Wendell News Outlet

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

September 5, 2008

ITEM 1. TROPICAL STORM HANNA

The Town of Wendell staff has prepared well for the severe weather that could come with Tropical Storm Hanna. Employees are on standby, just in case they need to be called in to work over the weekend. Hopefully, there will not be any damage from the storm, and it will just be a good rain event. The town staff will be in communication over the weekend and will respond appropriately on an as-needed basis.

ITEM 2. LAKE MYRA PARK MEETING

The next meeting about the Lake Myra Park planning process will be on Tuesday, September 9^th at 7:00 p.m. at the community center. Town staff has asked the county staff if they could tape the meeting for broadcast on EWTV (we are waiting to hear back about this possibility).

ITEM 3. DROUGHT UPDATE

Wake County remains in the “Moderate Drought” category. To view the NC drought advisory map, visit http://www.ncdrought.org/.

ITEM 4. FALLS LAKE UPDATE

Excerpts from a September 2^nd email from Raleigh Public Utilities Director Dale Crisp are as follows:

The lake level at Falls Lake as of 8 A.M. Tuesday was 251.2 feet MSL, which is only 0.3 feet (approximately 4 inches) below the lake level when the water supply pool is 100% full. The lake level dipped to 249.75 feet MSL on August 26^th, but the rainfall last week has raised the lake level by 1.5 feet to its current level. As you recall, the lake reached a new all-time record low level of 241.52 feet MSL on Christmas Day in 2007 as a result of the exceptional drought. The lake level today is currently 4.8 feet above the level on this same date in 2007. The water supply days projection using the current 30 day pumpage average indicates the City has 266 days of water supply pool currently in storage at Falls Lake (assumes worst case scenario of no rain during this period).

The Raleigh City Council approved a revision to Stage 1 Water Use Restriction Ordinance, effective on Wednesday, May 21, 2008. The Revised Stage 1 ordinance permits two days per week of lawn and landscape irrigation. Since implementing the Revised Stage 1 water use restrictions 104 days ago on May 21st the EMJWTP pumpage average has been 52.8 MGD, which is an 11.6 MGD or 28% increase when compared to the pumpage average during the Stage 1 restriction period.

ITEM 5. MOVIE NIGHT – FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 12^TH

The popular “Movie Night” event will take place on Friday, September 12^th on the Doug Proctor Field at the Wendell Park. The movie, “The Bee”, will start when it gets dark. There will be other activities on an adjacent field.

ITEM 6. OTHER:

A. Welcome to Police Chief Vance Johnson, who started working in Wendell this week!

B. Congratulations to Code Enforcement Officer Mary Kate Wise, who read the news on EWTV for the first time today. To see Mary Kate, visit www.ewtv.org and click on “East Wake News”.

C. At the board meeting on Monday, you may notice that some video equipment has been received and installed in the courtroom (in preparation for taping and broadcasting the board meetings). The video cameras and some other equipment still need to be installed in order for the town to be ready to videotape the meetings.

D. As was mentioned last week, Sgt. Landon Hare earned his Advanced Law Enforcement Certificate. All four sergeants (and the Chief) in the Wendell Police Department have now earned this distinction.

E. Public Works Director Alton Bryant will start work on Monday, September 22^nd.

F. Beginning September 15^th, a portion of Knightdale-Eagle Rock Road on the Knightdale side of the bypass will be closed for a period not to exceed 150 days.

G. Town Manager David Bone will be at the ICMA Conference in Richmond September 20^th – 24^th but will come back to town on September 22^nd for the Board of Commissioners meeting.

ITEM 7. UPCOMING EVENTS:

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