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A recent bid by the Wake County Commission to take over school site ownership and construction isn’t new. In fact, the Commission has been trying to change the way schools are built since at least 2002.
For the first time in years, Wake County departments get to request more money instead of deciding where to cut.
Wake County Commissioners Monday denied funding for a new school on the site of the YWCA near downtown Raleigh.
UNC Health Care and Wake County have entered into a lease that would allow for the takeover of the county-owned campus.
Structural changes to the WakeBrook Recovery Center have been delayed as the state continues to review paperwork.
Newcomer Caroline Sullivan was sworn into the Wake County Commission Monday along with returning Commissioners Betty Lou Ward and James West. Commissioners Joe Bryan and Phil Matthews were elected board chair and vice chair.
Voters in Orange County recently agreed to spend an extra half-cent on sales tax for increased transit options. Now that both Durham and Orange Counties have passed the plan, what’s next for Wake County?
Wake County Commission Chair Paul Coble delivered the annual State of the County address Monday. Here is the text of his speech.
Wake County Commissioners Monday approved the school district’s purchase of the former YWCA to be used in the future as a school.
School district officials this week suggested purchasing the former YWCA building for a future school downtown, but Wake County Commissioners aren’t sure they’re getting a good deal.
