All North Carolina Adults over 16 are now eligible for Vaccination!  38.9% of the state's adult population is at least partially vaccinated against COVID-19 and 26.6% of the adult population is fully vaccinated against the virus.

Get County by County Vaccination Information at https://www.wral.com/where-can-I-get-the-covid-19-vaccine-in-my-county/19466004/ or go to https://myspot.nc.gov/ to set up a Vaccination Appointment.  

North Carolina received 391,760 first doses of Covid 19 Vaccine this week up from 326,780 last week.  (223,120 doses in second week of March, and 147, 575 doses second week of February).  

My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/10157700148536360/?t=24

Eastern Carolina Medical Center is holding a COVID-19 vaccination clinic in Morrisville on Friday, April 9, 2021.

The clinic will be held at the Hindu Society of North Carolina (HSNC) Temple located at 309 Aviation Parkway in Morrisville.


Between 9 a.m. and 6:30 p.m., 2,300 doses of the first Pfizer vaccine will be administered.
Registration is required for vaccination. Click the link below to register:

For those who have already received their first dose of Pfizer vaccine, 1,060 doses of the second Pfizer vaccine will be administered at the same time they received their first dose. No appointment is required for your second dose of the Pfizer vaccine.

Johnson & Johnson Vaccinations


Between 1 p.m. and 4 p.m., 250 doses of the Johnson & Johnson vaccine will be administered.
Registration is required for vaccination. Click the link below to register:

The Johnson & Johnson COVID-19 vaccine requires only one dose

UNC Chapel Hill Welcomes Hubert Davis!

Great to be on with Liz Johnson on the Policy Vibe Podcast!  Check out some of my Voices and Imitations during our game.

For Morrisville Carpenter Road Projects, please visit

https://www.townofmorrisville.org/residents/projects/morrisville-carpenter-road-improvements-project.

Members of the public will be required to sign in each time they visit an office. Town leadership is continuing to make decisions based on the most recent guidance from the NC Department of Health and Human Services, and further information about Town operations will be announced soon in my next newsletter.

The new Morrisville Senior Center, located in the McCrimmon Corners Shopping Center at 4117 Davis Drive, is now open! A variety of programs are offered, and walkthroughs are available during our standard hours of operation. Due to COVID-19, all visits and programs will be limited, requiring registration to maintain a safe environment for our participants. Programs through April 17 are listed. For details on the Center’s programs, hours, and sign-up options.  

For more information and sign up for tours, click here: https://www.townofmorrisville.org/government/departments-services/parks-recreation-cultural-resources/morrisville-senior-center

The Town of Morrisville is excited to announce that a six-month pilot of a new community engagement platform, Engage Morrisville, has launched! Engage Morrisville is a place for residents and businesses to get involved by sharing ideas and feedback on a variety of projects and topics affecting the Morrisville community. The new platform allows members of the community to participate and contribute to important selected community decisions from anywhere at any time.

Active projects that have already launched on the new platform include:

Community members can visit https://engagemorrisville.com/ to register and start providing their input on these and future important projects.

All Virtual Meetings can be streamed at https://www.facebook.com/TownOfMorrisville/

April 8th 6:30 p.m. Planning & Zoning Board

April 13th 6 pm Town Council Meeting

(Meeting may be a Hybrid Council Meeting but not sure yet)  

Send in all Public Comments to publiccomments@townofmorrisville.org.  

Saturday, April 24 is Morrisville’s Green Day! From 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. at Church Street Park, Morrisville will have a socially-distanced, touch-free collection event. Document shredding and an opportunity to recycle electronics (including laptops), fats, oils, grease and textiles will be provided.

Save the date and visit www.townofmorrisville.org/greenday for details and updates as they are published.

Morrisville has been ranked No. 1 Best Place to Live in North Carolina for 2021 by Niche.  I am proud of this achievement but we need more than rankings.  I will continue to share my Playbook every week on what we can do to be the Number 1 Live, Work and Play Town in the State and Nation!  

Niche in their 2021 Best Places to Live in America, ranks Morrisville No. 1 in several categories including:

Morrisville ranks No. 2 in Best Suburbs for Young Professionals in North Carolina and Best Suburbs for Young Professionals in Raleigh. Morrisville also ranks No. 3 for Places with the Best Public Schools in North Carolina and Suburbs with the Best Public Schools in North Carolina.

For this news item and details on Niche's ranking and grading methodology click here:

My Message: https://www.facebook.com/steve.s.rao/videos/10157678968881360/?t=20

Over the next few weeks, I will be putting together listening sessions and Focus Groups across the Town with the Business Community, Neighborhoods, Technology Leaders/CEOs, and entrepreneurs, and HOAs to develop a Long Term Vision for the Town, as I consider how I will continue to serve the citizens of Morrisville, either running for the same At Large Seat, and based on many citizens’ request across the Town, am putting together an Exploratory Committee for Mayor as I explore serving in another role on the Council.

