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Wake County Commissioners have informally agreed to restore more than $600,000 in cuts in the county manager’s proposed budget. Although more than half that money will be given to non-profits, commissioners say the allocations are a “soft landing” as they wean programs off county funding.
Raleigh residents can support local journal while listening to the Piedmont Laureate at a special event later this month. Author Scott Huler will speak at Dos Taquitos Centro June 28 as a fundraiser for The Raleigh Public Record.
Plans are moving forward to renovate Moore Square in downtown Raleigh. But the city’s Tree Conservation task force says those plans will hurt the square’s best feature: the trees.
Some implored. Some stated facts and figures. All asked for more money. The Wake County Commission held a public hearing Monday for the proposed 2011-12 budget, which takes effect July 1. In other business, the board voted for new residency districts for the first time in 30 years.
Banners advertising Wake County libraries will soon add a splash of color to the concrete facade of the downtown county parking deck. Wake County Commissioners approved a design Monday for 15 colorful banners, which will be hung on the sides of the parking deck on McDowell and Davie streets.
Wake County’s budget will increase next year — but not by much. Many county departments could see cuts next year in a budget proposal presented Monday. The recommended $951.5 million Fiscal Year 2012 budget is only $300,000 more than this year’s spending plan. The proposal maintains the current property tax rate of 53.4 cents.
During the County Commission’s work session Monday, County Manager David Cooke explained that the county puts in 15.76 cents per dollar of property tax into the debt/capital fund. For the third year in a row, the county borrowed from that pool to put more money into the operating fund.
City Councilwoman Nancy McFarlane announced Wednesday she will run for mayor this fall. The announcement comes one day after Mayor Charles Meeker said he plans not to run for a sixth term. She has served on the Council as representative of District A since 2007.
Wake County is holding up its end of the funding bargain for the Green Square project, agreeing Monday to pay out $2 million during the next several years.
Commissioners approved a resolution Monday to allow county staff to handle new site acquisitions and the legal representation in worker’s compensation claims.
