Town property tax
to rise one cent

Tuesday night the Wake Forest Town Board agreed by a three to one vote to increase the town’s property tax rate by one cent, rising from 54 cents per $100 valuation to 55 cents.
The additional cent is to be added to the Wake Forest Fire Department’s share of the tax rate, going from 10 to 11 cents, and yielding an additional estimated $202,000.
The increase will mean an additional $15 on the tax bill for a house valued at $150,000, an additional $20 annually for a house valued at $200,000.
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Water pressure
may improve

Several areas in the northern part of Wake Forest have low water pressure, but there is a plan and a fall-back plan to increase the pressure.
Raleigh Public Utilities Director Dale Crisp said Wednesday the city is installing a 24-inch water transmission line from the E.M. Johnson Water Treatment Plant on Falls of the Neuse Road to the new 1-million-gallon elevated tank on Falls near Old N.C. 98.
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Filing begins July 6
for WF town seats

This is just a reminder to local political hopefuls. The filing period for the three Wake Forest Town Board seats that will be vacant this year begins at noon Friday, July 6, and ends at noon Friday, July 20.
The three commissioners whose terms end this year are Stephen Barrington, Velma Boyd-Lawson and David Camacho. Barrington, who now heads the Franklin County Chamber of Commerce, has announced he will not seek another term.
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CPC turns down
Stonegate water request

With almost no discussion, the Wake Forest Comprehensive Planning Committee said no Tuesday morning to additional water for Stonegate subdivision on Forestville Road.
Matt Kirkpatrick, a principal in Stonegate Partners LLC, a Florida firm with a Raleigh office, sent a letter asking the town to increase the number of water taps each year from 125 to 175
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An ‘oops’
in the invitation

There will be an open house at the Wake Forest College Birthplace, the Calvin Jones House, on North Main Street Tuesday, but the invitations mailed to the neighbors in the historic district had the wrong day, saying Thursday. The correct date and time are Tuesday, June 26, from 5 to 7 p.m.  Click here for the complete story

Mill Village
Centennial planned

The Town of Wake Forest is not the only one planning a centennial. What we call Mill Village was incorporated in 1907 as the Town of Royall Mill, and the people living there now want to celebrate. Click here for the complete story

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.

Library news
Lot was open, now closed

The parking lot at the Wake Forest Library was open briefly last week but has been closed again. The bright side is that there is a lot of parking along East Holding Avenue. Click here for the complete story

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.

Road Roundup

(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.)Click here for the complete story

Please send information about upcoming events to info@wakeforestnc.com
Send your stories to: Editor: Carol Pelosi CWPelosi@aol.com

Water use grows;
restrictions may help

“The folks who are moving into town are using a lot more water per dwelling unit,” Deputy Town Manager Roe O’Donnell told the Wake Forest Town Board Tuesday night.
That increased water use means the town will probably have to purchase additional water and sewer capacity from Raleigh, which owns the systems, in 2009.
Water use to date – with most of the summer ahead – has already peaked at 4.68 million gallons in one day. Under the contract with Raleigh, Wake Forest can use up to 4.91 mgd at a peak through 2010.
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The Growth Rate

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.  Click here for the complete story

Concrete plant nixed,
reservoir rezonings OKed

Without discussion, the Wake Forest commissioners voted unanimously to deny a special use permit for the concrete plant MacLeod Construction of Charlotte wanted to build in the South Forest Business Park.
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Centennial asks for,
gets $40,000

Centennial Celebration Committee co-chairs Frank and Carol Smith asked the Wake Forest Town Board for $40,000 in the 2007-2008 budget to publish a book about the town’s history and hire a part-time coordinator.
Commissioner Frank Drake fulfilled their request in his motion to amend the budget Town Manager Mark Williams proposed.
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Apartments
meet code

Several people and the editor have wondered about the wood construction for the three-story, 118-apartment building now going up on the east side of South Main Street just south of the N.C. 98 bypass.
This week David Faircloth, a building inspector for the town, said the building meets the state building code and has sprinklers in the rooms, firewalls and elevators.
“There was a very extensive review of the plans,” Faircloth said. “It had to be reviewed by the state as well as us.”
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It’s been 35 years
of fireworks and fun

Thirty-four years ago, back in 1973 when most North Carolinians thought the way to celebrate the nation’s birthday was to go to the beach, newcomers Janie Ali and Geri Stenzel decided Wake Forest ought to have a proper Fourth of July celebration. They called everyone in the phone book, solicited every local business for start-up money and intrigued a whole passel of folks. Click here for the complete story

Market raffle
benefits fire department

Another reason to shop at each Saturday’s Wake Forest Farmers’ Market – aside from the fresh, locally-grown fruits, vegetables, meats, cheeses, eggs and items such as specialty sauces – is to help the Wake Forest Fire Department by vying for some great prizes. Click here for the complete story

Youth can apply
now for new board

Area high school students who are interested in serving on the newly-formed Youth Advisory Board during the 1007-2008 school year may apply now on applications available both at the Wake Forest Town Hall and at the town’s web site. Click here for the complete story

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.

Financial column
Women must plan carefully
By Louis Mullinger, Edward Jones (Financial planning)

If you're a woman, you have to be actively involved in your financial preparations for retirement, and that's true whether you're single or married. As a woman, you have at least two special considerations associated with your retirement planning:  Click here for the complete story