The Wake County (N.C.) Board of Commissioners wants the county's school board to give commissioners more influence over the design, construction and renovation of school facilities. The Raleigh News & Observer says the commssion's request for a greater voice in school construction came in the form of a proposed interlocal agreement that establishes terms for when commissioners would take responsibility for school construction. Last summer, Republican commissioners failed to get legislative approval of a bill that would have let the commission take over school construction from the school board.