Wendell News Outlet

Board of Commissioners Friday Update

Friday September 25, 2009

ITEM 1. HARVEST FESTIVAL – OCTOBER 2^ND AND 3^RD

Chamber Director Ula Mae Life reports that everything is ready to go for next weekend’s Harvest Festival. Festivities start at noon on Friday and 10:00 a.m. on Saturday. This year’s festival will include a parade, a component that has been missing in recent years due to a conflict with the SAT test schedule at East Wake High School. The parade will be at 10:00 a.m. on Saturday at the corner of Cypress and Main Streets and will proceed down Main Street.

ITEM 2. UDO REVIEW CONTINUES

Please remember that if you have questions or comments about the wording in the UDO, you do not have to wait until the meetings to communicate your questions / comments. Feel free to email comments and questions to the Planning staff.

The remaining UDO informational meetings scheduled are as follows:

Day Date Time Proposed Action Location

Mon. Oct. 5^th 6-8 pm Discussion of Chapters 9-13 Courtroom

Thurs. Oct. 15^th 6-8 pm Discussion of Chapters 14-19 Courtroom

ITEM 3. REPORT FROM THE SEPTEMBER 23^RD ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WEB PAGE / BRANDING FOCUS GROUP TO MEETING

The Wendell Economic Development Web Page/Branding Focus Group met on Wednesday, September 23^rd. The group discussed town logos, as well as the economic development web site home page design, web content and web format. The group focused on one particular logo design (several were made), and suggestions for various minor changes to the preferred logo were made. The web site designers will tweak the logo and will begin working on content for the web site.

ITEM 4. REPORT FROM THE SEPTEMBER 24^TH BOARD OF ADJUSTMENT MEETING

The Board of Adjustment met on Thursday, September 24 to hear two matters: (1) A variance request submitted by David Brzeczek for property located at 2 Beefeater Lane regarding the maximum number of accessory structures allowed per parcel; and (2) A variance request submitted by Steve Buus for property located at 6 South Buffalo Street regarding an addition to the residence that would encroach into the setback requirements. Both items passed unanimously.

ITEM 5. MEETING ABOUT HISTORIC DAX DISTRICT TAX CREDITS – THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 19^TH AT 6:00 P.M.

As a follow-up to Commissioner Baynes request at the August 10^th meeting, the Town of Wendell (in conjunction with the Wendell Historical Society) will hold a meeting on November 19^th at 6:00 p.m. to inform property owners within the town’s two national register historic districts about the tax benefits available. During this meeting, there will be two short presentations: one on tax credits for historic renovation work and the other on the Secretary of the Interior’s standards for renovation. The meeting should last about one hour.

ITEM 6. DROUGHT STATUS

Moderate drought conditions are creeping into North Carolina. The latest drought advisory map (available online at http://www.ncdrought.org/) shows 27 counties (including Wake County) in the “Moderate Drought” category. 31 other counties are still in the “Abnormally Dry” category. Rainfall this time of year is generally increased by a tropical storm / hurricane or two, and we have had a mild hurricane season.

ITEM 7. OTHER

1. Registration for Youth Basketball has begun. Basketball registration forms are available at the Wendell Community Center. The registration deadline is Thursday, October 14, 2009.

2. The current “Billy Wilder Show” episode (on EWTV Channel 22) showcases the International Food Festival. The show airs at 8:00 a.m., 4:00 p.m. and midnight.

3. The City of Raleigh has launched a new website for the Little River Reservoir project. The web address is http://www.littleriverreservoir.com/index.html.

4. Beginning Oct. 1, residents will be able to recycle their hazardous materials including items such as paint, motor oil, anti-freeze and oil filters at Wake County’s Convenience Center No. 11 (east of Wendell on Wendell Boulevard). The center will also start recycling clothes, shoes, books and cooking oil and will take white goods - large items like refrigerators and freezers.

5. The Grand Opening of the Zebulon Community Center (the former National Guard Armory) will be at 9:00 a.m. on Friday, October 16^th.

6. Kids Voting and the NC Museum of History are co-sponsoring an Educational Forum for Middle and High School Students on Saturday, October 17^th. The groups are asking each town to set-up an information table in the lobby of the museum from 1:00 p.m. to 3:00 p.m. that day.

7. The NC League of Municipalities will hold its annual conference in Greenville October 25-27. Registrations must be postmarked by September 1^8th. Please contact Town Clerk Jonnie Driver by September 1^4th if you are interested in attending the conference.

8. The Zebulon/Wendell-Raleigh Express (ZWX) route is scheduled to begin on Monday, October 26^th. Please encourage anyone interested in the service to sign up for Triangle Transit’s e-mail rider alerts. They can sign-up at http://triangletransit.org/contact/alerts/.

ITEM 8. UPCOMING EVENTS:

posted by Jenny Melton  # 7:27 PM