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Planners approve
campus master plan
Wingate will be closed in
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Woodman, spare that tree, was the
cry Tuesday night. Or,if you cannot save it,
then replace it.
Members of the Wake Forest Planning Board were
concerned about the number of trees 24 inches
and more in diameter that were to be cut down,
according to the Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary’s master plan for the new
west campus.
Twenty-four of those mature trees were slated
for the ax and only two were to be saved.
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Plan withdrawn, but
several voice opposition |
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At least a dozen people arrived
at Wake Forest Town Hall Tuesday night to learn
the rezoning they planned to oppose had been
withdrawn. However, they remained and several of
them went to the podium to express strong
opposition to a convenience store and gas
station at the corner of Burlington Mills and
Ligon Mills roads.
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Planning board hears
about duties, decorum |
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Tuesday night the members of the
Wake Forest Planning Board received a lawyerly
overview of the town’s new conflict of interest
guidelines, some straight talk from chairman Bob
Hill and an avuncular but pointed message from
Commissioner Frank Drake.
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Slower building start
in 2007 than 2006 |
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The reasons are unclear, but
there were substantially fewer residential
building permits issued in January of 2007 as
compared to those in January of 2006, 26 versus
66.
There certainly are subdivisions left to fill –
Bowling Green, Austin Creek, Bishop’s Grant, for
example – and the housing market in the Triangle
remains fairly steady.
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2nd Renaissance Ball
planned for Feb. 17 |
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Last
year’s was such a success, they had to do it
again. The second Renaissance Ball will be held
Saturday, Feb. 17, in the Event Gallery at The
Cotton Company.
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Phone book recycling
began Feb. 5 |
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Six different companies will
begin distributing telephone books and
directories throughout Wake County during the
next few days, and the county’s solid waste
management is ready to handle the onslaught with
its annual telephone book recycling program.
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Basketball free throw
contest updated |
There were some errors in the
information submitted earlier for the annual
Knights of Columbus free throw competition. The
following information is correct.
The free throw contest, designed to be fun and
entertaining for boys and girls ages 10 through
14, will be held Saturday, Feb. 17, from 1 to 4
p.m. at The Grand Slam Sports Center in The
Factory on South Main Street.
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From the library
Gardening program in February |
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Three local Wake County Master
Gardener Volunteers – Liz Ford, Hugh Nourse and
John Pelosi – will be at the Wake Forest Library
Wednesday, Feb. 21, to share some gardening
expertise about the warming climate and other
topics and answer questions.
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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. Click here for the complete story |
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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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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
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Plea: ease parking
woes at Eatery |
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The four restaurants in The
Eatery, a small L-shaped strip mall on South
Main Street and Carter Street, draw so many
customers that some leave, frustrated, because
they cannot find a parking space in the lots
behind the building which have 84 spaces.
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How about three
lanes on South Main? |
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A plan for four lanes and a
concrete median on part of South Main Street has
been scrapped, and now a plan to make it
uniformly three lanes – two travel lanes and a
middle turn lane – from Rogers Road to
Forestville Road is in the air.
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Board changes
speed limit |
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Tuesday evening during a
continued regular meeting, the Wake Forest
commissioners reduced the speed limit on
Roosevelt Avenue and Wait Avenue from 35 miles
per hour to 25 to be able to include 12-foot
sidewalks, zero-foot front setbacks of buildings
and park benches and the preferred location for
street lights at the new CVS pharmacy on
Roosevelt.
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CDC moving into
former Lyon’s store |
Sometime this week the staff and
the furniture for the W.E.B. DuBois Community
Development Corporation should be all moved if
not all settled into their new offices in what
was first John Lyon’s grocery store and then the
housing office for Southeastern Baptist
Theological Seminary.
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New town hall
meeting now Feb. 13 |
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The informational meeting about
the future Wake Forest Town Hall was cancelled
Thursday because of the snow and rain that day.
The meeting has been rescheduled for Tuesday,
Feb. 13.
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In the galleries
Two exhibits open Feb. 9 |
Two exhibits will open in local
galleries for the Feb. 9 Art After Hours.
Artist Mary Margaret Steele will be at the
opening of her show at The Cotton Company, and
members of the Triangle Chapter of the Colored
Pencil Society of America will have selections
of their work on display at The Sunflower Fine
Art Gallery and Studio for an event called
Explorations in Colored Pencil.
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From the chamber
Learn about growth March 1st |
The Wake Forest Chamber of
Commerce and the Downtown Revitalization
Corporation have teamed up to present the 2007
Greater Wake Forest Economic Summit on Thursday,
March 1.
The event will begin at 8:30 a.m. in the Mill
Room at The Factory and end at noon.
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Parks and rec news
Baseball registration begins |
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Registration for the spring youth
baseball program for boys 11 through 17 begins
Monday, Feb. 19, and runs through March 9.
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Notes from around
town
Possible candidates eyeing a run |
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Rumor – that beguiling temptress
– is saying at least six people are thinking of,
entertaining thoughts of or are serious about
running for a seat on the town board this summer
and fall. There may be more possible candidates;
if you know of any, sit next to me and tell all.
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Correction |
The article about the Koinonia
Foundation in last week’s issue said Carolyn
Furr, the recipient of this year’s Russell Dew
Award, organized volunteers for the Heritage
Parade of Homes from her position at the Wake
Forest Chamber of Commerce. This is not true.
Furr assures there are hosts at the Heritage
Parade of Homes from her home, after business
hours, using her home telephone and e-mail, as
part of her volunteer work with the Wake Forest
Woman’s Club. At first she was able to staff the
homes using members of the club, but when it
grew larger she included other civic
organizations. They staff the homes and raise
funds for their clubs. |
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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 . . . |
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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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Financial column
Consider the benefits
By Louis Mullinger, Edward
Jones (Financial planning) |
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If you are thinking of switching
jobs, especially if you are in the middle or
late years of your career, you need to pay
careful attention to the benefits offered by
your new employer. At this stage of your life,
you have a lot to protect.
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