A group of 20 citizens graduated from the Cary 101 program after participating in a series of engaging presentations, activities, and facility tours over several weeks. Cary staff enjoyed sharing their work and passion with the group, and the students appreciated this opportunity to learn about Cary’s values, operations, projects, and services. After pausing the program in 2020 and operating in a hybrid format in 2021, staff and participants were pleased to enjoy the full program in person this year.

The election for three seats on the Cary Town Council was held May 17, the same day as the statewide partisan primary election. Leading up to that day, Cary hosted two early voting site locations from April 28 to May 14 at Cary Senior Center and Herb Young Community Center. More than 25% of all people who voted in Wake County on the first day of early voting did so at these locations. 

Elizabeth Biser, secretary of the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality, attended the April 28 Council meeting and was presented with the Earth Day Proclamation by Council member Jack Smith. Following comments from Smith about Cary’s environmental efforts and Earth Day events, Biser thanked Cary for being a leader in food waste reduction and talked about the importance of celebrating Earth Day.

On June 7, the members of the Human Relations, Inclusion, and Diversity Task Force gathered for their first meeting. Over the next few months, the Task Force will develop a work plan to create objectives and goals for the group to work on to achieve the mission of improving the quality of life for the organization and community by encouraging fair treatment and promoting mutual understanding and respect among all people.