I also attended the RTP Archie event, at RTP Headquarters as Bob Geolas, CEO of RTP Foundation, laid out to elected officials and policy makers, the initial plans for development in the RTP, now that the Master plan has been adopted. Please check out the blog on this event at rtpfoundation.org. Archie Davis, was the […]
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Raleigh Chamber Partners Dinner
Last evening, I attended the Raleigh Chamber Partners Dinner, an event to celebrate the vision for Wake County and to celebrate the achievments of the Wake County School Board, the Wake County Commissioners, and the City of Raleigh. Thanks to all the sponsors and also many companies were in attendance as well. The networking reception […]
Celebrating Treasurer Cowell’s Birthday
Yesterday, evening, I had the honor of celebrating Treasurer Cowell’s birthday at Sitti in Raleigh. Former Mayor Charles Meeker and a number of other elected officials were in attendance. Great to see his wife, Dr. Anne Mcclaurin! I congratulate her on being an excellent Treasurer and am very interested in the continued success […]
Regional Transportation TCC Lunch
I attended the Regional Transportation lunch, hosted by the Triangle Community Coalition. Joe Milazzo, Executive Director, of Regional Transit Authority, addressed the delegation of Wake County Elected officials and citizens. I will be putting his presentaton on the site in a few days, when it is released. Legislative Priorities: Joe laid out the […]
Senior Citizens meeting at Bond Park
Yesterday, I met with the Senior Citizen Group in Indian community at Bond Park to address a number of issues and there were over 60 residents from Morrisville there. The main area of concern was infrastructure/road congestion and the need for better bus service from Morrisville to other municipalities in Wake County. I explained our […]
July 11 Office Hours
My Thursday Office Hours were productive and interesting as always. First, I met with Carlos Sanchez, Government Relations Specialist for AT &T, who assembled a team from his company to brief me on the League of Municipalities Cell Phone Ordinance, which provided guidelines to municipalities on Telecommunications Plans, affecting Cell phone coverage, and the installation […]
Extreme Networks Ribbon Cutting
I attended the Extreme Networks Ribbon Cutting on Thursday at the RDU Center. Their state of the art offices will enable the technology company to grow and I was impressed with their visionary CEO, Chris Berger, whom we were trying to convince to move to Morrisville from the Bay Area. Mayor Holcombe, Councilmember Lori Bush, […]