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The developers for two proposed
subdivisions on the west side of North
Main Street will meet with the Wake
Forest Comprehensive Planning Committee
Tuesday morning, asking for water
allocations of 60 dwelling units per
year.
Glenda Tope of Jerry Turner
& Associates of Raleigh is asking for
the water for a 107-lot residential
subdivision on the Baker land, 38.5
acres. The land is nestled just north of
Olde Mill Stream, and the developer
would extend Barnford Mill Road to North
Main. The land has a short frontage on
North Main.
The town has just adopted a
policy of allowing water allocations for
40 homes per subdivision per year unless
the developer can demonstrate water
conservation measures. Tope plans
drought-tolerant landscaping and Bermuda
grass on the lawns.
The second subdivision would
be called the Village at Wake Forest,
and it is planned for 59.25 acres owned
by Calvin Ray, again with a limited
frontage on North Main. It would have 68
single-family lots and 158 townhouse
lots, a total of 226 homes.
The developer, the Carlton
Group of North Carolina from New City,
N.Y., frankly admits there is some work
needed to clean up the site, which is
just south of the Franklin County line.
“That part of the land that contains the
Ray family residence is attractive, but
the balance of the property resembles a
junkyard with old trucks, automobiles,
excavating equipment, various sheds and
trailers.”
They plan two roads that
will connect with another subdivision,
Coram Fields (not in Wake Forest
jurisdiction) and extend to North Main.
They will preserve an existing 10-acre
lake.
To get the 60 building
permits a year they want, the Carlton
Group will use the water from the lake
to irrigate 75 percent of the housing
units, will plant Bermuda grass and
drought-resistant plants and will use
either recirculating hot water pumps or
on-demand hot water systems.
After hearing from both
developers, the committee will turn to
old business, among which is a monthly
update about the number of new homes
that will use Wake Forest’s water. From
January through May, although the town
has issued 432 residential permits, only
348 will be connected to the town’s
water system.
The four-member committee –
Commissioners David Camacho and Frank
Drake and planning board members Bob
Hill and Kim Parker – will also discuss
expanding the town’s urban service area
to the east and northeast and annexing
land in Franklin County as developers
request water and sewer service.
The committee meets at 7:30
a.m. at The Forks Cafeteria, and it is a
public meeting. |
