How local funds get spent has a direct impact on how important priorities are being being addressed. That’s why WakeUP leaders and many volunteers spoke up strongly at Wake County and Raleigh budget hearings for investment in public schools, teacher and staff pay, transit, bus shelters, and water and sewer infrastructure. WakeUP continues to monitor how public dollars are being spent and urge county and city elected officials to focus spending on growth planning priorities that will ensure a higher quality of life for us all. Click here to read the statements WakeUP Board Chair Julia Lee gave at the Wake Board of Commissioners’ public hearing on the 2015-16 budget, and Executive Director Karen Rindge’s statement at the Raleigh City Council public hearing on the 2015-16 budget.