"The state of Wake County is as good as it gets," she said.
Evans said growing so quickly is a good problem to have. The county is home to 1.2 million residents and counting, but it does create some challenges.
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One is affordable housing, especially as the county develops further to the east, and transportation headaches with so many people on the roads.
"We can't build our way out of congestion by expanding roads. So we're really focused on expanding more transportation options through transit, through expanded bus service. We're really be leaning in over the next several years through bus rapid transit routes for that planned spoke out of downtown Raleigh, but there'll be others planned to get us out to the airport and other places," Evans said.
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But the county is also having to step up and help the Wake County Public School System amid federal funding issues. Another challenge from population growth, combined with COVID-19, has been a lack of foster families to keep up the number of Wake County children in the system.
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"I would just say, you know, if everybody could just take a look at the, if they're able to foster a child or if you don't feel you can make that kind of a commitment, might you consider becoming a respite foster parent or maybe you can get that foster parent a break to sustain themselves. And if not, are you part of an organization that might be able to help recruit and foster parents?" said Wake County Child Welfare Division Director Sheila Donaldson.
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But overall, Wake County is hoping to be ready for the years and the population boom ahead.
"We have our challenges, but I'd much rather be in a vibrant, growing, exciting place than one that was struggling with other issues," Evans said.