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Board of Commissioners Friday Update
Thursday, December 31, 2009
Happy New Year!
ITEM 1. TOWN FACILITIES CLOSED / HOURS ADJUSTED FOR THE HOLIDAYS
All town facilities will be closed on Friday, January 1st for the New Year’s Day holiday.
ITEM 2. ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT WORK SESSION – THURSDAY, JANUARY 7TH AT 2:00 P.M. AT THE COMMUNITY CENTER
The Board of Commissioners will hold an economic development work session with Holland Consulting Planners at 2:00 p.m. on Thursday, January 7th at the Wendell Community Center. The purpose of the meeting is to provide a status report on economic development projects and to discuss Board goals and priorities in regards to economic development.
ITEM 3. FISCAL / HUMAN RESOURCES COMMITTEE MEETING – TUESDAY, JANUARY 5TH AT 10:30 A.M. IN CONFERENCE ROOM OF TOWN HALL
Commissioner Hinnant has scheduled a Fiscal / Human Resources Committee Mtg. for Tuesday, January 5th at 10:30 a.m. The meeting will be in the conference room. The purpose of this meeting is be to discuss the budget process and how the committee will be integrated into the development of the 2010-11 Budget.
ITEM 4. “TOW FITNESS CHALLENGE”
Recreation Department employee Kelly Connolly has organized a Town of Wendell (or “TOW”) Fitness Challenge. The kick-off event was held today. This will be a one-year program to encourage healthy lifestyles and choices, weight loss and exercise, with a maintenance program at the end of the year. The program will include periodic emails with recipes, exercises and encouragement.
ITEM 5. OTHER
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Snap Fitness opened in Knott Square on Monday. The Grand Opening is scheduled for January 9th.
Congratulations to Robert Holst and Robert Helms, who were named this week as the Public Works Department Crew Leaders.
The new dugouts at the Doug Proctor Field are in the process of being built. The concrete has been poured, the posts installed, and the roof built.
Staff is working to get the street clock downtown repaired.
Consideration of the Wendell’s stormwater interlocal agreement with Wake County is now set for the Monday, January 4th meeting of the Wake County Board of Commissioners.
ITEM 6. UPCOMING EVENTS:
DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION
1/1 (Fri.) Town facilities closed for New Year’s holiday
1/4 6:30 p.m. Recreational Advisory Board Meeting @ Community Center
1/7 2:00 p.m - 5:00 p.m. (Thurs.) Board of Commissioners Work Session on Economic Development @ Community Center
1/11 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
1/12 5:00 p.m. Tree Board Meeting @ Community Center
1/13 7:00 a.m. Employee Awards Breakfast @ Community Center
1/18 Martin Luther King, Jr. Day – Town offices closed
1/19 7:00 p.m. (Tues.) Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
1/20 9:00 a.m. (Wed.) Board of Commissioners Retreat @ Community Center
1/22 6:00 p.m. Reception - 2nd Annual Wendell Fine Arts Exhibit @ Woman’s Club
(sponsored by the Chamber of Commerce and the Woman’s Club)
1/25 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
2/1 6:30 p.m. Recreational Advisory Board Meeting @ Community Center
2/8 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
2/15 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting @ Town Hall
2/22 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting @ Town Hall
