Feedback on the PROP

I decided the time was right to get something out about the PROP to the local newspaper. While they have covered the issue, I don't feel the impact of the PROP has really been examined. Furthermore, it's origin seems surreptitiously derived, at least in the eyes of the general public. For those who cared to poke around, those who engineered the PROP into existence were no more covert than a dump truck driving through a nitroglycerin factory. "We want student rentals out of our neighborhood!" was their battle cry. But I don't think anyone expected the city to supply such a comprehensive war strategy. Even though I argue their efficacy, they did what their neighbors wanted. To heck with the apartment owners.

Have a read.

Prison Medical Center Gets Go Ahead

To the surprise of many local residents, the Raleigh City Council voted to move forward with the development of a new hospital and mental facility ofr inmates. Details about this decision can be found here: http://www.newsobserver.com/news/wake/raleigh/story/1150857.html It sounds like another "public" hearing that was not well-publicized.