Category: <span>Featured</span>

Category: Featured

Feb. 3-5: National Smart Growth Conference, Charlotte

NATIONAL SMART GROWTH CONFERENCE February 3-5, 2011 – Charlotte, NC Conference information: The program will span three full days. There will be some pre-conference events scheduled for Wednesday, February 2nd, but the main program will kick-off on Thursday morning, February 3rd and continue through Saturday afternoon. The three-day schedule includes …

WakeUP receives awards for planning & education!

WakeUP’s growth management efforts continue to gain MOMENTUM! Recognized as a community leader for good growth practices, WakeUP received two awards on September 30, 2010. PLANNING: WakeUP’s Executive Director, Karen Rindge, received the 2010 “Citizen Planner” Distinguished Leadership award from the N.C. Chapter of the American Planning Association (North Carolina …

Where do they stand? Wake Board of Commissioners Candidate Forum Provides Answers.

Over 160 people attended WakeUP Wake County and the League of Women Voters of Wake County’s September 27, 2010 Candidate Forum.  Wake Board of Commissioner candidates provided answers to tough questions surrounding transit, drinking water supply, affordable housing, schools, and many other pressing issues. Download video of the forum Over …

PROTECTING YOUR DRINKING WATER SUPPLY – WakeUP Represented at Falls Lake Public Hearing

Falls Lake, Wake’s main drinking water supply, is badly polluted and Wake citizens are concerned. The State Environmental Management Commission recently held public hearings in Durham and Wake counties in efforts to collect public input on the Falls Lake Rule Process.  WakeUP Wake County was well represented at both Falls Lake Public …