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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.

51
meetings in the window
704
agenda items
638
items tagged with a topic
36
topics seen

The story so far

Fuquay-Varina grows by voluntary annexation, and its big projects are water. An elevated tank on Wilbon Road cost $13.8 million. The board activated its water shortage response plan in April 2026 and reached Stage II conservation by July, and in May it proposed a 15 percent water and sewer rate increase and a 2-cent property tax increase.

Sixteen residents spoke at the 8 September meeting: six on a proposed rezoning of 417 and 419 Raleigh Street, eight on a no-parking ordinance in the North Lakes subdivision, and two on the town's Flock license plate reader cameras.

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On 5 October the board holds hearings on WakeMed's standalone emergency department at 6126 Dwight Rowland Road and a 105-home planned development at 7151 Sunset Lake Road. The Raleigh Street case and M/I Homes' 48 homes on Sunset Lake Road return from the table.

Drawn from 17 summarized meetings, last revised 8 days ago.

Most active topics

Agenda items per topic in Town of Fuquay-Varina, past 12 months.

Ranked bar chart of the 12 busiest topics. Rezoning leads with 65 agenda items, 10 percent of everything tagged in the window. The same numbers appear in the topics table below.

Rezoning65Parks and recreation64Budget and appropriations62Police and public safety47Roads and transportation47Annexation31Public facilities31Subdivision and site plans25Housing and affordability24Water and sewer24Contracts and procurement21Comprehensive plan19

All topics

Every topic seen in the window, with its share of tagged agenda items
TopicAreaItemsShareMeetings
Rezoning Land use 65 10% browse
Parks and recreation Services 64 10% browse
Budget and appropriations Money 62 9% browse
Police and public safety Services 47 7% browse
Roads and transportation Infrastructure 47 7% browse
Annexation Land use 31 4% browse
Public facilities Infrastructure 31 4% browse
Subdivision and site plans Land use 25 3% browse
Housing and affordability Land use 24 3% browse
Water and sewer Infrastructure 24 3% browse
Contracts and procurement Money 21 3% browse
Comprehensive plan Land use 19 2% browse
Appointments and personnel Governance 18 2% browse
Fees and utility rates Money 18 2% browse
Fire and EMS Services 16 2% browse
Land conversion and large development Land use 15 2% browse
Arts and public art Services 14 2% browse
Faith and cultural communities Services 13 2% browse
Health and human services Services 12 1% browse
Elections and districts Governance 8 1% browse
Environment and sustainability Services 7 1% browse
Grants and outside funding Money 7 1% browse
Intergovernmental agreements Governance 7 1% browse
Litigation and settlements Governance 6 0% browse
Zoning text amendment Land use 6 0% browse
Bonds and debt Money 5 0% browse
Broadband and technology Infrastructure 4 0% browse
Historic preservation Land use 4 0% browse
Schools and education Services 4 0% browse
Tax rate and revaluation Money 4 0% browse
Stormwater and flooding Infrastructure 3 0% browse
Economic development incentives Money 2 0% browse
Transit Infrastructure 2 0% browse
Civil rights and nondiscrimination Governance 1 0% browse
Ethics and transparency Governance 1 0% browse
State legislative agenda Governance 1 0% browse