BCR's Daily Fishwrap Report for December 11, 2009

The big local news in today's paper, naturally, is the Durham Committee vote we discussed here last night; the Indy and the Herald-Sun vie for the best coverage, with the N&O having a more perfunctory treatment. In other news: 

City Budget Looking Good - For Now: Tight spending controls by the city administration have led to a budget that's $1.9 million under spending projections, though recessionary hits on spending could mean revenue could underperform by $1.6 million. The new recycling program and deal have boosted Solid Waste's bottom line, while calls for water conservation (and presumably higher water rates) have helped Water Management to a solid bottom line this year. (Herald-Sun)

Durham Novelist Named Piedmont Laureate: Zelda Lockhart, a Durham-based novelist and author of the award-winning books "Fifth Born" and "Cold Running Creek," has been named the second Piedmont Laureate, which provides an honorarium and a platform for presenting on literature to the community. (Herald-Sun)

DCVB Sees Image Shine: The DCVB presented to the City Council on Durham's image, which a CVB-sponsored survey finds ranks the highest in the state for positive opinions, with three out of four North Carolinians holding positive opinions about the Bull City. (N&O)

Dos Perros Shines in N&O Review: Greg Cox's review of Dos Perros in downtown Durham has made its way to the paper, and Charlie Deal's new Mexican digs draw a very-strong four-star review from the N&O critic. (N&O)

Comments

[Rob Gillespie]

The poll results are very interesting, especially the number of Wake and Orange residents that are aware of the DPAC. If I remember correctly, weren't over half of all tickets going to folks from Wake and Orange?

[Andrew]

Raleigh's cup runneth over with arrogance.

http://www.newraleigh.com/articles/archive/raleigh-detroit/

[James]

@Andrew: Based on his post, it's easy to see why Mr. Sartain ran so poorly in the City Council election. Regional deniers are harming their communities and limiting their communities' possibilities. We don't need people like that in office.

Sadly, the arrogance displayed by some Raleigh leaders and some wannabes like Mr. Sartain are a hinderance. The best thing for truly visionary leaders, elected and otherwise, is to ignore these folks and keep pressing with projects that recognize the unqiue nature of each community while bringing all of us together as a true region. That is what's sustainable.