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What water will be
used for irrigation? |
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In the
last year every residential developer in Wake
Forest has been strongly urged though not
officially required to include a pledge not to
use town water for lawn irrigation in his plans
before they are approved by the town.
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Local farmers,
artists
ready for the market |
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The Wake Forest
Farmers’ Market will open at 8 a.m. Saturday,
April 7, offering local produce, jams, stained
glass, eggs, meat, pastries, flowers, sauces,
plants and cheese.
Almost all of the favorite vendors from prior
years will be there along with newcomers such as
the Sleepy Goat Farm, which will offer artisan
goat cheese, both chevre and hard.
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Smaller district,
more
tax suggested |
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The town
has proposed expanding the downtown Municipal
Service Tax District to include all of the
Renaissance Plan area, excluding two apartment
complexes and a subdivision, but Tuesday night
Tina Archer, the executive director for the
Downtown Revitalization Corporation, said the
DRC board wants a smaller tax district and an
increased tax, from 10 cent to 17 cents.
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Boys & Girls Club
Pay at the desk, please |
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Last week
there was an error in this article about Dr.
Fred Nelson’s and Dr. Russ Redd’s annual
fund-raiser for the Wake Forest Boys & Girls
Club. The club does not have a mailbox and
cannot receive mail. Therefore, patients at
Chiropractic Partners on Ligon Mill Road are
asked to give their $15 donations to the
receptionist – and more would be better. The
doctors plan to present the donations to Hugh
McLean at the Steak & Steak Dinner on March 27.
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First WF Youth
Forum April 14 |
They will be the voters, the homeowners, the
parents and the business people of the future.
Maybe they should have a voice in their future
now.
That idea is the starting point behind the
town’s first Wake Forest Youth Forum that will
be held Saturday, April 14, from 9 a.m. to noon
at the Flaherty Park Community Center on North
White Street.
Mayor Vivian Jones suggested the event and said
she has been interested in creating a youth
advisory board for some time.
“We are always interested in hearing the views
of young people,” Jones said. “I believe that
creating a youth advisory board would be an
excellent way of giving our young people a voice
in their affairs, while at the same time getting
them involved in civic life.”
At this first forum, high school students will
be able to talk about forming a youth advisory
board and how it should be organized.
Any area high school student who wishes to
attend the Youth Forum is urged to pre-register
by calling 554-6180. |
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Arbor Day winners
announced |
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Heritage Golf Club and Contentnea
Creek Development Company, which is building the
Bishop’s Grant subdivision on Wait Avenue, have
been awarded the town’s Green Medal Awards for
this year.
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School board OKs
DuBois lease |
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Earlier this month the Wake
County Board of Education agreed to continue its
lease of land at the DuBois Center for a modular
school which will be the ninth-grade center for
Wake Forest-Rolesville High School beginning
this fall.
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Food drive |
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The Wake
Forest Civitan Club will hold a food drive at
Super Wal-Mart on Saturday, March 24, between 10
a.m. and 2 p.m. All nonperishable food items and
donations will be given to Tri-Area Ministries. |
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Police DARE
Carnival
starts next week |
For five
days next week, Wake Forest police officers will
be handing out food not tickets and helping
people onto carnival rides, not out of
fender-bender wrecks.
The Wake Forest Police Department is sponsoring
a D.A.R.E. Carnival with rides, games and food
from Wednesday, March 28, through Sunday, April
1.
The carnival will be set up in the parking lot
at the Home Depot on Retail Drive. It will be
open from 4 to 10 p.m. Wednesday through Friday,
from noon to 10 p.m. Saturday and from noon to 6
p.m. Sunday.
Part of the money raised will go to the
department’s Drug Abuse Resistance Education
program, which teaches children and teens about
the importance of making healthy decisions and
remaining drug-free.
