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Joyner community house contract OKed

July 20, 2016 No Comments

In a very short meeting Tuesday night the Wake Forest commissioners approved an $8.8 million contract with ClarkNexsen architectural firm in Raleigh to design and build the much-needed community house at E. Carroll Joyner Park on Harris Road. The money will come from the parks and greenway bonds voters authorized in 2014. Sixteen firms responded to the town’s request for proposals, and the selection committee cut that to three firms. The committee – Public Facilities Manager Mickey Rochelle; Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Director Ruben Wall; Inspections Department Director J.J. Carr; Senior Code Enforcement Officer/Commercial Plans Reviewer Tim Edwards; and Chris Bass, a purchasing agent in the finance department – met with all three firms and a majority chose ClarkNexsen. There is an additional $2.3 million available in the bond monies, and that is hopefully going to be spent for an ADA compliant playground with a water feature, a spray

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Opinion: Honor our police officers; provide affordable houses

July 20, 2016 2 Comments

Another week and again we want to take flowers or cookies or meals to the Wake Forest Police Department. We have a sick feeling in the pit of our stomachs about the violence against police. We want to cocoon the officers in bubble wrap to keep them safe. But we cannot protect our police; they protect us and will continue to do so. What we can do is to honor them and the other men and women who have dedicated their lives to public service, our fire fighters, our school teachers, our town employees. We can honor them by making it possible for them to live with their families in the town they serve. With the exception of a few top staff, including Town Manager Kip Padgett, Police Chief Jeff Leonard and Fire Chief Ron Early, most police officers, firemen, teachers and town employees do not live in Wake Forest

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Brief Bits

July 20, 2016 3 Comments

There is nothing the Gazette editor enjoys more than chasing down any facts behind the rumors she hears, and this week there are two. The first was from a reliable person saying surveyors had been at work in recent days all over the Heritage golf course and he surmised Heritage developer Andy Ammons was selling the course. Ammons responded to an email with a phone call to say no, he is not selling the golf course but he is refinancing it and had to have the survey to locate all the corners. Given the scores, probably hundreds of houses and lots that ring the course, it certainly provided a substantial amount of work for the surveyors. The second rumor that is apparently circling through all of town is that the small prefab building at 149 East Holding Avenue is the first of 80 townhouses to be built on that lot.

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Snorkeling around in the past

July 20, 2016 No Comments

One of the fun parts about snorkeling around in the past, in this case the 1980s, is discovering what didn’t happen. There was Hewlett-Packard. The state Department of Commerce or some industry-hunting honchos had located them, and a lot of the deal was pretty well set up before the town heard the news, though a few local people may have been tipped off. At the end of May, 1980, Wake Forest Chamber of Commerce President Doug Leary was told Hewlett-Packard would send a speaker for the annual chamber banquet and that the company planned to build a manufacturing plant on the site of the old Wakefield Farm. (For newcomers, Wakefield Farm was centered at the manager’s house, long gone, and the huge dairy barn that is now part of a horse stable complex on Old Falls of the Neuse Road. The farm lands ran from there east to U.S. 1

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Big bellies come to town

July 20, 2016 No Comments

The Town of Wake Forest recently unveiled several Bigbelly Solar Trash and Recycling compactor units in public spaces around town. Throughout late June and early July, town crews installed eight Bigbelly receptacles in seven locations, including three town parks and along South White Street. Four of the units are trash and recycling containers, while the other four are trash units only. Bigbelly receptacles are high-tech trash compacting containers that use solar power to compact trash. While each container has the same general “footprint” as a standard 35-gallon open top container, each unit’s compacting function allows the new containers to hold up to 150 gallons of trash, thus eliminating the need for more receptacles. The units also use smart technology to notify town staff via email when they need to be emptied. A system dashboard collects monitoring, routing information, and real-time and historical data from each unit to optimize the collection

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Artisans and craft people wanted

