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Richard Cook, Treasurer
Legislative
Assistant,
Cindy Garrison
(919) 715-6400
In-session Office Hours: 9 to 5 Monday - Friday
Mailing Address:
16 West Jones Street, Room 1028
Raleigh,
NC 27601
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December 15, 2002 N&O "City leaders go knocking for opinions" "It was the first time that Raleigh Mayor Charles Meeker and City Council member Janet Cowell felt compelled to go door to door over a zoning dispute. Both agreed that neighborhood opposition to Crosland Inc.'s proposed mixed-use development of housing, offices and shops on a prime 12 acres off Wade Avenue warranted some "cold-call politics," as Cowell put it. So, the pair -- Meeker wearing a jacket and tie, Cowell clad in jeans -- canvassed houses near Cameron Village on Saturday morning in advance of a council vote Wednesday on the project." October 16, 2002 N&O "Red-light cameras closer to reality" "Council member Janet Cowell.voted against moving forward with the contract. Cowell said she didn't think it was appropriate for government to place cameras in public places. " May 16, 2002 N&O "Don't rely on good intentions" "To City Council member Janet Cowell, who also participated in the Bickett Place discussions, meeting with both sides of an issue is not improper tinkering. It's being engaged; it's being an activist council member. Cowell told me she hopes there will be less need for such meetings as the city's urban design guidelines and infill guidelines -- currently being hashed out by the Planning Commission -- bring neighbors and developers to the table to resolve their differences. Ditto for the city's new ordinance requiring developers to meet with neighbors. I hope Cowell is right."
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