Editing Dix Park (section)

==== 2026 MOA update ====
On January 20, 2026, council authorized the [[Raleigh City Manager]] to execute a new MOA with the Conservancy, as the implementation needs of the park have changed since the 2020 MOA.<ref name=":0">{{Cite web|publisher=City of Raleigh|access-date=January 27, 2026|website=raleighnc.gov|title=Bid Award - Dix Park Demolition and Abatement - Webb-Harrell
Construction Service Corp.|url=https://pub-raleighnc.escribemeetings.com/FileStream.ashx?DocumentId=7997}}</ref> The new MOA would replace the Dix Park Leadership Committee with a more formal group called the "Dix Park Commission". The makeup of the Commission would include appointments from the Mayor and Council, three from the Conservancy, one from the [[Wake County Board of Commissioners]], NCSU, Department of Agriculture, Parks Advisory Board, and newly combined Community committee. Like other boards and commissions, no elected officials would serve on the Commission. 

The Commission would oversee and approve Dix Park policies, make recommendations to the council around naming rights, and prioritize projects for funding to Council. The Commission would also approve public art projects with input from the [[Raleigh Arts]] staff and [[Public Art Design Board]]. The new MOA would also give the Conservancy more flexibility and decision-making authority around donor recognition and naming rights, and designate the Conservancy as the primary partner for all new and adaptive reuse of buildings and development.

Dorothea Dix Park is referenced in the City’s long-range planning documents, including the [[Raleigh Comprehensive Plan]], as a key civic and recreational asset.<ref>{{cite web|title=2030 Comprehensive Plan|url=https://raleighnc.gov/planning/services/2030-comprehensive-plan|website=raleighnc.gov|publisher=City of Raleigh|access-date=October 24, 2023}}</ref>