Wendell News Outlet
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Friday Update
Board of Commissioners Friday Update
March 6, 2009
ITEM 1. PRESENTATION OF DONATED PICTURES BY McDONALD’S
The general manager of McDonald’s, Claudette Cox, brought some large prints of Wendell historical images to the town hall this afternoon and asked to give them to the town. These pictures were extras from the new McDonald’s. The pictures are very nice, and Manager Bone asked Ms. Cox to come back at Monday’s meeting to present them to the board on behalf of the franchise owner, Gary Thill. Ms. Cox agreed to do so.
ITEM 2. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ABOUT THE DRAFT WENDELL PARK MASTER PLAN – THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH AND THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH
Informational meetings about the draft Wendell Park Master Plan will be held on Thursday, March 12th and Thursday March 26th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The meetings will be “floating meetings” so that citizens can come anytime during that period to see the draft master plan and provide some feedback about the plan.
A Master Plan Facility Survey will also be available at the meetings (and at the park, in general) for input. Such a survey will be a necessary if the town pursues a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant down the road.
Consideration of the park master plan is scheduled for the April 13th Board of Commissioners meeting.
ITEM 3. RESULTS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION FORUM HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH
Last night, Triangle Transit held a transportation forum in the Wendell Courtroom about the possibility of an East Wake express bus service. The purpose of the meeting (and a related public survey) is to gauge public interest in mass transit. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting is attached.
The public survey is available at http://www.gotriangle.org/ewake/index.html. Paper copies are also available at town hall and the Eastern Regional Center. Survey responses will be received until March 13, 2009.
At the meeting, TTA Planner Erik Lanfried stated that over 120 people from Wendell had already fill-out a survey. Erik was very pleased with the questions and comments received at the forum.
If Triangle Transit starts a service in eastern Wake County, it will need a financial commitment from the three towns and/or possible other partners. Wake Forest leaders committed $70,000 in the first year of the project, although that was offset by federal funds.
TTA held similar forums in Knightdale on February 9th and in Zebulon on February 12th.
ITEM 4. PLANNING BOARD MEETING – MONDAY, MARCH 16TH
The Planning Board will meet on Monday, March 16th. A revised Parkview PUD document will be on the agenda. The agenda is at the end of this memo.
ITEM 5. ADVISORY BOARD APPLICATIONS – The town is now accepting applications for advisory boards. There will be 11 vacancies, and they are as following:
BOARD------------------IN-TOWN--------OUT-OF-TOWN
Board of Adjustment----------1------------------2
Planning Board----------------2------------------1
Parks and Recreation---------3------------------1
Tree Board----------------------1
NOTE: The terms for the youth and senior representatives on the Recreation Commission expire are for a period of 1 year.
Applications are available online at www.townofwendell.com or at Town Hall at 15 E. Fourth Street. The deadline for applications will be April 3, 2009.
ITEM 6. PROCLAMATION ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WEEK
Mayor Broadwell issued a proclamation declaring March 2- 8, 2009 at Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in Wendell. The proclamation is available online here.
ITEM 7. OTHER:
The UDO Committee tentatively plans to meet on Monday, March 30th at 6:00 p.m.
The Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening of the Wendell Eye Center (Knott Square, Wendell Blvd.) will be at 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 12th.
The Town of Zebulon will have an open house for its new town hall on Saturday, March 14th from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The town is currently seeking proposals from qualified insurance brokers interested in providing health related benefit services to the town. Proposals must be received by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17th.
The Grand Opening of El Cerro Mexican Grill (18 W. Third Street) will be on Saturday, March 21st. There will be live music and specials.
The Wendell Police Department will be involved in a Charity Softball Tournament on March 28, 2009 Zebulon Community Park. All money donated and raised will be given to the 200 Club of Wake County, an organization dedicated to providing immediate financial help for the spouse and children of police officers, sheriff deputies, firemen, EMS squad members and NCSHP serving in Wake County who lose their life in the line of duty.
