Please connect with Mordecai community neighbors through our our website, http://mordecaicac.org and also on NextDoor Community, the MCAC Facebook page, and Twitter.
Join us for our March Community Meeting
Tuesday, March 8 MCAC- 7:30-8:30pm
- Welcome/Agenda (5)
- Announcements - Merrilee Jacobson (5)
- Police Report - Officer Smith (5)
- Featured Presentation: Community Engagement Update with Tiesha Hinton (25)
- MCAC Committee Reports (20)
- Zoning/Courtland
- Seaboard Train Station Redevelopment
- Children and Family
- Mordecai Historic Development Committee
- Person Street Partnership
- MCAC Volunteer Requests: Zoning, Bylaws, Communications and other ways to get involved with the MCAC
- Closing
The City of Raleigh named Tiesha Hinton to lead the newly-formed Office of Community Engagement in September 2021. She was selected following a competitive national search which included nearly 300 candidates. Ms. Hinton began her career as a community organizer in a Cleveland, Ohio-based community development corporation before serving the City of Durham as a Housing Research Consultant. She was employed with the City of Winston-Salem prior to returning to her hometown of Raleigh, serving most recently as the founding director of the Office of Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion. We look forward to hearing more about her vision for Community Engagement in Raleigh.
Note: To submit questions for this presentation, please email chair@mordecaicac.org by noon on Monday, 3/8.
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February 8 Meeting: Thank you to all who joined us to hear about and give feedback on the redevelopment and rezoning plans for 707 Semart Drive Zoning, Z-5-22 (Logan's Garden Shop). We apologize to anyone that was not able to log into Zoom due to us meeting our capacity! Please note that our meetings are always livestreamed to Facebook, so you can watch there if there are issues with Zoom or if we reach our 100 person capacity.
February 8 Meeting Video here
Minutes: February 8, 2022
Media coverage Our February 8 MCAC meeting was mentioned in the News & Observer and on WRAL!
* https://www.newsobserver.com/news/local/counties/wake-county/article258196463.html
* https://www.wral.com/locals-push-back-on-current-conceptual-plans-to-demolish-seaboard-station/20125670
Train Station Preservation Committee If you'd like to learn more about the recently formed Seaboard Train Station Preservation Group email chair@mordecaicac.org.
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Volunteer with the Mordecai CAC Leadership Team
- make your community a better place!
 Co-Chair
Monthly Newsletter Editor
Zoning Chair
Neighborhood Representatives
The Mordecai CAC is 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. Neighborhoods include: Pilot Mill, Oakdale, Mordecai, East Mordecai, North Person/Blount, Cotton Mill, Capitol Park, and part of Oakwood.
CO-CHAIR: We need a new MCAC co-chair to be elected ASAP. This person will serve a two year term and be responsible for working with a partner to plan meeting agendas and lead the direction of the CAC. If you are interested or know of a neighbor that would be good for the job, we'd love to talk to you.
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. 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!
Please contact us at chair@mordecaicac.org for more info.
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What’s next for the MCAC?
 Established in 1974, the Raleigh CACs played a major role in connecting citizens to their government in constantly evolving ways. In February 2020, the Raleigh City Council abolished the Citizens Advisory Councils with no notice. The Mordecai CAC leadership team quickly decided to continue serving our community, pivoting to Zoom meetings as the pandemic further disrupted our lives. While we’ve retained the well-known “CAC” acronym, we’ve rebranded ourselves as a “Community Action Coalition” to highlight the many neighborhoods that make up the Mordecai community. During 2020 and 2021 we've met monthly and heard from a variety of speakers on important topics impacting our community.
The Mordecai CAC continues to inform residents about issues impacting their neighborhoods and finding ways to offer input on those issues. In 2022, we hope to safely reconnect in person while still providing ways to connect electronically. Our monthly programs will alternate between online meetings and “Community Connect” events where we visit neighborhood amenities to learn more about their mission. Our spring and summer programs are mostly locked in as well as a few special events:
- March 8 Tiesha Hinton, Raleigh’s new Community Engagement Manager
- April 12 Community Connect event: Emmaus at Pilot Mill, church tour and social gathering
- May 10 TBA
- June 14 Community Connect event: Fletcher Academy, school tour and social gathering
- June 26 Annual Mordecai community picnic on the grounds of the Mordecai House
- July 4 Neighborhood 4th of July Parade
- August National Night Out (date TBD)
YOUR input is needed to shape the rest of the year’s schedule. What speakers would you like to hear from? Which neighborhood partners would you like to visit and learn more about? Please send your ideas to chair@mordecaicac.org. If you’re interested in joining the leadership team, please indicate that as well and we’ll be in touch to see where you’d like to fit in.
-Merrilee Jacobson
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Corner Pantry Items Needed!
Please keep our neighborhood Corner Pantry in mind for donations as you are able. It is at the corner of Glascock and Watauga Streets. We continue to welcome all to take what they need and leave what they can. The Corner Pantry has been utilized a great deal since being built, especially these past few months, so please help us maintain inventory by dropping off non-perishable foods as you are able. Thanks!
-Adrian Standish
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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: February 8, 2022
Featured Speakers: Parker Poe, Turnbridge Development, and J Davis Architects
Topic: Logan's Rezoning
Minutes: January 11, 2022
Featured Speaker: Mayor Mary-Ann Baldwin
Topics: A Conversation with Mayor Baldwin
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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Mordecai Community Scrap Metal Recycling 2022 Dates!
Do you live in the Raleigh Mordecai Community, including the Historic Oakwood neighborhood? Join the recycling program to keep metal items out of the landfill. Open enrollment is now live. More info: https://bit.ly/3sPLmQZ
-Reid Serozi
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