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Board of Commissioners — Regular Meeting

Wake County · Board of Commissioners
Monday, November 17, 2025 at 2:00 pm · Wake County Justice Center

Regular meeting Budget and appropriationsFire and EMSGrants and outside fundingHealth and human servicesFarmland and open spaceHousing and affordabilityParks and recreationPublic facilitiesArts and public artContracts and procurementEconomic development incentivesEnvironment and sustainabilityHomelessness and shelterIntergovernmental agreementsPolice and public safetyRezoningRoads and transportationSchools and educationSubdivision and site plansTransit

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What was decided

  1. Approved 15.Affordable Housing Development Program (AHDP) Loan to Acquire Ownership Housing in Apex, NC accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, that the Board of Commissioners: 1. Approves a loan of up to $234,000 to the Raleigh Area Land Tr…

Another 12 items passed on the consent agenda, which is a single motion covering routine business. See the list.

Read from the agenda's recorded outcomes. Where the board published minutes, those are the record — this is a pointer to them.

What's on this agenda

Wake County commissioners take up a $234,000 loan to the Raleigh Area Land Trust for affordable homeownership in Apex, in the Prestwick and Huxley subdivisions. It is the only item outside the consent agenda. The consent agenda includes a construction contract for the Second Street Place renovation in Raleigh and an easement for the county's farmland preservation program. It also includes mutual aid agreements with 12 municipalities. The board also recognizes three retiring employees and hears public comment.

Summarized from the published agenda. Read the agenda itself before acting on it.

Meeting recap

What happened, drawn from the records published after the meeting. Minutes

Commissioners approved the loan unanimously, 7-0, after discussing how the land trust model lets homeowners build some equity while keeping the units affordable. They also approved the consent agenda and recognized three retiring employees. Nine residents spoke during public comment. Six urged the board to fund the county's cultural arts plan. Commissioners voted 6-1, with Commissioner Adamson opposed, to go into closed session on economic development incentives, and took no action afterward.

How the votes went

The board approved the agenda, the consent agenda, the $234,000 loan to the Raleigh Area Land Trust, and adjournment, each 7-0. It voted 6-1, with Commissioner Adamson opposed, to enter closed session.

From the published minutes.

Who spoke

9 members of the public spoke.

  1. A resident raised GoTriangle bus service to the airport and said the board's meeting broadcasts are hard to find online.
  2. A Cary resident spoke in support of funding the arts.
  3. David Brower, executive director of Pine Cone, asked the board to fund the cultural arts plan.
  4. A resident who said she is a professional storyteller spoke in support of the county's cultural arts plan.
  5. A Southwest Raleigh resident spoke in support of the cultural arts plan.
  6. Ragen Carlile, head of programming at the United Arts Council, asked the board to fund the arts.
  7. Michael Lowder, interim director of the NC Arts Foundation, spoke in support of the cultural arts plan.
  8. A Cary resident who said she is a professional storyteller spoke in support of the cultural arts plan.
  9. A resident raised a proposed rezoning near Lake Crabtree and the Umstead Coalition.

Read from the records the government published after the meeting. Members of the public are private residents and are not named or indexed.

Speaking at this meeting

Public comment runs 5:30 to 6 p.m. at the first regular meeting of the month and 2:30 to 3 p.m. at the second. Speakers get three minutes. Written comments can be submitted online between 9 a.m. and noon on the day of a regular meeting.

Wake County's own rules for public comment — check them before you rely on anything here.

Jump to an item (27 on this agenda)
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Susan Evans
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
  3. Invocation: Vice-Chair Don Mial
  4. Items of Business
  5. 1.Approval of Agenda
  6. 2.Retiree Recognition
  7. Consent Agenda
  8. 3.NC Division of Social Services Emergency Placement Fund
  9. 4.Accept and Appropriate Donated Funds to Emergency Medical Services
  10. 5.Appropriate Unallocated PROS Revenue into the Parks, Greenways, Recre…
  11. 6.Appropriate Grant Funds for the Continuum of Care Program
  12. 7.Technical Correction to Wake County Public School System FY 2026 Capi…
  13. 8.Appropriate Funds and Award Construction Contract for Second Street P…
  14. 9.Affordable Housing Loan Lien Position Change for Burrell Lofts in Ral…
  15. 10.Approval of Lease Amendment for Human Services Center Weatherbridge
  16. 11.Approve an Easement Acquisition on the Switzer Properties for the Cou…
  17. 12.Municipal Mutual Aid Agreements
  18. 13.FY 2026 Community Capital Competitive Process Approval and Appropriat…
  19. General Public Comments
  20. 14.General Public Comments
  21. Regular Agenda
  22. 15.Affordable Housing Development Program (AHDP) Loan to Acquire Ownersh…
  23. Other Business
  24. 16.Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
  25. 17.Other Reports from Commissioners
  26. Closed Session
  27. Adjourn

Agenda items (27)

Consent agenda · 12Procedural · 7Other · 2Discussion item · 2Staff or committee report · 2Proclamation or recognition · 1Closed session · 1
  1. Meeting Called to Order: Chair Susan Evans
    Other
  2. Pledge of Allegiance
    Procedural
  3. Invocation: Vice-Chair Don Mial
    Procedural
  4. Items of Business
    Procedural Fire and EMS
  5. 1. Approval of Agenda
    Procedural Fire and EMS
    The board approved the agenda.
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, to the Approval of Agenda. The motion carried by the following vote:
  6. 2. Retiree Recognition
    Proclamation or recognition Fire and EMS
    The board recognized retiring county employees.
  1. General Public Comments
    Procedural
  2. 14. General Public Comments
    Procedural Arts and public artRezoningTransit
    Nine residents spoke. Six urged the board to fund the county's cultural arts plan. They included the executive director of Pine Cone and the interim director of the NC Arts Foundation. Other speakers raised GoTriangle bus service to the airport, meeting broadcast visibility, and a residential rezoning near Lake Crabtree.
  3. Regular Agenda
    Other
  4. 15. Affordable Housing Development Program (AHDP) Loan to Acquire Ownership Housing in Apex, NC
    Discussion item Farmland and open spaceHousing and affordabilitySubdivision and site plans
    The board approved a loan of up to $234,000 to the Raleigh Area Land Trust for acquisition and permanent financing to support an affordable homeownership project in the Prestwick and Huxley subdivisions in Apex.
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Stallings moved, seconded by Commissioner Jackson, that the Board of Commissioners: 1. Approves a loan of up to $234,000 to the Raleigh Area Land Trust, Inc. for acquisition and permanent financing to support an affordable homeownership project within the Prestwick and Huxley Subdivisions in Apex, NC. 2. Authorizes the County Manager to execute necessary loan and regulatory documents …
  5. Other Business
    Discussion item
  6. 16. Reports from Advisory and Regional Boards
    Staff or committee report
  7. 17. Other Reports from Commissioners
    Staff or committee report
  8. Closed Session
    Closed session Economic development incentives
    The board discussed the possible location or expansion of industries in the county, including economic development incentives, in closed session. It took no action afterward.
  9. Adjourn
    Procedural
    accepted · Pass · Commissioner Thomas moved, seconded by Commissioner Waters, to adjourn. The motion carried by the following vote:

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