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Changes to allow
TND
OK’d by planners |
With a five to three vote
Tuesday night, the Wake Forest Planning Board
approved changes in the zoning and subdivision
regulations to allow Traditional Neighborhood
Developments.
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WF housing stock
grew by 9.8% in 2006 |
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During 2006, the Town of Wake
Forest issued 906 residential building permits
to bring the town’s dwelling unit stock to
10,183 from 9,277 at the end of 2005, a one-year
increase of 9.8 percent.
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Another scam? |
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Bill Crabtree, the public information specialist
with the Town of Wake Forest, reports that
homeowners in several area subdivisions have
received flyers from “an unidentified painting
service” offering to paint reflective house
numbers on the curb for $20.
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From the library
History program Jan. 18 |
Wake
Forest native John Rich and his wife, Melanie
Murphy, will relate the history of Wake Forest,
condensed version, Thursday, Jan. 18, beginning
at 6:30 p.m. in the Wake Forest Library on East
Holding Avenue.
Rich has lived in Wake Forest all his life
except to attend Wake Forest University in
Winston-Salem. “He has always loved history,”
Murphy said.
She came to town in 1978 to conduct the historic
survey for the town. She had just completed a
master’s degree in preservation planning at
Cornell University in Ithaca, N.Y.
Murphy said they were asked several years ago to
talk about the town’s history for the Wake
Forest Chamber of Commerce Leadership Class and
we “just got in the habit of making the
presentation.”
To enable the library staff to know how many
people to expect, you are asked to register in
advance at the circulation desk. There is no
limit on the number of people, and the event is
free, part of the programs the Friends of Wake
Forest Public Library present every year.
The Friends are also selling book bags at the
library. The sturdy white and green bags are $5
each. Just ask any library staffer you want to
buy a bag. |
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We welcome . . . |
The Wake Forest Gazette welcomes
and encourages readers to send us letters about
local issues and announcements about local
events including, but certainly not limited to,
church bazaars, fund-raising events by local
groups, plays, sports, or dinners.
The Gazette wants to be where you learn about
what is happening in the Wake Forest community. |
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The Growth Rate |
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This is a new section of The Wake Forest Gazette
similar to Road Roundup, but The Growth Rate
will list all the developments and projects in
town. For the first few weeks, it will be a work
in progress so it may be a bit sketchy to start.
If you have questions about any project, please
send them to
cwpelosi@aol.com or call 556-3409
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Road Roundup |
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(Road roundup is a standing feature of the
Gazette, designed to keep people informed about
the progress of the various street and road
projects in town. New projects or updated
projects will appear at the top of each week’s
column in blue.)
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Please send information about upcoming
events to
info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi
CWPelosi@aol.com
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Closing N. Wingate St.
one campus plan |
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One of the alternatives proposed
by the Southeastern Baptist Theological
Seminary’s master plan is to close North Wingate
Street from North Avenue/Stadium Road to well
below South Avenue/Durham Road.
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Board questions
Herb Fest closing |
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A pretty issue of precedent is
facing the Wake Forest Town Board about this
spring’s Herb Fest.
In the past the Downtown Revitalization
Corporation has been the recipient of the
profits and, in recent years, the DRC has been
the sponsoring organization for the popular
event begun by Bob and Elizabeth Johnson.
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Chamber news
Meet elected officials Tuesday |
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Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce
members and area residents are invited to meet
their local elected officials at a reception
Tuesday morning, Jan. 9, from 8 to 9 a.m. in the
Events Gallery at The Cotton Company.
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Put in a bid
for a colorful mural |
The Wake Forest Cultural Arts
Association is auctioning off two murals that
were painted by children with the Boy's and
Girl's Club of Wake Forest during the October
Autumn Arts Festival. The murals are on display
in the windows at The Farrelly Group store front
at 212 South White Street in the heart of
downtown Wake Forest.
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Donations accepted
for Koinonia auction |
There is only about a month left
until the 2007 Koinonia Foundation dinner, and
the board members are soliciting donations for
the silent and live auctions.
They will need a heap of items and services
because the goal for this year is $55,000.
Each year, the foundation spreads the money
raised by the auctions throughout the community,
giving to an array of worthwhile organizations
and to a number of individuals.
Jay Hoy will be the auctioneer for the live
auction after the dinner at The Forks Cafeteria
on Saturday night, Jan. 27.
Tickets for the dinner, $30 each, are now
available from Koinonia board members and by
calling 556-5418 and speaking to Donna Marshall.
Heather Holding is the chairman, having taken
over from Beverly Whisnant, who had to step down
because of health reasons but is still on the
board. Some of the other board members are Mark
Fleming, the secretary, Kenille Baumgardner,
Mike Johnson, Velma Boyd-Lawson and Todd Warrick. |
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Gazette resumes
advertising |
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Publisher and editor Carol Pelosi
is now selling advertising for The Wake Forest
Gazette.
She is offering two simple affordable plans for
businesses who want to advertise. The rotating
banner costs $75 a month, and the listing in the
business index costs $25 a month. For details,
call her at 556-3409 or send a message to
cwpelosi@aol.com.
The free online newspaper has a monthly average
of 6,379 individual hits, and Pelosi wants to
thank all her readers.
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Financial column
Better your finances in 2007
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
Once again you need to make New
Year's resolutions. If you can succeed in your
efforts to exercise more, travel, learn a new
language or any of the other worthy goals you
might have, you can expand your horizons and
enjoy a better quality of life. But if you want
to make an even bigger impact on your future,
you may want to make, and keep, financial
resolutions for the coming year.
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