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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.
“DOT would not allow some of
the features we want with the speed
limit of thirty-five,” Director of
Engineering Eric Keravuori said.
The 25 mph stretch will be
from the underpass to South Franklin
Street.
The town board met at 5 p.m.
to approve a bond order for the new
substation along the N.C. 98 bypass. The
private revenue bonds for $2.3 million
will be financed by Wachovia Bank at
3.74 percent interest over 12 years.
Mayor Vivian Jones said she
had received two or three e-mails in the
last couple weeks praising Skip Parker
“and the good job he’s been doing with
the residential energy audit.” People
were really pleased with the information
he gave them and his professionalism.
Commissioner Frank Drake
said he had two suggestions to save on
an electric bill: switch to the new
fluorescent bulbs and “send your kids to
college. My electric bill went down a
hundred dollars a month once I sent my
kids to college.”
Jones said Drake had sent
her the legislation the Town of Apex has
for dealing with historic properties and
the threat of demolition. She has sent
that on to state Sen. Neal Hunt, who has
said he will be happy to sponsor a
private bill giving the same powers to
Wake Forest.
Also, she said, she and
Commissioner Stephen Barrington are
going to meet with the Wake County
legislative delegation Monday.
She also announced
Congressman Brad Miller will be in town
Thursday, Feb. 22, and will be in town
hall at 11:30 a.m. to talk to anyone.
Jones invited everyone to come meet
Miller. |
