Opinion: Watershed could become town jewel
The residents of the Town of Wake Forest have the opportunity to save a treasure — 584 acres of land that has been untouched for 64 years containing several varieties of mature trees, native plants, natural features such as waterfalls and several streams and where deer, racoons, possums, squirrels and birds of all sorts live and move and thrive. It is the watershed for what was the Wake Forest Reservoir when it was the source for the town’s drinking water. With Raleigh owning the town’s water and sewer systems, the Town of Wake Forest has plans to protect the reservoir for limited recreational use. It also had plans for the watershed — building townhouses. Last year, in October and November the town planning department headed by Director Courtney Tanner suddenly felt an urgency to address those 584 acres which are still in Wake County and zoned as a watershed at