I will make my final decision by the end of April of whether I will run again for the Council and if I do, for what Seat.   I thank the many citizens across the Town who have expressed an interest in me continuing to serve.  The election could be delayed until 2022, which will also affect my decision as I am weighing my options for the future in how I can continue to serve the citizens of North Carolina.

Either way, I want to thank all of the citizens for allowing me to serve you or the past decade, both as an At Large Council Member and a former Mayor Pro Tem (2015-2017)

Every week, I will be sharing a Play from the Morrisville Playbook which will transform us to be the number one Town to Live, Work, and Play in the country.

It is time to imagine what the Mosaic of Morrisville can be, a nonpartisan, coalition of diverse, engaged citizens, bringing out the best in each other, so we can be the Champions of the World!

Please email me to sr@steverao.com to set up a Listening Session and Stay tuned for our Play of the Week, over the weekend or early next week.

Wake County: Wake County Public Health Vaccine Hotline 919-250-1515.  It is now available 24 hours a day, seven days a week, or visit website at https://covid19.wakegov.com/vaccine!

Durham County: 919-635-8150 or email at DCoCOVIDvaccines@dconc.gov. 2-1-1 or 888-892-1162.

Duke Raleigh Hospital at (19) 620- 5167.

Process is to Call or visit website, join the waiting list, receive notification, and get your Vaccination Appointment!

To set up an Appointment with any County Department, please visit covid19.ncdhhs.gov/findyourspot

Walgreens will offer Covid 19 Vaccine in 300 Stores (31,200 doses) in North Carolina starting on Feb 12 as a distributor under the Federal Retail Pharmacy Program and is planning to distribute 1 million doses of the Moderna Vaccine.  For more information, sign up at walgreens.com/findcare/vaccination/covid-19.

For Wake County Covid 19 Testing Sites, please visit https://covid19.wakegov.com/testing/.  

Testing will now be across the street at Vision Church RDU, which will operate weekly, 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Monday through Saturday. No appointments for testing are needed, and no IDs or insurance are required.

The Departure Drive facility in northeast Raleigh where thousands of people have gotten COVID-19 tests will soon offer vaccinations, when it opens next week as Wake County's first regional vaccination clinic. The Wake County Human Services Center at Departure Drive has served as a free COVID-19 testing center since December. In the past five months, this site has conducted more than 70,000 COVID-19 tests.

Soon, those on the Wake County's vaccine request list who are invited to make an appointment for a shot will be able to choose from four different locations:

The Lee County Government Health Department has expanded vaccine registration to include people in Group 5.

To register for the COVID-19 vaccine with the Lee County Health Department, call (919) 842-5744 or to register in Spanish, (919) 718-4640 option 8. Calls will be accepted Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. until 4:30 p.m. or you can fill out an on line form at https://leecountync.gov/covid19.  

Click Here to Make an Appt: https://co.cumberland.nc.us/departments/public-health-group/public-health/covid-19-vaccine or call (910) 678-7657 weekdays from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. if you need assistance with the form or have questions.

The Cumberland County Department of Public Health continues to hold free COVID-19 vaccination clinics at the Crown Expo Center for eligible individuals in Groups 1, 2, 3 ,4 and 5.

The COVID-19 Community Vaccination Center opened at Four Seasons Town Centre in Greensboro oIt will operate seven days a week with the capacity to provide up to 3,000 vaccinations per day, with an indoor clinic and a drive-thru clinic in the parking lot. First doses of the Pfizer vaccine will be provided during the center’s first three weeks (March 10- 30). Second doses of Pfizer will be provided during the next three weeks (March 31-April 20).

To reach more marginalized and underserved communities, the main vaccination center at Four Seasons Town Centre will support additional sites and mobile vaccination clinics in communities of need in Guilford and surrounding counties.

To Set up appointment, visit https://www.guilfordcountync.gov/how-do-i/gso-mass-vax.  

Join us Friday, April 9th for the IoT Slam!  8:30 am to 4 pm!

Join us for the RIoT Your Reality Challenge First Pitch event! A selected group of applicants will pitch their creative solutions and ideas in the hopes of competing for a spot in the RIoT Accelerator Program and a cash prize of $40k.

Register at: https://www.meetup.com/RIoT-NC/events/276814265/

Join us on April 21 at 2pm for the Annual North Carolina Veteran Business Association Annual Meeting.  I look forward to Moderating this event, and am honored to serve on the Board!  

Register at https://www.ncvetbiz.org/!  

Join me Sunday 4 PM on Radio Mirchi for another update on local issues.

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Join us every Friday on World Edition at 10 am for the Great America Project Panel where we discuss how we rebuild Americas' image with leaders from around the country and world.