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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Apex public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Axon drone software and interview room cameras
Two Axon contracts would add call-taking transcription and equip seven new officers with body cameras and TASERs, plus a budget amendment for officer bonuses.
Flock surveillance cameras expansion
Resident Chad Zebor urged the council to remove the automated license plate reader cameras, arguing for-profit vendors and outside agencies control data with no local parameters.
Parade Logistics
Downtown streetscape construction makes the traditional parade route unsafe this year, forcing the town and Rotary Club to consider two shorter alternate routes or a stationary parade. The alternates cut viewing areas, food trucks, and entries, and would block fire/EMS access to hundreds of homes.
Future of Fire Station No. 1
The town is moving emergency operations from the historic downtown fire station to Station 3 on Hunter Street, and now will spend $170,000 on a 9-10 month study of what to do with the Salem Street site. Former volunteer firefighters and a former council member urged preservation, saying the merger agreement assumed the station would always operate. No demolition or redevelopment decision has been made yet.
Peak Resilience and Wellbeing Task Force
A new volunteer task force led by Council Member Sue Mu and County Commissioner Cheryl Stallings will tackle youth mental health — a response to four student deaths before Easter and rising need amid budget cuts.