Local government links

• Wake County government

Cities in Wake County:

• Apex
• Cary
• Fuquay-Varina
• Garner
• Holly Springs
• Knightdale
• Morrisville
• Raleigh
• Rolesville
• Wake Forest
• Wendell
• Zebulon

Local political web sites and blogs

• www.carypolitics.org
• www.belowthebeltline.org
• www.raleigheconews.com

Impact fees

• Learn about impact fees generally at: www.impactfees.com
• Read the Duncan Report on Raleigh's facility fees at: www.raleighnc.gov/publications/Public_Affairs/Facility_Fee_Study.pdf

• Democracy NC (to follow the political influence of money on politics) www.democracy-nc.org
• Land for Tomorrow (statewide coalition promoting funding for open space protection) www.landfortomorrow.org
• League of Women Voters – Wake County (how to contact local elected officials) http://www.rtpnet.org/~wakelwv/
• "Follow the Money" at the North Carolina Center for Voter Education: www.ncvotered.com/
• NC Policy Watch (non-profit that follows the NC General Assembly) www.ncpolicywatch.com
• The Neuse River and its tributary streams flow through Wake County. Learn more about protecting the Neuse at: www.neuseriver.org
• Partnership for North Carolina’s Future ( coalition of statewide and local groups supporting ways to fund growth’s infrastructure costs in NC) Website: www.ncfuturenow.org
• The Neuse River and its tributary streams flow through Wake County. Learn more about protecting the Neuse at: www.neuseriver.org

Education

Slide shows by Stan Norwalk:

• Quality Education & School Capacity Problem (Flash)
• Quality Education & School Capacity Problem (Power Point)

Stan Norwalk writes frequently about educational issues and is a former member of the Financial Advisory Board of the Wake County Public School System and Cary's Economic Development Commission. He has also served on the Planning Board of Wake County.

• Isn’t It Time for the State to Step Up to the Plate?
• What's Good and Bad About Public-Private Partnerships
• How Do Fast-Growing NC Communities Pay for Growth?
• Stop the Race to the Bottom
• Standard & Poors® rates the schools
• Digging the hole deeper and deeper
• Are we shooting ourselves in the foot?
• A solution to the school crisis in Wake County
• Is "good enough" good enough for our schools?
• The Gathering Storm Over Public Education

 

Open Space and Parks

Issue Paper: Loss of Open Space in Wake County

This issue paper examines the loss of open space in Wake County. Author Katherine Henderson looks at how rapidly land is being developed in the county; reviews the laws, policies, regulations and programs that are driving this development; and makes recommendations for policies that could be used to change this trend towards focused development to prevent sprawl. (Click here to read the article in PDF)