Garner at a Glance
THE TOWN OF GARNER has a council-manager form of government with a mayor and five-member Town Council. Elections for the office of Town Council are held at two-year intervals in the November of odd-numbered years. Elections are nonpartisan, and all members of the Town Council are elected to four-year terms. The mayor is elected to a four-year term at the same time elections for Town Council are held.
The Town Council sets Town policies, enacts ordinances and appoints the town manager, who administers the daily operations and programs of the municipal government through the department heads and other staff and employees.
The City of Raleigh’ s Public Utilities Department operates a water distribution system, a sanitary sewer collection system and a wastewater treatment facility that service Garner. Garner Volunteer Fire-Rescue, Inc., provides fire and emergency responder services, and Wake County EMS also serves the town.
Garner has six community parks and several neighborhood parks. The system includes White Deer Park, 96 acres of passive parkland with a LEED Gold-certified Nature Center. Annual special events include an Independence Day celebration, Carnaval Latino, Trick-or-Treat the Trails, Light Up Main, the Garner Christmas Parade, Spring Eggstravaganza and a Groundhog Day celebration.
Garner’ s special events bring the community together and highlight our All-America City’ s In addition, the Town-owned Garner Performing Arts inclusiveness and hometown feel.
Center in our historic downtown offers award-winning programming and a diverse array of shows by local as well as nationally touring acts.
The Town has nationally accredited Police, Public Works and Parks, Recreation and Cultural Resources Departments.
Major employers in Garner include the Wake County Public School System, Food Lion, Walmart, Pergo, Cabela’ s, Golden State Foods, F & D Huebner, LLC( McDonald’ s), Target, Strategic Behavioral Health and Kroger.
The National Civic League named Garner an All-America City in 2013. This prestigious award recognizes high levels of civic engagement as well as successes arising from innovative, citizen-driven initiatives that address pressing challenges in the community.
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29,027
63.4 % since 2000
15.6 sq. mi.
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358 acres
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