Mordecai Community Action Coalition
Mordecai CAC
The KEY to Strong Community
March 2023 Mordecai Newsletter: https://mailchi.mp/cedf946b54da/march2023
Join us: Thursday, March 16 on Zoom or Facebook
We will be having a special MCAC meeting this month. Our presenter will be Tania Tully from the Raleigh Historic Development Commission, along with members of the Mordecai Historic Preservation Committee. Learn more about their research and proposals for the Mordecai neighborhood. Please register in advance. (Note: this meeting is on the second Thursday instead of our regular second Tuesday meeting time.)
Streetside HOD for Mordecai?”
Learn more with Tania Tully from the RHDC
When: Mar 16, 2023 07:30 PM Eastern Time (US and Canada)
Register in advance for this meeting:
https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIvdeyqqzkvHdYHSK2j4tlKrAchUNW5rCDh
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the meeting.
MCAC Agenda
March 16, 2023
Online meeting 7:30-8:30pm
Welcome/Agenda
Announcements
Police Report
Committee updates:
-Clover Lane Rezoning Committee
-Brookside Townhomes
“Streetside HOD for Mordecai?”
More info about Streetside HODs here: https://rhdc.org/sites/default/files/streetside_HOD_staff_presentation.pdf
Clover Lane Rezoning
Existing apartments will be torn down.
The rezoning application has no provision for affordable housing.
This rezoning, if approved, sets a precedent for similar proposals in Mordecai.
The conditions propose 280 apartments in a 4 story building with one level of parking underneath.
CALL TO ACTION- MARCH 21:
The owners filed final conditions last Friday and cannot change them again before this case comes before City Council on March 21.
Without a continuance, Council will vote on this rezoning on March 21st at 1pm.
Please continue to follow our MCAC social media channels and this website to get updates about next steps.
Sign the Clover Lane petition : https://chng.it/VbcM2WSYTJ
New Leaders Needed!
Do you live in the Mordecai Community? Do you feel that our community coalition is important? Please consider getting involved with the MCAC.
We have a great organization and a strong group of volunteers, but we must elect new co-chairs to continue our monthly meetings. There will be further meetings until we elect new co-chairs.
The co-chairs serve a one or two year term. Elections typically take place in January. The co-chairs plan monthly meetings and agendas, lead the meetings, and attend all MCAC functions.
We also need a chairperson or a small committee that will head up our annual Lawn Party/Community Picnic event, usually held in June at the Mordecai Historic Park.
And we'd love to bring back our Community Yard Sale Day, usually held on a Saturday in May.
Leaders must be active on our Slack workspace and communicate regularly with other CAC officers. Reach out to chair@mordecaicac.org if you are interested!
Recent Newsletters and Videos
The MCAC publishes a monthly newsletter and is also active on social media. Please subscribe to our newsletter here
Join us!
The Mordecai CAC regularly meets on the second Tuesday of each month, September-June.
The CAC Leadership team is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Email chair@mordecaicac.org for info or join our Slack Workspace.
MCAC Newsletters here.
A community committee formed in April 2022. They are meeting weekly and having discussions on Slack. Contact neighborhood leaders by emailing: cloverlane@mordecaicac.org.
More Info here.
Learn more about our preservation group and the Seaboard Station development here.
The MHPC was formed in May 2021 to explore city tools for making redevelopment in Mordecai more balanced and predictable.
Contact us/get involved: mhpc@mordecaicac.org
#NorthPerson Street
The Person Street Partnership was created to build momentum for our MCAC community business district along North Person Street. Follow the PSP Instagram or Facebook page!
Mordecai CAC -
The KEY to Strong Community
The KEY to Strong Community
The Mordecai CAC kept going after our February 2020 separation from the City of Raleigh CAC structure. We reorganized and we have a new name, the Mordecai Community Action Coalition. We are still an active member of the RCAC organization, too.
Neighbors, we hope you'll get involved.
Join us on Slack:
The CAC Leadership group is open and welcomes any resident of the Mordecai Community. Email chair@mordecaicac.org for info or join our Slack Workspace.
VOLUNTEER with the Mordecai CAC- make your community a better place!
Co-Chair Needed NOW!
Monthly Newsletter Editor
If you are interested or know of a neighbor that would be good for these jobs, we'd love to talk to you.
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 1/2 of Oakwood.
Please contact chair@mordecaicac.org or via messenger ASAP.
The Mordecai Community includes several downtown Raleigh neighborhoods, including Mordecai, Oakdale, Pilot Mill, and East Mordecai.
Meetings are held the second Tuesday of the month, September-June, from 7:30 PM to 8:30 PM. Currently we are meeting on Zoom.
Agendas/minutes/links are emailed in our newsletter.
Meet your neighbors at one of our social events. We hope to be able to have our holiday social, annual picnic, 4th of July Parade and more next year.
The MCAC has multiple communication channels available to residents regarding neighborhoods, parks, zoning, crime, local businesses and other community announcements.
Mordecai CAC, Raleigh NC
For over 40 years, the MCAC has provided ways for citizens to share important announcements, meet neighbors, and learn about interesting community services and programs. We hope that residents from all parts of our community will get involved as we move forward!