Small rezoning, office
plans on agenda

The Wake Forest Planning Board members and town commissioners will hold a joint public hearing Thursday night (tonight) about rezoning a little over an acre to match the highway business zoning for the adjoining tract, which was rezoned last August and is planned as Purnell Place Shopping Center at the intersection of Capital Boulevard and Harris Road.
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Open burning ban lifted

Effective at 5 p.m. yesterday, Jan. 2, Wib Owen, the director of the state Division of Forest Resources, has lifted the ban on open burning in all 100 counties.

Orientation included
in annual retreat

Orientation for the three new members of the Wake Forest Town Board will be part of the agenda for the board’s annual planning retreat.
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Another rain reprieve
for area water

Raleigh, which had been lurching from shower to shower in an attempt to avoid imposing stricter water conservation measures, won a huge reprieve from Sunday’s soaking rain.
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What did downtown
WF look like?

The second meeting for the Wake Forest Historical Association will be Sunday, Jan. 13, and will focus on Wake Forest’s historic White Street downtown district.
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Nominations sought
for Green Medal awards

We are looking at Christmas trees now, but it is time to consider nominating people, businesses and civic groups for the tree-friendly Green Medals the town awards each year as part of its activities as a Tree City USA.
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Now linked to
WakeForestTimes.com

The Wake Forest Gazette and the WakeForestTimes.com, a new web-based information source for the Wake Forest area, have agreed to a mutually beneficial association. You will soon find a link to the WakeForestTimes.com site on the Gazette and there is a link to the Gazette on WakeForestTimes.com. Editor Carol Pelosi will be writing for WakeForestTimes.com and in return, in the future, will have support for the Gazette web site. There will also be opportunities for advertising on both.

Economic development
on board’s agenda

A representative from the Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce will tell the town commissioners about the past efforts and the future plans for economic development during the commissioners’ work session Thursday, Jan. 3 (tonight).
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The Growth Rate

Update: Golden Corral at 11016 Capital Boulevard changed hands on Dec. 27.
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Questions, disorganization
mark public meeting

The 60 or so people who went to the Alston-Massenburg Community Center the night of Dec. 19 to hear about the plans for the Wake Union Place shopping center had a lot of questions and concerns, few of which seemed to be answered to their satisfaction.
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Volunteer to
light up the night

          “First Light Wake Forest” on New Year’s Eve 2008 will be the opening event for the town’s centennial year of 2009.
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Road Roundup

Update: The total cost for the N.C. 98 bypass will be $85 million, the state Department of Transportation says, if the construction cost for the third and final section is not more than the current estimate of $17,150,000.
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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.

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The Gazette wants to be where you learn about what is happening in the Wake Forest community.

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. To begin advertising, call Editor Carol Pelosi at 556-3409 or send her a note at cwpelosi@aol.com.