 Join us for the MCAC Holiday Social!
Tuesday, December 14, 7:30-8:30pm
at Pelagic Beer and Wine on Pace Street.
We are looking forward to everyone in person for our holiday social this year! The MCAC will provide mulled cider, or you can purchase beer and wine from Pelagic. We'll gather outside to socialize in the parklet around the firepit. We ask that all attendees are vaccinated and are not experiencing any Covid symptoms.
Invite your neighbors and join us on the 14th! Special thanks to Matt and Amanda at Pelagic for co-hosting.
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Thank you!
Thank you to everyone who donated to the November giving project. With your help we were able to stock the Glascock corner pantry and the Free Market at Open Table Methodist Church with food, clothes and personal hygiene products. A special thanks to our neighbor Brenda Coules who coordinated our project with Ravenscroft School which made a significant impact!
-David Watkins
MCAC Children & Family Committee
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MCAC Co-Chair Needed
The MCAC 22-23 election will take place on January 11, and we are looking for a new co-chair. The MCAC Co-chair is a two year commitment, and we elect one new co-chair each year. This year Dana Deaton's term is expiring and Merrilee Jacobson will be serving the second year of her term. We need to find a person who is passionate about the Mordecai community and would like to guide the CAC by planning our meeting agendas, leading meetings, working with the other co-chair and the members of our active leadership team. Please email chair@mordecaicac.org to reach out to Dana and Merrilee. We'd love to chat with you or reach out to neighbors if you have a nominee. Ideally, this person would be nominated at our December 14 social. Think about it! Get involved with your community.
-Dana Deaton |
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Raleigh Leaf Collection Information
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City of Raleigh Seasonal Loose Leaf Collection - it's time to get your leaves to the curb!
The 2021/2022 annual Leaf collection is upon us! The City provides the annual service to Raleigh residents who opt to rake leaves from their lawns into piles near the curb (not into the street). Specialized equipment uses a giant vacuum to collect leaves in residential areas. Residents can place leaf piles by the street for pick-up before the scheduled start date for their zone. Putting leaves out on the last scheduled day of leaf collection for their zone will likely not result in them being picked-up. The city will continue to pick-up bagged leaves curb side during regular yard waste collection. Many residents like to use the leaf mulch so it would be recommended to ask neighbors if they would like your bagged leaves before letting the city take them.
 Raleigh neighborhoods are divided into 12 zones for this service. Crews will start collecting in Zone 3 and continue to the remaining zones as weather and equipment allow. Please check the collection schedule or interactive map on when to place your leaves at the curb for pickup. Our community is in Zones 8 and 11.
ZONE 8: Those living east of Wake Forest Rd including the East Mordecai, Oakdale and Oakwood neighborhoods are scheduled to begin leaf collection Saturday December 6th.
ZONE 11: Those living west of Wake Forest Rd including the Mordecai, Pilot Mill and Capital Park neighborhoods are scheduled to begin leaf collection Saturday December 18th.
Other Impacts:
As always, weather can cause significant delays in the leaf collection schedule. Changes in schedule will be announced on the City’s website at raleighnc.gov/leaf. If you have signed up for Raleigh Water service alerts, you will be notified via text or email if leaf collection on your street is delayed.
Alternatives to Loose Leaf Collection:
We encourage you to consider using other options to manage leaves:
- Mulching – conserves water, helps prevent weeds, and improves the overall health of your lawn or garden, and also benefits the broader environment.
- Bi-Weekly Yard Waste Collection – The Solid Waste Services Department offers bi-weekly yard waste pickup. Use clear plastic or biodegradable paper bags - limit 15 bags per household per week.
If you choose to use our loose leaf vacuum collection service, you can get up-to-date schedule information and detailed guidance at raleighnc.gov/leaf, including:
- Yard waste, including loose leaves, generated by the work of a contractor is NOT eligible for curbside collection.
 Contractors must remove and properly dispose of the yard waste from your property after their work is completed.
- Do not mix sticks or trash in with your leaf piles – they break our equipment.
- Do not rake or blow leaves into the street. Leaf piles in the street are dangerous to motorists and cyclists.
- Leaf piles in the street block storm drains, which could result in flooding.
- Leaf piles should be placed in your yard, typically in the area between the curb and sidewalk, but close enough to the street for the vacuum equipment to reach them; generally, no more than six feet from the edge of the pavement.
- Hold off placing loose leaves at the curb until no more than two weeks prior to the expected arrival of the collection crews in your neighborhood.
