Forestville townhouses lose again
Once again it was the traffic congestion on Rogers Road that decided the vote Tuesday night. The Wake Forest Planning Board voted five to four to reject the plan for 95 townhouses on the deadend section of Forestville Road even though they liked the plan. Back in December it was much the same story. The planning board was split five to three when the members voted to approve with conditions – no vinyl siding, no entrance to the street from an alley and no sidewalk on the south side of the street. The town board, after hearing Commissioner Brian Pate cite the traffic problems he sees daily, voted three to two to deny the rezoning and master plan. Both boards, planning and town, sat through the lengthy public hearing. The town commissioners have the project on their March 20 agenda and will make the final decision. The problem is that