Councilman Rao Week in Review for Nov 18- 22 week

Office Hours  Tennis Academy-  I met with investors and  tennis coach from Florida, looking to establish a world class tennis academy in Morrisville.    We mety with Staff and there is strong interest for this to happen in Morrisville.    23 court facility, clay courts, indoor center, and boarding.    We may see if we […]

Nov 12 Council Meeting and Office Hours

Nov 12 Council Meeting and Office Hours Council meeting was, as always, informative and productive. Invocation was led by Councilmember Broadwell. Presentations Morrisville 101 graduation began the evening with 26 graduates in the program.    Stephanie Smith recognized the graduates, and Lauren Butler, class of 2012, addressed Council and the audience, as she helped this year […]

October 8 Council Meeting

The evening began with an Invocation by Council member Schlink and the Pledge of Allegiance. It was a bitter sweet moment to celebrate the retirement of Master Officer Jon Macbride, who has served on our Police Department for over 25 years.    While I had attended the reception a few hours earlier, it was an […]

Opening Remarks at Chinese Harvest Moon Festival

I had the honor of providing the opening remarks at the Chinese Harvest Moon Festival, on Saturday, hosted by the Chinese American Friendship Association at the State Fairgrounds. Over 3000 were in attendance and there were beautiful dance and cultural performances, along with fine Chinese cuisine. During my remarks, I thanked the Chinese American community […]

Transportation Secretary Tata addresses NCTA Vendor Council Meeting

I had the honor of recently hosting the North Carolina Technology Association Government Vendor Council meeting, and the speakers were NC Secretary of Transportation,  Anthony Tata, and David Ullmer, the CIO for the NCDOT. The administration is looking more closely to streamline efficiencies, along with implementing more cloud services to reduce IT capital expenditure, and […]

August 29 Office Hours

My last Fall Office Hours were productive but not as busy as usual.    Starting next week, Office Hours will move to Fridays at noon. Chia Chi:  Chia Chi runs the IBM Global entreprenenurship Program and is very interested in working with me to offer a more structured mentoring program for the Hottovation program.   […]

August 28 Triangle J Council of Governments Meeting

On August 28 I attended, along with Morrisville Councilwoman Broadwell, the Board of Delegates Meeting for the Triangle J Council of Governments–one of the 17 regional North Carolina Councils of Governments (Region J) established by the North Carolina General Assembly for the purpose of regional planning and administration.  Delegates are encouraged to share this report with their elected colleagues. Recognition […]