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What local government has been working on

Every agenda item collected over the past 12 months, tagged against one shared topic list so a rezoning in Apex counts the same as a rezoning in Cary. Counts are agenda items, not meetings.

605
meetings in the window
3,297
agenda items
1,391
items tagged with a topic
32
topics seen

No written rollup yet. The counts below come straight from the tagged agenda items and stand on their own; the narrative appears once the summarization worker has run. 1 summarized meeting is waiting to be folded in.

Most active topics

Agenda items per topic, past 12 months.

Ranked bar chart of the 12 busiest topics. Appointments and personnel leads with 197 agenda items, 14 percent of everything tagged in the window. The same numbers appear in the topics table below.

Appointments and personnel197Budget and appropriations151Parks and recreation137Fire and EMS122Rezoning94Grants and outside funding71Annexation58Police and public safety42Environment and sustainab…41Roads and transportation39Stormwater and flooding36Housing and affordability35

Month by month

Each topic is drawn on its own scale, so a small topic's shape stays readable next to a large one. The number is the window total.

Appointments and personnel
197
Budget and appropriations
151
Parks and recreation
137
Fire and EMS
122
Rezoning
94
Grants and outside funding
71
Annexation
58
Police and public safety
42

Which governments are working on what

Darker means more agenda items on that topic. Empty cells mean the topic did not come up.

Grid of 14 topics across 5 governments, shaded by how many agenda items each pair produced. Wake County has the most tagged items overall. The full numbers follow in a table.

Wake CountyTown of CaryChatham CountyTown of PittsboroTown of ApexAppointments and person…Budget and appropriatio…Parks and recreationFire and EMSRezoningGrants and outside fund…AnnexationPolice and public safetyEnvironment and sustain…Roads and transportationStormwater and floodingHousing and affordabili…Schools and educationIntergovernmental agree…
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Agenda items by topic and government
TopicWake CountyTown of CaryChatham CountyTown of PittsboroTown of Apex
Appointments and personnel116354159
Budget and appropriations254143420
Parks and recreation194631383
Fire and EMS8726900
Rezoning1631497
Grants and outside funding33181910
Annexation341185
Police and public safety2241132
Environment and sustainability302981
Roads and transportation128073
Stormwater and flooding231030
Housing and affordability1607102
Schools and education1731410
Intergovernmental agreements1151800

All topics

Every topic seen in the window, with its share of tagged agenda items
TopicAreaItemsShareMeetings
Appointments and personnel Governance 197 14% browse
Budget and appropriations Money 151 10% browse
Parks and recreation Services 137 9% browse
Fire and EMS Services 122 8% browse
Rezoning Land use 94 6% browse
Grants and outside funding Money 71 5% browse
Annexation Land use 58 4% browse
Police and public safety Services 42 3% browse
Environment and sustainability Services 41 2% browse
Roads and transportation Infrastructure 39 2% browse
Stormwater and flooding Infrastructure 36 2% browse
Housing and affordability Land use 35 2% browse
Schools and education Services 35 2% browse
Intergovernmental agreements Governance 34 2% browse
Subdivision and site plans Land use 34 2% browse
Contracts and procurement Money 33 2% browse
Public facilities Infrastructure 31 2% browse
Health and human services Services 30 2% browse
Bonds and debt Money 29 2% browse
Transit Infrastructure 25 1% browse
Zoning text amendment Land use 25 1% browse
Solid waste and recycling Infrastructure 21 1% browse
Elections and districts Governance 16 1% browse
Comprehensive plan Land use 13 0% browse
Tax rate and revaluation Money 11 0% browse
Water and sewer Infrastructure 11 0% browse
Economic development incentives Money 7 0% browse
Broadband and technology Infrastructure 5 0% browse
Fees and utility rates Money 3 0% browse
Historic preservation Land use 3 0% browse
Faith and cultural communities Services 1 0% browse
State legislative agenda Governance 1 0% browse