Residents and groups press Raleigh council on fire benefits, pay study, trees and Vision Zero during budget hearing

Octavia Rainey, community resident, told the Raleigh City Council during a public hearing on the manager's proposed operating and capital budget that the city must treat fire and police pay equally and restore investment to historically displaced neighborhoods. “You relocated 1,000 people. You demolished 3 churches. You demolished over 500 businesses,” Rainey said, asking council to include $300,000 for Fourth Ward in the budget.