If you have questions or concerns, call Raleigh Department of Transportation’s Right of Way Maintenance Division at 919-996-6446 before preparing your leaf pile for collection. https://raleighnc.gov/services/content/PublicWorks/Articles/AnnualLeafCollection.html
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 Mordecai Historic Preservation Committee Survey:
Do you own a home in the Mordecai Place Historic District?
The Mordecai Historic Preservation Committee needs your input! By voting yes to our neighborhood survey our community will be assessed for its architectural history and provide the needed information to preserve it.
Visit https://www.mordecaicac.org/MHPC to learn more about our preservation efforts and to take part in this important survey effort.
-Shane Trahan, MHPC Committee
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Volunteer with the Mordecai CAC- make your community a better place!
The Mordecai CAC is now the Mordecai Community Action Coalition. We are a coalition of multiple neighborhoods working together to provide ways for citizens to share information, meet each other, and take action in our community.
We are looking for a new MCAC co-chair to be elected in January 2022. This person will serve a two year term. If you are interested, we'd love to talk to you. Please contact Dana Deaton and Merrilee Jacobson at chair@mordecaicac.org with any questions.
The current MCAC boundaries cover several downtown neighborhoods, and include historic homes built in the 1800's up to brand new homes still under construction. There are also several townhome and condominium developments, as well as apartments and rental communities. The Mordecai CAC is located just north of downtown Raleigh.
Mordecai Community neighborhoods:
- Capital Park
- East Mordecai
- Mordecai Place
- North Person/Blount
- Oakdale
- Oakdale at Mordecai
- Oakwood (to Boundary St.)
- The Cotton Mill
- The Village of Pilot Mill
The MCAC also includes the Person Street business district, Seaboard Station, William Peace University, Halifax Community Center, Mordecai Historic Park, the site of the future Devereux Meadow Park, and more.
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Join the MCAC Leadership Team!
The MCAC Leadership team is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Our core group of 15-20 neighbors communicates regularly to plan meetings and share ideas for citizen engagement. We'd love to have more neighbors get involved.
New this fall: The leadership team is now communicating via a Slack Workspace. All residents are welcome to join.
Email chair@mordecaicac.org for an invitation or click here to join!
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MCAC Meetings/Minutes
The Mordecai Community Action Coalition meets at 7:30pm on the second Tuesday of the month, September-June. Currently we are meeting on Zoom, and we also post our meetings on Facebook. All residents are encouraged to get involved with the MCAC.
Becky Hayes is our MCAC secretary. Look in this section of our newsletter a link to the minutes from each meeting. If you'd prefer to watch the video, recordings of our Zoom meetings are also posted on the MCAC Facebook page.
If you have any questions or suggestions for us, please reach out to Dana and Merrilee at chair@mordecaicac.org or contact Becky at secretary@mordecaicac.org
Mordecai CAC
Minutes: November 9, 2021
Featured Speakers: Bill King, Downtown Raleigh Alliance; Marti Maguire, William Peace University.
Topics: The State of Downtown; Person Street Takeover!
Minutes: October 12, 2021
Featured Speaker:Sam Crutchfield – Grub Ventures
Topic: Raleigh Iron Works
Minutes: September 14, 2021
Featured Speaker: Rob Steward, Hoffman and Associates
Topic: Seaboard Station update
Minutes: June 8, 2021
Featured Speaker: Gary Claiborne, PRCR Capital Projects Manager
Topic: Devereaux Meadow Park
Minutes: May 11, 2021
Featured Speaker: Reuben Moore, City of Raleigh Engineering Services Department
Topic: Blount-Person Corridor Two-Way Conversion and Mordecai Roundabouts
Minutes: April 13, 2021
Featured Speakers:
- Amanda Astor, City of Raleigh Recycling
- Leigh Bragassa, City of Raleigh Parks
- Sarah Roholt and Joe Layton, MCAC Parks
- Matt Allen, Stream Cleanup
- Lisa Grele Barrie, Raleigh City Farm
- Reid Serozi, Heavy Metal Recycling
Topic: Caring for Our Community
Minutes- March 9, 2021
Featured Topics: Person Street Partnership, Google Fiber Install update
Minutes - February 9, 2021
Featured Speaker: City Councilor Corey Branch
Topic: District C Update
Minutes- January 12, 2021
Featured Speaker: Nathan Spencer
Topic: The S-Line
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