July 20, 2016 No Comments

The annual holiday craft show sponsored by the Wake Forest Farmers Market is being expanded. Wake Forest Arts is partnering with the market to present the 2016 Wake Forest Holiday Artisans’ Market on Saturday, Dec. 3, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the Wake Forest Renaissance Centre for the Arts while the regular farmers market operates outside from 10 a.m. to noon. The date, Dec. 3, is also the day for the Wake Forest Christmas Historic Home Tour and the Downtown Wake Forest Holiday Open House. Artisans and crafts people who create handmade items within 75 miles of Wake Forest are invited to sell their products at the holiday market. Applications will be accepted until Aug. 31. Find vendor information at http://wakeforestarts.org/artists/artisans-market. A wide variety of hand-crafted items is expected, making this a unique gift shopping opportunity with a wide range of prices. Visit Wake Forest Arts http://wakeforestarts.org/events/wake-forest-holiday-artisans-market/ in

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Trident named golf tourney sponsor

July 20, 2016 No Comments

Trident Technology Solutions is the sponsor for the 24th annual Wake Forest Area Chamber of Commerce Golf Tournament will be held Tuesday, Sept. 20, at Hasentree Golf Club. Entrants can save $100 by signing up for a foursome by Aug. 5. New this year are a Magic Ball Putting Contest, Golf Pong, Wheelbarrow of Booze Raffle and four Hole-in-One contests. To find out more, go to the chamber website, http://wakeforestchamber.org. * * * * July’s Business After Hours will be hosted by Coastal Federal Credit Union at 1450 New Falls of Neuse Road on Thursday, July 21, from 5:30 to 7 p.m. Gooey’s American Grille is the caterer; one of the door prizes is two tickets to the Sept. 18 Brad Paisley concert at Coastal Federal Music Park. * * * * Leadership Wake Forest is a way for people to develop leadership skills, become familiar with Wake Forest and

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Dialysis center open house

July 20, 2016 No Comments

There will be an open house and free information session for DaVita Wake Forest Dialysis Center on Thursday, Aug. 9, from 3:30 to 5:30 p.m. at 11001 Ingleside Place, which is off Forest Pines Drive in Wakefield and next to Forest Pines Elementary School. The center specializes in hemodialysis and peritoneal dialysis. No appointment is necessary. Contact Laurie Bailey for additional information at laurie.bailey@davita.com.  

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Family Movie Night returns July 30

July 20, 2016 No Comments

The Wake Forest Parks, Recreation & Cultural Resources Department will offer the next Family Movie Night at Joyner Park on Saturday, July 30, at 8:30 p.m. Joyner Park is located at 701 Harris Road. Sponsored by Traditions at Wake Forest, Mosquito Joe of Eastern Wake County, and Primrose School of Heritage Wake Forest, the free, monthly outdoor movie series features a variety of family-friendly film favorites and genres, including comedies, dramas, and thrillers, all projected on a 26-foot inflatable movie screen in the park’s amphitheater. The event also includes on-site food vendors selling snacks and refreshments. Family Movie Nights at Joyner Park are free and open to the public. Anyone planning to attend is urged to arrive early as viewing space may be limited. Attendees are encouraged to bring a blanket and/or chairs but are reminded that alcohol, smoking, and unleashed pets are prohibited. Due to the terms and conditions

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Veterans invited to Purple Heart Dinner

July 20, 2016 No Comments

Purple Heart Medal recipients and military veterans are invited to the eighth annual Wake Forest Purple Heart Dinner on Saturday, Aug. 6, at 5:30 p.m., at Richland Creek Community Church at 3229 Burlington Mills Road. Hosted by the Wake Forest Purple Heart Foundation, the dinner is an opportunity for the public to help honor those wounded in battle. In addition to Purple Heart Medal recipients and their families, the dinner is open to all veterans, military families and the public. This year’s keynote speaker is retired U.S. Army Staff Sgt. Timothy Payne of Raleigh. An 11-year veteran, he was deployed three times with the 82nd Airborne Division out of Fort Bragg. Payne was on foot patrol in Afghanistan on July 3, 2011, when a 30-pound improvised explosive device detonated under him. Payne lost both legs in the explosion and spent more than a year and a half in the hospital,

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