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40% of Wake voters have already voted
According to the unofficial numbers the Wake County Board of Elections published online after the close of Tuesday’s voting, 343,951 people have voted early out of the 858,899 voter pool. That is 40 percent of the entire eligible voters! It does not include the number of people who have voted by mail and returned their ballots. This election may break all participation records. There are still three days to vote early: Thursday, October 31, and November 1 and 2, Friday and Saturday. On Thursday and Friday the polls will be open from 8 a.m. to 7:30 p.m., and on Saturday the polls will open at 8 a.m. but close early at 3 p.m. On Election Day, Wake County and all North Carolina counties will open the polls at 6:30 a.m. and close them at 7:30 p.m., allowing those in line to vote at 7:30 to vote. You have been able to vote in any of the voting sites across Wake County during early voting, but on election day you must vote in your precinct. If you vote at a site which is not your precinct you will have to use a provisional ballot. All this information is available and much more at WakeGov.com/board of elections. At the Wake Forest early voting site, the Wake County Regional Center on Holding Avenue, lines of people have curled
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Why is it Thompson Mill Road?
100 years of history Wake Forest is a town where “heritage” and “Crenshaw” are almost trademarks, but the Thompson name is just part of a hurried “Thompsonmillroad” with no recognition that the Thompsons, indeed, had a mill there. Actually, it was first a Crenshaw mill. William Crenshaw (1783-1861) and his wife, Sarah, settled along Horse Creek and built a grist mill, a lumber mill and a store while clearing their large plantation. Their house, called Waterfall, was begun in 1810 and, after some additions, was very similar to the Mordecai House in Raleigh and Wakefields near Wake Forest. The house stood just east of today’s Thompson Mill Road on the banks of Horse Creek and burned in 1967. The couple had
Operation Green Light supports veterans
Beginning at dusk Monday evening, Nov. 4, and continuing through dawn on Tuesday, Nov. 12, the Wake Forest Town Hall, 301 S. Brooks St., and street towers along East Owen Avenue will be illuminated in green as part of “Operation Green Light.” The effort is designed to support military veterans and raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by many veterans and the resources that are available to assist veterans and their families. Residents and businesses are encouraged to participate in Operation Green Light by changing one light bulb to green from November 4-12. This can be an exterior light that neighbors and passersby see, or an interior light that sparks conversation with neighbors and friends. By shining a green light, we can let our
Comic Book & Toy Show at Flaherty Nov. 2
The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources (PRCR) Department is partnering withPlay4Life Comics to host a Comic Book & Toy Expo Saturday, Nov. 2, from 10 a.m.-4 p.m. at Flaherty Park Community Center, 1226 N. White St. Free and open to everyone, the expo will feature dedicated vendors of your favorite pop culture nostalgia selling vintage comics, rare action figures, Pokémon cards, and more. For more information, email Community Center Supervisor Grayson Pridgen at 919-554-6726 or gpridgen@wakeforestnc.gov. ###
Impact fees for roads under consideration
Currently the Town of Wake Forest assesses developers two impact fees, one for parks and recreation which has just been updated and increased and one for fire station construction. Now the commissioners and town officials will have to determine if they want to have developers help pay for the new roads and streets that future growth and development will bring. The consulting firm Benesch has just concluded a Multimodal Transportation Impact Fee Study including the possible fees developers could pay for single-family and multi-family development as well as commercial and industrial growth. The report suggests a transportation fee of $4,431 per house for single-family developments and $6,748 for multifamily units and fees ranging from $4,431 to $14,085 for commercial and industrial developments. Benesch’s draft report
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