Meet your neighbors at our upcoming events:
November 2023: There will not be a Mordecai CAC meeting this month. Please plan to join us for the holiday social in December and for a special meeting and tour at Seaboard in January!
- November 14 - No meeting
- December 12 - MCAC Holiday Social at Pelagic Beer & Wine, 7:30pm
- January 9 - Seaboard Station update and tour. On site at The Signal apartments, 7:30pm
Connect with Mordecai community neighbors through our our website, http://mordecaicac.org and also on NextDoor Community, the MCAC Facebook page, Instagram, and Twitter.
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Give for Thanksgiving!
Please help give back to the community by donating food for Thanksgiving. There are three opportunities below, and many more throughout the city. Read below for more info about Cranksgiving, The RVE/Open Table Pantry Food Drive, and the Corner Pantry.
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Please contribute food items to the
Raleigh Village East Food Drive for the Open Table Pantry.
Raleigh Village East (RVE) is an Aging in Place Community that encompasses these downtown Raleigh neighborhoods: Oakwood, Pilot Mill, Mordecai, East Mordecai, Oakdale, Capitol Heights, Idlewild, College Park, Madonna Acres, Chavis Park and South Park.
Details below:
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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, so please help us maintain inventory by dropping off non-perishable foods as you are able. Thanks!
-Adrian Standish
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Vote to Fund Projects in Our District
Cast a vote to see your favorite project in next year's budget.
The City is inviting residents to help determine how to spend $1,000,000 in capital funding city-wide: that's $200,000 per district. During last year's budget engagement process, residents indicated needs in the areas of community development, transportation, community engagement, and sustainability.
Participatory budgeting is happening now through the end of the year! More info and voting here:
https://raleighnc.gov/engage-city/services/vote-fund-projects-your-district
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Leaf Collection Time
Fall is here and city-wide leaf collection will begin October 30, 2023.
***In the Mordecai community, our collection weeks are November 6 and January 22.***
Raleigh neighborhoods are divided into 12 zones for this service. The Mordecai Community is spread across two leaf collection zones numbered 8 and 11. Crews will start collecting in Zone 10 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.
ZONE 11 begins November 6: Those living west of Wake Forest Rd including the Mordecai, Pilot Mill and Capital Park neighborhood.
ZONE 8 begins January 22: Those living east of Wake Forest Rd including the East Mordecai, Oakdale and Oakwood neighborhoods.
Alternatives to Loose Leaf Collection: We encourage you to consider using other options to manage leaves:
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Mulching – conserves water, helps prevent weeds, and improves the overall health of your lawn or garden, and also benefits the broader environment.
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Bi-Weekly Yard Waste Collection - As a reminder, residents can utilize their lime green yard waste carts and up to 15 biodegradable paper bags for leaves as part of their regular yard waste collection.
The city website can be found at https://raleighnc.gov/leaf
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Volunteer with the Mordecai CAC - make your community a better place!
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.
The MCAC Leadership Team is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Our core group of neighbors communicates regularly to plan meetings and share ideas for citizen engagement. We'd love to have more neighbors get involved. The leadership team communicates via a Slack Workspace. All residents are welcome to join.
Please contact David and Dexter at chair@mordecaicac.org.
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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: September 12, 2023 coming soon
Featured Speakers: MCAC Leadership Team
Topic: Mordecai 101
Minutes: April 11, 2023 coming soon
Featured Speaker: Tania Tully, RHDC
Topic: Streetside Overlay for Mordecai?
Minutes: November 8, 2022
Featured Speakers: Pat Young, Director of Planning
Topic: Missing Middle
Minutes: September 22, 2022
Featured Speakers: Candidate forum for District C City Council
Minutes: May 10, 2022
Featured Speakers: Tina Govan, Placemaking; Toby Coleman, Clover Lane Rezoning
Minutes: April 12, 2022
In person meeting at Emmaus Church
Minutes: March 8, 2022
Featured Speaker: Tiesha Hinton
Topic: Community Engagement
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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