Responding to a slow economic recovery, the proposed Wake County budget will increase library hours, pay for new employees and give current employees raises while leaving taxes at current levels.
In a split vote along party lines, Wake County Commissioners Monday decided against joining the City of Raleigh in its Critical Public Safety because the center would not be located underground.
County budget talks for the next fiscal year start next week, and Wake County Manager David Cooke says he will propose building the long-awaited Northeast Regional Library in Wakefield.
Wake County Commissioners Monday approved a contract with Marathon Health to manage and operate a new employee health clinic that would be free to use by county staff.
Wake County Commissioners may open two free health clinics to serve county employees, which county staff say will save money. In other business Monday, Commissioners discussed whether to partner with Raleigh for county emergency communications.
County Commissioners approved changes this week to the business incentive grant to accommodate MetLife, which the company says will bring in jobs with hefty salaries.
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.
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