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.
The story so far
Wake County commissioners put $278 million in general obligation bonds for schools and Wake Tech on the November 2026 ballot, adopting both bond orders on 6 July.
The detention center Phase 3 expansion went from briefing to approval in a week. An April 13 work session laid out a 600-bed addition estimated at $175 million to $210 million, and the board approved the design on consent a week later.
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On 5 October the board holds hearings on the schedule of values for the 2027 revaluation and on removing Wendell from the county fire tax district at the town's request. It also takes up buying 3211 Bramer Drive for $4.15 million as a shelter for women. Staff are to tell a committee the same day that federal SNAP changes could cost the county about $12 million a year from 2027.
Drawn from 34 summarized meetings, last revised 8 days ago.
Most active topics
Ranked bar chart of the 12 busiest topics. Appointments and personnel leads with 115 agenda items, 12 percent of everything tagged in the window. The same numbers appear in the topics table below.