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Cary, North Carolina

First Issues Docket

Every dead end in the money trail becomes a numbered pursuit here. When a document is obtained and ingested, the issue gets stamped with the date and what it revealed. 1 of 2 complete.
#1
Ingest the Cary budget.

All funds; General Fund by function.

2026-08-21 — what this revealed: FY2026 all-funds budget $510,912,388 — General Fund $290.4M (Public Safety the largest function at $79.4M), plus the water/sewer utility ($96.9M) and capital funds. Foots to the penny.
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#2
General Fund by department.

The budget book has a per-department schedule (Police vs Fire, etc.); add that finer detail from the open-data API.

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