Wake Forest’s five commissioners will consider a controversial rezoning request for the Stonegate at St. Andrews subdivision during Tuesday night’s meeting that begins at 7 p.m.
Twenty-eight of the subdivision’s residents signed a petition protesting that rezoning even though it would lower the density by changing from 153 townhouses to 71 single-family homes. That means four of the five commissioners rather than just three must vote yes for the rezoning to be approved.
The neighbors cited safety violations in the subdivision, streets left unpaved for years and drainage issues. They said unbuilt approved lots in the subdivision should be built before any new lots are approved.
There will be a public hearing about another subdivision, the future Tryon on Copper Beech Lane which is now a dirt street parallel to Oak Grove Church Road. The owners of four lots – Virginia and Mark Byckowski, Michael and Connie Flynn, Roddy Norvoroli, and Debbie Grissom and Margaret Williams – are asking to have their properties annexed. They will be selling to make one large tract for the subdivision, which is under discussion in the town’s planning department.
The third public hearing will be for the non-contiguous annexation of Irma and Stan Kearney’s property on Capital Boulevard just north of Crossroads Ford. They plan to continue the same use, auto sales, but want the water and sewer.
The board will consider renewing the contract with Republic Services for garbage and recycling collection. There is no indication that Republic is asking for an increase.
The board will also be asked to approve supplemental agreements for the cost of three projects: $3,800 for the Stadium Drive Complete Streets and North Avenue Resurfacing; $93,000 for the Priority Pedestrian Corridors Project; and $7,000 for the services for the Crenshaw multi-use path and the Forestville Road sidewalk extension.
The commissioners and mayor will go into a closed session at the end of the agenda for the annual evaluation of the town manager and town attorney.