ITEM 8. UPCOMING EVENTS:
DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
03/09 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
03/12 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Community Meeting about the Draft Wendell Park Master Plan @ Wendell Community Center
03/14 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Town of Zebulon Open House for New Town Hall
03/16 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
03/19 6:00 p.m. Stars in the East event @ East Wake H. S.
03/23 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
03/26 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Community Meeting about the Draft Wendell Park Master Plan @ Wendll Community Center
03/28 Wendell Police Dept. participation in The 200 Club Charity Softball Tournament @ Zebulon Community Park
03/30 6:00 p.m. (Tentative) UDO Meeting @ Town Hall
04/06 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall
04/13 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
04/14 7:00 p.m. Budget Work Session @ Town Hall
04/20 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
04/27 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
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AGENDA
The Regular Meeting of the Wendell Planning Board
Monday, March 16, 2009 Wendell Courtroom
7:00 p.m. Wendell, North Carolina
1. Meeting Called to Order
A quorum of seven members of the Planning Board is required before taking official action
2. Welcome and Recognition of Guests
3. Chairman and Board Members’ Comments
4. Adjustment and Approval of the Agenda
5. Public Comments:
Individuals interested in speaking during the public comments time will need to sign up prior to the beginning of the meeting. The signup period will begin thirty (30) minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting and conclude at the beginning of the meeting.
Each individual is limited to a time of three (3) minutes in which to express his or her concerns.
Individuals making public comments are expected to be courteous to the Planning Board.
6. Approval of Minutes:
February 16, 2009 minutes
7. Action Taken at Previous Town Board Meetings
Telecommunications Ordinance
8. UDO Update
9. Discussion, Consideration, and Action on the Following Items:
A. Parkview – Planned Unit Development Document
10. Adjourn to Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
Sam Laughery, Chairperson
Lee Batson, Vice Chairperson
March 6, 2009
ITEM 1. PRESENTATION OF DONATED PICTURES BY McDONALD’S
The general manager of McDonald’s, Claudette Cox, brought some large prints of Wendell historical images to the town hall this afternoon and asked to give them to the town. These pictures were extras from the new McDonald’s. The pictures are very nice, and Manager Bone asked Ms. Cox to come back at Monday’s meeting to present them to the board on behalf of the franchise owner, Gary Thill. Ms. Cox agreed to do so.
ITEM 2. INFORMATIONAL MEETINGS ABOUT THE DRAFT WENDELL PARK MASTER PLAN – THURSDAY, MARCH 12TH AND THURSDAY, MARCH 26TH
Informational meetings about the draft Wendell Park Master Plan will be held on Thursday, March 12th and Thursday March 26th from 6:00 p.m. until 8:00 p.m. The meetings will be “floating meetings” so that citizens can come anytime during that period to see the draft master plan and provide some feedback about the plan.
A Master Plan Facility Survey will also be available at the meetings (and at the park, in general) for input. Such a survey will be a necessary if the town pursues a Parks and Recreation Trust Fund (PARTF) grant down the road.
Consideration of the park master plan is scheduled for the April 13th Board of Commissioners meeting.
ITEM 3. RESULTS FROM THE TRANSPORTATION FORUM HELD ON THURSDAY, MARCH 5TH
Last night, Triangle Transit held a transportation forum in the Wendell Courtroom about the possibility of an East Wake express bus service. The purpose of the meeting (and a related public survey) is to gauge public interest in mass transit. A copy of the PowerPoint presentation from the meeting is attached.
The public survey is available at http://www.gotriangle.org/ewake/index.html. Paper copies are also available at town hall and the Eastern Regional Center. Survey responses will be received until March 13, 2009.
At the meeting, TTA Planner Erik Lanfried stated that over 120 people from Wendell had already fill-out a survey. Erik was very pleased with the questions and comments received at the forum.
If Triangle Transit starts a service in eastern Wake County, it will need a financial commitment from the three towns and/or possible other partners. Wake Forest leaders committed $70,000 in the first year of the project, although that was offset by federal funds.
TTA held similar forums in Knightdale on February 9th and in Zebulon on February 12th.
