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Commission Kills Raleigh Hotel FAR Increase, Then Revives It Hours Later
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Commission Kills Raleigh Hotel FAR Increase, Then Revives It Hours Later

The ordinance needed six of seven votes and failed 4–3 after Commissioner David Suarez took about five minutes to cast the deciding no. After the lunch recess, backers used the Sutnick forum to ask for a do-over, and the Mayor and Commissioner Monica Matteo-Salinas switched. It passed 6–1.

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