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Paying for Growth
Fundraising Tour of AIA North Carolina Center for Architecture and Design
06/21/2012 - 5:30pm
06/21/2012 - 7:30pm
Etc/GMT-4
Thursday, June 21, 2012
5:30-7:30pm
14 E. Peace Street
Raleigh, NC 27604
WakeUP Wake County invites you for a special tour of AIA North Carolina's Innovative, LEED platinum building with architect Frank Harmon.
WakeUP Op-Ed on Paying for Parks in the N&O
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Fri, 07/22/2011 - 10:09am.To help pay for the costs of growth and to ensure that there will parks and recreation for newcomers, Wake County requires subdivision developers to set aside land for recreational use or to pay a fee in lieu of a set-aside. This Recreation Land Dedication Ordinance, passed in 2002, has generated over $1.7 million for acquisition of recreational land in the county.
WakeUP Wake County Urges County Commission to Increase School Funding, Keep up with Growth
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 06/08/2011 - 8:07am.For Immediate Release
Contact: Karen Rindge, WakeUP Wake County, 828-3833, karen@wakeupwakecounty.org
Date: June 6, 2011
Today, WakeUP Wake County, the citizens' voice for good growth planning and sustainable communities, urged the Wake Board of Commissioners to increase funding for Wake County Public Schools. Speaking at the public hearing on the 2012 budget, WakeUP's Executive Director, Karen Rindge, pointed out that the school budget has been flat-lined for the past three years. Meanwhile, student population has grown by 6,000 children over the past two years. "We need funding to sustain our growing population, and next year's student body will grow by more than 3,000 bringing us to a total of 147,000 students," stated Rindge.
Triangle Supports Sales Tax for Transit
Submitted by Andrew Campbell on Mon, 03/29/2010 - 1:10pm.A poll released this week indicates that 58% of voters in Wake, Durham and Orange Counties are willing to pay a half-cent sales tax to fund a regional transit system of expanded bus and rail. Voters also said that travel between the Triangle counties should be the highest priority for public transit, as well as travel to RTP. The poll was conducted in March for the Regional Transportation Alliance.
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Money Watch
TRIANGLE BUSINESS JOURNAL BUSINESS PULSE SURVEY:
"Is the Wake County Schools diversity-policy controversy hurting the area's reputation as a good place to live and work?"
Case against NC Realtor Association heard by NC Election Board
Submitted by Andrew Campbell on Fri, 03/12/2010 - 12:25pm.The State Board of Elections soundly rebuked the North Carolina Association of Realtors (NCAR) at a hearing March 4 on a complaint filed by Raleigh real estate agent Becky Harper. Harper was represented by attorney Michael Weisel who showed for the first time how the statewide Realtor organization spent $2.7 million in member dues to defeat the transfer tax in the 24 counties that tried to use this tax to fund local priorities such as schools and protection of open space. Weisel said the massive Realtor expenditures were a preview of what's to come now that limits on corporate campaign contributions have been eliminated by the US Supreme Court in the Citizens United case...
2007: The Good Old Days for Wake's Schools?
Submitted by Caitlin Burke on Wed, 07/29/2009 - 3:49pm.In 2007 everyone who wanted a job had one. Foreclosures were few and far between. The stock market had not crashed. Neither the State nor the County had a budget crisis. It was a good time. Yet in 2007, according to data just released by the U.S. Census, NC was ranked 44th out of 50 states in support per student for public schools. Further, in prosperous, high-tech Wake County, public expenditures by the Wake County Public School System (WCPSS) were below the state average. The combined contribution of the State and County for the operating expenditures for education (largely classroom instruction) was in the bottom 30% of the State rankings.
PRESS RELEASE: Citizen Group Opposes Senate Repeal of Local Option Land Transfer Tax
Submitted by Media Team on Fri, 06/20/2008 - 5:22pm.FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
June 20, 2008
Contact:
Karen Rindge, Chair, (919) 828-3833 – chair@wakeupwakecounty.com
Phil Poe, Treasurer, (919) 832-6777 – treasurer@wakeupwakecounty.com
(Raleigh) - “It is a sad day when elected officials act to remove citizens’ ability to vote on a referendum,” stateda Karen Rindge, chair of WakeUP Wake County, a group of citizens for managed growth and fair growth funding. On Thursday, the North Carolina Senate passed legislation repealing a local county option to raise a 0.4 percent land transfer tax by a vote of the people. The measure must pass the NC house in order to become law. We urge the NC House to leave this revenue-raising option in place.
Action ALERT: Potential Repeal of Transfer Tax Option (update as of Wednesday, Jun 18, 9:30 PM)
Submitted by Media Team on Wed, 06/18/2008 - 8:45pm.SENATE VOTES TO REPEAL LAND TRANSFER TAX TODAY THIRD READING TOMORROW (THURSDAY)
PLEASE CALL AND EMAIL OPPOSITION RIGHT NOW!!!
This afternoon, Sen. David Hoyle (D-Gaston) ran his bill, SB 1951-REPEAL TRANSFER TAX on the Senate Floor. It passed 2nd reading by an overwhelming 38/9. The bill is on the Senate calendar for 3rd reading tomorrow, Thursday, June 19th. The Senate convenes at 10 a.m. so we don't have much time to call and email to oppose this bill.
We are grateful to the 9 Senators who voted NO: Sens. Albertson, Atwater, Basnight, Dannelly, Dorsett, Graham, Jones, Kinnaird and McKissick.
