Board of Commissioners Friday Update
March 20, 2008
ITEM 1. TOWN FACILITIES CLOSED ON FRIDAY, MARCH 21ST FOR
Town facilities will be closed on Friday, March 21st for the Good Friday holiday.
ITEM 2. AIRPORT SITE VISITS HELD ON MARCH 20TH
Mayor Broadwell, Commissioner Hinnant, Commissioner Connolly and the manager participated in site visits of the
The
· is older;
· has a 5,000-foot runway (planned expansion to 6400 feet in 5 years);
· is on 500 acres;
· has about 122 aircraft based on-site;
· has 13 aircraft-related businesses (with about 142 jobs) on-site (on airport property – NOT in an adjoining industrial park); and has about 43,000 visitors per year.
The
· opened in 2000;
· has a 6,500-foot runway;
· is on about 700 acres;
· has about 101 aircraft on-site (only 54 registered in
· has a couple of service-related businesses on site; and has about 7,300 visitors per year.
Neither airport is in the city limits, but the
The tax revenue from the
ITEM 3. APRIL 3RD PUBLIC MEETING ABOUT AIRPORT ADJUSTED
Plans for the April 3rd Public Meeting about a possible general aviation airport in eastern
Staff has received some clarification on what the board may want to consider on this matter at the April 3rd meeting or another future meeting. The board will NOT have to decide, at this point, if it wants to support an airport in eastern
ITEM 4. RESOLUTION ABOUT SECONDARY AND CUMULATIVE IMPACTS
Attached is a copy of Resolution #R-08-02 – a Resolution of
ITEM 5. RESULTS OF National Historic District Citizen Information Session HELD ON march 17th
There was a good turn-out of interested citizens on Monday concerning a potential National Historic District application for
ITEM 6. DROUGHT UPDATE
The Raleigh City Council voted unanimously Tuesday to repeal
The council's action allows City Manager Russell Allen to repeal the Stage 2 rules when the trigger point is reached. The move was meant to give some guidance to businesses that have been hurt by the restrictions, which have been in place since Feb. 15.
According to CORPUD Director Dale Crisp, The lake level as of 6 A.M. Tuesday (March 18th) is 249.28 feet MSL, which is only 2.22 feet below the level of the lake when the water supply pool is full. The lake level has experienced significant recovery over the last two weeks due to the rain events that occurred – 5.5 feet of lake level recovery!
The water supply pool storage in
Even with the significant rain events over the past two weeks, according to the NWS rain gauge at
ITEM 7. BLUE RIBBON COMMITTEE REPORT MEETING HELD ON MARCH 18TH
Mayor Broadwell and the manager attended a meeting on March 18th updating the status of the Wake County Blue Ribbon Committee concerning the future of
Another item discussed was the possibility of conducting the revaluation of real property every four years, as opposed to every eight. Shorter lulls between revaluations will lessen the "sticker shock" many Wake homeowners experience with the revaluation process. If Wake commissioners approve the plan, the next revaluation would happen in 2013, with the following in 2017. Wake and
ITEM 8. OTHER:
A.
B. Town Clerk Jonnie Driver will be on vacation from March 28th through April 4th.
C. Concerning the trash disposal ban, the Raleigh City Council voted 7-1 this week to keep the ban in place. The council also agreed to study the issue further in its Budget and Economic Development Committee. Click here read to the N&O article.
D. A recent
E. Another
ITEM 9. UPCOMING EVENTS:
DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
03/21 Good Friday – Town offices closed
03/22 11:00 a.m. Chamber Easter Egg Hunt Carver Elementary
03/24 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Committee Town Hall
Meeting (including presentation of the
Draft FY 2009-13 CIP)
03/27 East Wake Education Foundation’s East Wake H. S.
“Stars in the East” event Gym
04/03 Special Called Meeting – Community Community Ctr.
Meeting about a General Aviation
Airport
6:00 p.m.- Informational Workshop
7:30 p.m.
7:30 p.m. Public Comment Period to start
04/07 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting Town Hall
04/14 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall
04/21 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall
04/22 10:00 a.m. Board of Commissioners Budget Town Hall
Work Session
04/28 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Committee Town Hall
Meeting
05/05 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting Town Hall
05/12 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall
(including presentation of the
Manager’s FY 2008-09 Proposed Budget)
05/14 1:00 p.m. Wendell Chamber Golf Tournament Wendell Country
Club
05/19 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall
05/26 Memorial Day – Town offices closed
05/27 7:00 p.m. (RE-SCHEDULED DUE TO
Board of Commissioners Committee Town Hall
Meeting (including the public hearing
on the budget)
06/02 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting Town Hall
06/04 NCLM Town Hall Day NC Legislature
06/09 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall
(including, potentially, adoption of the
FY 2008-09 Budget)
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