At a community meeting on Saturday, southwest Raleigh residents made the case for keeping the library in their community rather than moving it to a proposed site in Cary.
Jane Porter
Jane Porter is Wake County editor of the INDY, covering Raleigh and other communities across Wake County. She first joined the staff in 2013 and is a former INDY intern, staff writer, and editor-in-chief, first joining the staff in 2013.
Posted inHousing
Apex Establishes a Town-Sponsored Community Land Trust
The town hopes to appoint a board of directors and find an independent management company and development partners for affordable housing in the next year.
Posted inEconomic Development
Developer Files Plans for “Digital Campus” in Western Wake
Natelli Investments LLC has filed a request to annex and rezone 189 acres in the Town of Apex for a new data storage facility; meanwhile, neighbors are organizing in opposition to the proposal.
Posted inHousing
Seven Years In, Raleigh Area Land Trust is Providing a Model for the Future of Affordable Housing In Wake County
With the Cottages of Idlewild breaking ground in Raleigh, and 12 affordable townhomes coming to new communities in Apex, developers and elected officials seem ready to embrace the community land trust model.
Posted inEconomic Development
Residents Raise Concerns About Proposed Data Storage Facility in Rural Wake County
The massive data storage facility would require annexation into the Town of Apex and a rezoning; neighbors are wary of impacts to energy use, air pollution, and quality of life.
Posted inOutdoors & Recreation
The Town of Apex Told Them Their Bike Jumps Had to Go. Now, Charleston Village Kids Are Dreaming of Something Bigger.
In partnership with Triangle Off-Road Cyclists (TORC), the kids are pitching town leaders on a bike trail to be built along town-owned property next to a stretch of greenway.