by Becky Showalter
We Supported Our Neighbors – One Wake Cary Town Council Candidates Forum!
Part of joining One Wake was the idea that faith communities throughout Wake County would support each other with important local issues as they came up. We did that last Monday!
600 members of ONE Wake institutions and neighborhoods across Cary turned out for a strictly non-partisan assembly with 5 of 9 candidates for Cary Town Council. Together we called on candidates to work with One Wake to address the pending displacement of Chatham Estates mobile home park residents, and small business owners at the adjacent Chatham Square shopping center. ONE Wake leaders also asked candidates whether they would support a number of community-led solutions to support the construction of new affordable housing in town. All candidates present said YES! and committed to support each community-led solution presented to them during the assembly, and as they are elected, we will meet with them and push them to fulfill these pledges.
This is what loving your neighbor and pushing for their best interests look like. Keep an eye out for more news from One Wake, and thanks to the Nativity leadership for supporting this important outreach.