Wake County Board of Commissioners Districts

Wake County is governed by a seven-member Board of Commissioners, elected at large to serve four-year terms. Terms are staggered so that, every two years, three or four commissioner seats are up for election. The Board enacts policies such as regulation of land use and zoning outside municipal jurisdictions, and adoption of the annual budget.

The Board of Commissioners meet on the first and third Mondays of each month.For more information, visit the Wake County Board of Commissioners website.

The Northeast Community, also known as the East End, was founded by formerly enslaved African Americans after the Civil War and today retains its identity as a predominantly African American neighborhood distinguished by its lifelong residents and rich heritage.This map depicts the planning area designated by the 2007 and 2021 Northeast Neighborhood Plan. The Town of Wake Forest in partnership with the community is updating the plan in 2020-21 to guide the future of the neighborhood.Over its history, the community has been home to several individuals and institutions significant to the Town of Wake Forest. Interestingly, many residents were involved with the evolution of African American education in North Carolina. Notable among these individuals are Allen Young, founder of the Wake Forest Normal and Industrial School, and his daughter Ailey Mae Young (pictured right) , long-time Wake county school teacher and first African American woman to serve on the Wake Forest Board of Commissioners.