Mordecai CAC
the key to strong community
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Please 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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Join the MCAC in MAY and JUNE for spring community events! On May 9 we'll have an adult social at The Station. There will be a few announcements and hopefully a quick officer election, but this is mostly a chance to meet some neighbors and learn more about our group. We hope you'll stop by! (Cash bar.)
Mordecai Mixer
Tuesday, May 9
7:30-~8:30pm
The Station on Person Street
Then please save the date for June 25 and join us for the 40th Annual Mordecai Community Picnic! This year it will be a lawn party on the grounds of the Mordecai Historic Park. Bring your family and friends to this fun annual gathering. If you'd like to get involved as a musician or vendor please reach out to social@mordecaicac.org. More info here.
and TONIGHT (April 25) the City is holding an In-Person meeting about the next phase of the Blount/Person project:
Blount St. and Person St. Design In-Person Meeting, April 25
We are ready to show the design plans and get the public's feedback on design plans for our Blount Street and Person Street project.
This in-person event is part of the Virtual Open House we holding between April 10 and May 7, 2023. During the in-person event teams members will be on hand to talk about the plans and answer questions about the project.
Tuesday, April 25
6:00-8:00pm
Tarboro Road Community Center
121 N. Tarboro Street
More info:
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Virtual Open House & Public Meeting
Neighbors who have lived in Mordecai for 10 years or so have seen the multi-phase Blount/Person Street project from its inception. Through the leadership of the City, the Person Street Partnership and the MCAC, this multi-million dollar improvement plan has become a reality.
Want to find out where we are today? There’s a virtual open house about the project that runs through May 7 as well as an in-person meeting on April 25.
We Want Your Feedback!
Please let us know what you think of the proposed plans. Take our Public Input Survey. The survey is open through May 7.
More information is available through this link: https://raleighnc.gov/projects/blount-st-and-person-st-two-way-conversion-project
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April 2022 Update:
MHPC Streetside HOD Process Update
The MHPC would like to offer an update on a possible Historic Overlay District-Streetside (HOD-S) for Mordecai Place. The city defines this process, summarized here:
Because Mordecai needed an updated architectural survey to evaluate changes in inventory (here), we are still at the checkbox labeled "Demonstrate Neighborhood Support."
The committee's next step will be to reach out to neighbors with an FAQ document we have drafted based on feedback from neighbors on Slack and email. We will post this list of questions and answers and receive comment.
Once this informational and educational process has concluded, each homeowner will be asked to vote (one vote per address) to authorize the Raleigh Historic Development Commission (which is part of city government) to draw up a character description of Mordecai Place and an HOD-S proposal. Voting to authorize the plan does not make any changes to the neighborhood's zoning status. The city invests financially in this planning process and they want to know it has broad support before moving forward.
Only after a plan has been developed and reviewed by neighbors would there be an official vote for or against the HOD-S (indicated on the process list as "Citizen Polling"). Both rounds of voting (first, for or against drawing up a plan; then, later, for or against the HOD-S plan itself) will require at least a simple majority of homeowners (roughly 120 votes) and will likely be conducted by post-card or door-to-door canvassing. This will be a transparent and careful process. If you'd like to be involved, or get more informed on the benefits and trade-offs of an HOD-S, please join us on Slack (link), join our email list (mhpc@googlegroups.com), and follow our website https://www.mordecaicac.org/MHPC.
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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: March 16, 2023
Featured Speakers: Tania Tully, RHDC
Topic: Streetside HOD in 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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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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