A much debated cover for the amphitheater at E. Carroll Joyner Park is actually under construction sooner than planned. Back on Jan. 29, Barnhill Construction Company told town officials that a favorable weather forecast and the availability of additional work crews, they could begin work on Thursday, Jan. 31, instead of Monday.
The first work was to install temporary fencing around the construction site along with no-trespassing signs posted prominently in the area.
Designed to blend in with current Joyner Park structures and the natural habitat, the new shelter will provide full stage coverage offering performers both shade from the sun and protection from the rain.
Projected for completion in the spring, the facility will be constructed in a manner consistent with the park’s natural beauty and rustic feel.
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Geez! You would think this is a no-brainer. However, the town of Wake Forest has to now remind people they should park on town streets in the direction of traffic flow – if you are on a two-way road, you must park with the right-hand wheels next to the right-side curb.
Police say they will spend February issuing warnings to motorists that park in the wrong direction along town streets. But beginning March 1, officers will begin enforcing the ordinance. That means anyone observed by law enforcement to be parking against the flow of traffic will be subject to a $25 fine.
The initiative is designed to reduce the potential for traffic accidents caused when illegally parked motorists pull head-on into oncoming traffic.
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The Gazette editor was unable to attend the Wake Forest Town Board’s annual retreat on Feb. 1 at the Renaissance Centre. However, thanks to minutes, the agenda and printed PowerPoints provided by Town Clerk Deeda Harris, there will be an article about the retreat next week.
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