A meeting is planned after residents say they are fed up with area children committing acts of theft and vandalism.
There are lingering concerns from one Raleigh neighborhood.
Apex's Environmental Advisory Board greenlit a rezoning recommendation proposal for the plan.
Inside a packed council chamber, the Raleigh City Council voted 6-2 to approve a rezoning request for a downtown mixed-use development.
"This is beautiful, now it's following us, until she almost killed me," said a victim of the squirrel attack.
A rezoning proposal, which could open the door to a 30-story building, has residents frustrated and some local businesses open to redevelopment.