The town has also adopted a resolution declaring
April 12 as National D.A.R.E. Day. |
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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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How to get a notice |
If you are
reading The Wake Forest Gazette but do not
always remember to find it each week, let Editor
Carol Pelosi send you a notice on Wednesday
evenings that the newest edition is online.
Just send her an e-mail at
cwpelosi@aol.com and she will add your name
and e-mail address to her notification list. The
messages are sent as blind copies to respect
your privacy.
The free online newspaper had a monthly average
of 7,645 hits from individual computers for
September through December, 260 a day in
December. The editor thanks all her readers. |
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Please send information about upcoming
events to
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The Growth Rate |
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If you
have questions about what is being built where,
please call 556-3409 or send a note to
cwpelosi@aol.com
and we will try to answer it.
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Neighbors,
developer
told to talk |
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People
living along Ligon Mill and Burlington Mills
roads were disappointed Tuesday night if they
thought the Wake Forest commissioners would
follow the recommendation from the planning
board and turn down Jim Adams’ request to rezone
the southeast corner of the intersection for a
convenience store and gas station.
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Board turns down
$700,000 offer |
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Tuesday
night the developers who want to build 494
townhouses on 66 acres south of Rogers Road
upped the ante, offering to pay $700,000 toward
the construction of a road that would give a
second access to their development and to
Heritage High School.
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Town changes
business electric rates |
One of the
complaints small businesses have had about the
Town of Wake Forest’s electric rates has been
the low threshold between the rates for a small
commercial customer and a large one.
Plus, once you are on the higher rate you must
remain there a year.
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CDC hosts open
house, dedication |
The public
is invited to an open house and dedication for
the W.E.B. DuBois Community Development
Corporation at its new home, 150-A N. White St
The event will begin at 12:30 p.m. Friday, March
30, and will also mark the first anniversary of
the organization.
There will be refreshments, entertainment and
tours.
Director Bettie Murchison said she hopes people
will join them for important announcements about
the new programs they plan for the community.
“This is the celebration for a new beginning for
our agency.”
The CDC was formed last year when Murchison
resigned as director for the DuBois Center.
The new offices are in the building behind the
new CVS building. It began as Lyon’s grocery
store, then grocery stores under other owners
and ended as the housing office for Southeastern
Baptist Theological Seminary. |
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From the
library
Library problems and plans |
As the
regular patrons know, the parking lot for Wake
Forest’s library is being torn up as part of the
construction for the Northern Regional Center.
The only available parking is on the street,
East Holding Avenue. Parking on the site – and
vehicle access to the return book deposits –
should be restored in two to three months.
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Third
Northeast
meeting Tuesday |
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The third
meeting for the Northeast Neighborhood Plan will
be held Tuesday, March 27, from 7 to 9 p.m. at
Olive Branch Baptist Church on East Juniper
Avenue.
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Schools the topic
for second summit |
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The Wake Forest Human Relations
Council plans its second annual Community
Leadership Summit for Thursday, April 26, at the
Wake Forest Elementary School on West Sycamore
Avenue. The program will run from 6:30 to 9 p.m.
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B.W. Wells Heritage
Day March 31 |
Rock Cliff
Farm on Bent Road in the Stony Hill area is one
of the area’s hidden jewels, a refuge for
wildflowers and rare trees for the area, a
geologist’s treasure trove.
It has been a working farm. For years it was the
retirement home of Dr. B.W. Wells, a pioneer
ecologist and early botanist who taught botany
at North Carolina State University for many
years.
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Financial column
Market timing follies
By Louis Mullinger,
Edward Jones (Financial planning) |
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Many investors try to time the
market by buying low and selling high. In
theory, that is a great idea but one almost
impossible to put into practice.
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How to advertise |
You can
now advertise your business or service in The
Wake Forest Gazette at a reasonable cost.
A rotating banner at the top of each page costs
$75 a month, and a listing in the business index
costs $25 a month. To begin advertising, call
Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a
note at
cwpelosi@aol.com. |
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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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