RALEIGH, N.C. -- More than 60 people move to Wake County each day, and Wake County commissioners say that's a major factor as they review the newly released $1.3 billion budget plan.

• Planned budget is $1.32 billion.
• $60 million increase from this year's budget
• Public comments being taken May 21 at two locations

County commissioners say they'll continue to talk to municipalities and private developers to help meet the need for affordable housing.

Meanwhile, some critics are saying the proposed investment for Wake County Schools doesn't go far enough.

Monday's work session marked the first step in the finalization process.

READ MORE: Wake County releases 2019 budget proposal

Commissioners call the investment in education and affordable housing historic.

“It's a step forward and a paradigm shift in how we deal with affordable housing issues,” said Commissioner John Burns.

With 93,000 Wake County families living at or below the poverty level, that means nearly 10 percent of Wake County residents have a household income of less than $25,000.

This plan would allocate millions to build and preserve affordable housing.

“I'm very excited about what the county manager has offered on affordable housing,” said Burns. “It's about $15 million of new money into affordable housing programs and a restructuring of our entire effort in the county government.”

At this point, the proposal would provide an additional $30 million to the Wake County Public School System, which is about half of what school leaders called for.

However commissioner says its plan would bring per-pupil funding to more than $2,600, which is the highest amount ever.

“We're not there yet,” said Burns. “We're going to talk without colleagues at the school board in a joint meeting so we have a long way to go before we know what that's going to be.”

The budget calls for a nearly three-cent property tax increase, which means a property owner would pay an extra $29 in property taxes for every $100,000 of assessed value.

There are two chances for the public to weigh in on Monday, May 21. The first is at 2 p.m. at the Wake County Justice Center during the Board of Commissioners meeting.

Then, at 7 p.m., the public can also speak out at the Wake County Commons on Carya Drive in southeast Raleigh.

The commissioners are expected to make decision on the budget on June 4.