Great Anti-Bullying Workshop Last Night

Last evening, I was honored to be one of the guests at the Mayors Against Bullyiing workshop, hosted by Mayor Dick Sears, who founded this organization. Numerous speakers, including Ken Prouix from Holly Springs Middle, Melissa Derosier, an expert on bullying and its effects on depression, Pastor Jamar Brown from Holly Springs United Church of […]

Morrisville Transportation Woes Receive State Spotlight

On March 3, Morrisville Mayor Mark Stohlman and I had the honor of inviting NC Department of Transportation (DOT) Secretary Tony Tata to a town hall meeting in Morrisville. The first in its kind, this town hall meeting gave a very important opportunity to citizens and officials to address issues related to Morrisville congested roads. […]

Google Fiber Coming to the Triangle!

Earlier today, Google announced that they are considering the Triangle for additional deployments of their fiber optic internet and video service. It is imperative that the town take a proactive step and immediately begin a dialog with Google fiber representatives as well as other communities in the area.   I plan to do whatever it […]

Transportation Solution for Morrisville

On Tuesday, I addressed the Wake County Commissioners, sharing with them my concern that our region needs to have transit on the ballot as a viable transportation solution. Such a solution will create jobs, enhance our economic competitiveness against other innovation regions like Boston and Silicon Valley, and also take traffic off our ever increasing […]

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 […]