ITEM 4. PLANNING BOARD MEETING – MONDAY, MARCH 16TH
The Planning Board will meet on Monday, March 16th. A revised Parkview PUD document will be on the agenda. The agenda is at the end of this memo.
ITEM 5. ADVISORY BOARD APPLICATIONS – The town is now accepting applications for advisory boards. There will be 11 vacancies, and they are as following:
BOARD------------------IN-TOWN--------OUT-OF-TOWN
Board of Adjustment----------1------------------2
Planning Board----------------2------------------1
Parks and Recreation---------3------------------1
Tree Board----------------------1
NOTE: The terms for the youth and senior representatives on the Recreation Commission expire are for a period of 1 year.
Applications are available online at www.townofwendell.com or at Town Hall at 15 E. Fourth Street. The deadline for applications will be April 3, 2009.
ITEM 6. PROCLAMATION ABOUT MULTIPLE SCLEROSIS WEEK
Mayor Broadwell issued a proclamation declaring March 2- 8, 2009 at Multiple Sclerosis Awareness Week in Wendell. The proclamation is available online here.
ITEM 7. OTHER:
The UDO Committee tentatively plans to meet on Monday, March 30th at 6:00 p.m.
The Ribbon Cutting & Grand Opening of the Wendell Eye Center (Knott Square, Wendell Blvd.) will be at 12:00 noon on Thursday, March 12th.
The Town of Zebulon will have an open house for its new town hall on Saturday, March 14th from 1:00 p.m. until 4:00 p.m.
The town is currently seeking proposals from qualified insurance brokers interested in providing health related benefit services to the town. Proposals must be received by 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, March 17th.
The Grand Opening of El Cerro Mexican Grill (18 W. Third Street) will be on Saturday, March 21st. There will be live music and specials.
The Wendell Police Department will be involved in a Charity Softball Tournament on March 28, 2009 Zebulon Community Park. All money donated and raised will be given to the 200 Club of Wake County, an organization dedicated to providing immediate financial help for the spouse and children of police officers, sheriff deputies, firemen, EMS squad members and NCSHP serving in Wake County who lose their life in the line of duty.
ITEM 8. UPCOMING EVENTS:
DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
03/09 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
03/12 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Community Meeting about the Draft Wendell Park Master Plan @ Wendell Community Center
03/14 1:00 p.m. - 4:00 p.m. Town of Zebulon Open House for New Town Hall
03/16 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
03/19 6:00 p.m. Stars in the East event @ East Wake H. S.
03/23 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
03/26 6:00 p.m. - 8:00 p.m. Community Meeting about the Draft Wendell Park Master Plan @ Wendll Community Center
03/28 Wendell Police Dept. participation in The 200 Club Charity Softball Tournament @ Zebulon Community Park
03/30 6:00 p.m. (Tentative) UDO Meeting @ Town Hall
04/06 6:00 p.m. UDO Meeting @ Town Hall
04/13 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
04/14 7:00 p.m. Budget Work Session @ Town Hall
04/20 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
04/27 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
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AGENDA
The Regular Meeting of the Wendell Planning Board
Monday, March 16, 2009 Wendell Courtroom
7:00 p.m. Wendell, North Carolina
1. Meeting Called to Order
A quorum of seven members of the Planning Board is required before taking official action
2. Welcome and Recognition of Guests
3. Chairman and Board Members’ Comments
4. Adjustment and Approval of the Agenda
5. Public Comments:
Individuals interested in speaking during the public comments time will need to sign up prior to the beginning of the meeting. The signup period will begin thirty (30) minutes prior to the beginning of the meeting and conclude at the beginning of the meeting.
Each individual is limited to a time of three (3) minutes in which to express his or her concerns.
Individuals making public comments are expected to be courteous to the Planning Board.
6. Approval of Minutes:
February 16, 2009 minutes
7. Action Taken at Previous Town Board Meetings
Telecommunications Ordinance
8. UDO Update
9. Discussion, Consideration, and Action on the Following Items:
A. Parkview – Planned Unit Development Document
10. Adjourn to Next Regularly Scheduled Meeting
Sam Laughery, Chairperson
Lee Batson, Vice Chairperson
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