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Civic issues
Topics getting the most attention in Apex public meetings, ranked by how frequently they come up.
Utility Customer Assistance Program funding
About 4,000 customers owe $4.7 million in utility bills, and roughly 1,100 face disconnection at the end of September if they don't set up payment plans. Council weighed compassion against the town's obligation to protect ratepayers and the utility fund.
Game Plan Apex Strategic Plan Refresh
Council brainstormed new initiatives after running out of time at the annual retreat. Ideas will be combined with staff-generated ones this summer and shaped into the strategic plan refresh this fall. Anything needing money waits until the fiscal 2028 budget.
Community investment fund and five-year capital plan
The council approved borrowing up to $16 million to pay for Salem Street streetscaping, Town Hall and Tunstall House renovations, street and sidewalk work, and land for a future public safety station. It's structured like a mortgage on Town Hall, paid over 20 years from the existing community investment fund — so no tax rate increase, but one senior resident warned fixed-income neighbors are already priced out.
P-card spending oversight
A resident flagged that a third of town purchasing card transactions in 2025 were auto-approved without manager review, and large purchases skipped required purchase orders. The town manager announced P-card statements will be published online starting October 1.
Park fee-in-lieu rate update
Apex's park fees haven't been reset since 2008, and the town is about 140 acres short of its own parkland target for 85,000 residents. New rates — $320,000/acre land value and roughly $2,611 per home — would apply to new residential development starting January 1 if adopted at a public hearing later this year.