We recently met with Carole Meyre, Raleigh Citizens Advisory Council (RCAC) Chairperson, to discuss how we could help citizens find information about development projects in their communities.

Beginning today, the first DSinsider blog of each month will identify some of the noteworthy development projects that were submitted for review during the previous month. And since we’ll only be covering a few here, we’ve published recent case files for all proposed development projects and zoning proposals for you to browse (cases are listed by most recent submittal for the current calendar year).

Here are a couple of recent proposals you might find interesting:

We’re only three weeks from the official start of summer, and as usual, we’ve seen an uptick in the number of permits issued. This trend is typical during the spring and summer months as these are traditionally the peak seasons for residential construction in the United States. According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the average amount spent on construction is about 35% higher in the summer versus the winter.