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Resident criticizes commissioners' resolution on Capitol Boulevard funding as partisan
Summary
Resident Matthew Recht told the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners that a recent resolution urging the General Assembly to fund Capitol Boulevard improvements appears partisan and questioned the timing of the board's action.
Resident Matthew Recht addressed the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners during public comment to criticize a June resolution asking the North Carolina General Assembly to provide funding for Capitol Boulevard road improvements.
Recht, who identified himself as a Wake Forest resident and taxpayer of nearly 19 years, said he was surprised that the board had passed a resolution directing another government body on where to spend state funds. "I've never really seen the Board of Commissioners pass resolutions telling other government agencies how to spend their money," he said.
Recht said Capitol Boulevard has been in "crisis mode" for years and questioned why the board acted now. He said he believed the timing followed the recent election of a new state representative and described the resolution as partisan. He criticized one commissioner for asking the newly elected representative to try to undo a law before the representative was sworn in.
The remarks were part of the meeting's public-comment period; the transcript records the comments but does not show a formal response or any board action tied directly to the comments during that agenda item.
