Raleigh, NC, Jul. 6, 2026 — Wake County voters will decide this November whether to authorize nearly $830 million in borrowing for public school construction and expansion of Wake Technical Community College, a proposal that would increase property taxes if approved.
The Wake County Board of Commissioners voted Monday to place two general obligation bond referendums on the Nov. 3rd ballot: a $680 million bond for the Wake County Public School System and a $149.1 million bond for Wake Tech. Commissioners approved both measures following separate public hearings, during which no members of the public spoke, and the county clerk reported that no written comments had been submitted on either proposal.
If voters approve the measures, they would represent one of the county’s largest recent investments in education infrastructure, funding new schools, campus expansions, renovations and other long-term capital improvements across Wake County…