Links

Local government links

• Wake County government

Cities in Wake County:

• Apex
• Cary
• Fuquay-Varina
• Garner
• Holly Springs
• Knightdale
• Morrisville
• Raleigh
• Rolesville
• WakeForest
• 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 follows the political influence of money on politics
• Land for Tomorrow is a statewide coalition promoting funding for open space protection
• League of Women Voters – Wake County has a guide for how to contact local elected officials
• "Follow the Money" at the North Carolina Center for Voter Education
• NC Policy Watch is a non-profit that follows the NC General Assembly
• The Neuse River and its tributary streams flow through Wake County. Learn more about protecting the Neuse.
• Partnership for North Carolina’s Future is a coalition of statewide and local groups supporting ways to fund growth’s infrastructure costs in NC
• Community SCALE is working to preserve the character and integrity of Raleigh's diverse neighborhoods

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)

N&O Op-Eds and Letters to the Editor

• Education: Not working for some (November 22, 2009)
• Water: Neighbors on the flow (October 1 2009)
• Growth: Bailout for Developers (July 4 2009)
• Water: Let's not wait to save Falls Lake (June 22 2009)
• Water: Lake can't wait (June 20 2009)
• Paying for Growth: Lop off the luxuries (June 13 2009)
• Transit: Support for transit growing (May 13 2009)
• Education: Desk dominoes (March 21 2009)
• Paying for Growth: Where growth fits (March 7 2009)
• Paying for Growth: Realtors held hostage (August 15 2008)
• Paying for Growth: What ads don't say (May 13 2008)
• Paying for Growth: No exceptions (April 10 2008)
• Paying for Growth: Paying the way when 100 a day keep on coming (March 28 2008)
• Water: Linking growth, water (February 9 2008)

Raleigh Television Network Streaming Videos

• Education: Achieving Educational Excellence in Times of Challenge and Change (May 12, 2009)
• Transit: Transit: Is Wake County Ready for It? (June 26, 2008)
• Water: Will the Water Run Out? (February 23, 2003 - Part 1) 
• Water: Will the Water Run Out? (February 23, 2003 - Part 2)