SCHOOLS FUNDING PROJECT Supporting the needs of Cary children |
For the last several years, Cary citizens have placed "schools" at the top of their list of priorities to be addressed by their government. This concern was expressed in both the Town’s 1998 Biennual Citizen Survey and in the 2000 survey. Citizens throughout North Carolina agree, based on the results of the statewide Your Voice, Your Vote survey, which show "education" as the number one concern. Determined to meet the needs of their community, the Cary Town Council voted in March to pursue a proposal presented by Mayor Glen Lang to set aside funds to help improve school conditions for Cary children without raising taxes. While the proposal is new to Wake County, Attorney Charles Meeker finds the proposal to be on sound legal footing, and State Treasurer Harlan Boyles, is supportive of this project. Cary Town staff will incorporate the elements of the proposal in the Town’s upcoming budget, to be voted on in its entirety by Council in June 2000. Town Council Meeting Minutes of March 9, 2000 Letter of Support from State Treasurer Minutes of Public Input Session on the Education Funding Proposal, May 11, 2000 Cary's 2000 Biennual Citizen Survey (see page 17) Cary's 1998 Biennual Citizen Survey (see question 4) |