and More
/3 Comments/in Featured, Government, NewsIt was a particularly big Cary Town Council meeting, with new member Ya Liu sworn in, a Public Hearing on a downtown development a decade in the making and a final vote on rezoning Cary Towne Center.
Cary Town Council: Green Level Rezoning, Hometown Spirit Award and More
/in Featured, Government, NewsThis week’s Cary Town Council meeting saw the presentation of this year’s Hometown Spirit Award, as well as a Public Hearing on a proposal to rezone land off of Green Level Church Road for townhomes and a vote to appropriate the money for the Downtown Cary Park.
Gale’s Blog: The Four Seasons
/in Featured, Government, OpinionThe 2019 long session kicked off on a cold day in January. The majority’s budget was crafted in the warmth of spring and vetoed in the heat of summer. Fall’s beauty has taken a back seat to brief floor sessions with a paucity of votes, many ‘no vote’ sessions, a few hastily called committee meetings, stripped bills with titles that in no way reflect their contents, and several nonsensical recesses of varying lengths.
Harold’s Blog: Cary Regional Library, Downtown Developments and More
/5 Comments/in Featured, Government, Harold's Blog, News, OpinionMonday night I attended a meeting of the Wake County Mayors Association. Eight mayors were in attendance. Mayors not attending were Apex, Knightdale, Morrisville, and Wendell. The first speaker was the Executive Director of InterAct who talked about the need for more municipal partnerships. The second speaker was the Wake County School Board chairman who fielded questions and talked about naming schools and school assignments. The current Wake County School board has adopted a policy to not name schools after municipalities and instead name them after regions. He also mentioned the need for educational diversity and stated to me that Panther Creek may change in the future. I responded with “Good luck with that” since Panther Creek and all Cary schools have a very strong parent base. The meeting of the mayors lasted about two hours.
Cary Town Council: Twyla Road South, GoCary Changes and More
/1 Comment/in Featured, Government, NewsThe latest Cary Town Council meeting was packed with big items, including a vote on the Koka Booth Amphitheatre budget, changes to GoCary bus service, a Public Hearing on the second phase of the Twyla Road project, a vote on SearStone II and more.
A Closer Look at Cary Election Write-in Votes
/in Elections, Featured, GovernmentAfter the 2019 municipal elections in Cary, we got a lot of questions about the write-in votes. So we took a closer look to see what people said in their write-in submissions.
Cary Town Council: Weston Hotels, Carbon Reduction Plan and More
/in Featured, Government, NewsThe latest Cary Town Council meeting saw a vote on the long-debated Weston Parkway hotel rezoning, as well as a vote on proposals to reduce carbon emissions in town, a rezoning proposal to change land for offices to apartments and more.
Cary Election Results: Change to Town Council and Bonds Pass
/3 Comments/in Elections, Featured, Government, NewsThe 2019 Cary municipal election resulted in a change to the Cary Town Council, plus both bonds passed with overwhelming support.