Wendell News Outlet

Friday, August 27, 2010

ECU’s Recreation and Leisure Class will be at the Wendell Community Center on Friday, September 10, 2010 to discuss with staff the preparation of the Wendell Parks and Recreation Master Plan for the Town of Wendell.

Commissioners wanting to meet the ECU class as well as NC State Recreation Consultant, Nate Halubka may arrive at 8:30 am. Mr. Halubka will be assisting the Town of Wendell with the North Carolina Parks and Recreation Trust Fund Grant (PARTF) at the appropriate time.

The fall of 2010 will be an exciting time for the Town of Wendell. Wendell Park will serve as the host site for a number of cross country events including all of East Wake High School’s home cross country meets. In addition to the regular season meets, the East Wake High School Cross Country team will host the East Wake Warrior Invitational on Saturday August 28, 2010, beginning at 8:00 am.

The teams participating in this event are: Clayton, Corinth Holders, Fayetteville Smith, Garner, Harnett Central, Hoggard-Hoggard, Rose-Greenville, Knightdale, Nash Central, Pinecrest-Southern Pines, Rocky Mount, Scotland County, Hope Mills, South View, Sanford-Fayetteville, and West Jefferson.

Thanks goes to Strickland Funeral Home, Wendell Elementary, El Cerro, Universal Chevrolet, and Hephzibah Baptist Church for providing parking and shuttle service to and from the park on the 28th. That’s what makes Wendell special!

On Tuesday October 19, 2010, the Greater Neuse River Conference Cross Country Championship meet will be held at Wendell Park beginning at 4:00 pm. 

The web address below is for a photo slideshow of the entire cross country course! It is 5 minutes and 56 seconds long and will give you an idea of what the course is like. Thanks to Phillip Smith for developing the Photo Slide Show of the Cross Country Course at Wendell Park. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dho4mgQtj8Q

The Town of Wendell is excited about the opportunity to welcome teams, parents and visitors into our community for these athletic events. We hope their experience in Wendell will be an enjoyable one! 

ITEM 3. WAKE COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Mr. Wesley Fricks has joined Wake County’s Economic Development team as a

project manager last week. Wesley brings with him a wealth of experience which

includes the VP of Global Operations for an international technology company as well as the business development consultant for government contractor providing

security technology for the US Coast Guard. In addition to these positions,

Wesley spent 6 years working in the White House Office of the Presidential

Advocate coordinating worldwide travel for President Bush. Wesley and his

family live in Raleigh. Mr. Fricks will be contacting Wake County towns during

the next week so he can become familiar with each community.

ITEM 4. PHOTOGRAPHY EXHIBIT

The Chamber has announced the Photography Exhibit of Cindy Privette at the Chamber Board room. Her work can be seen from August 19^th to October 5^th, 2010. Her contact number is 919-269-8359. Chamber hours Monday to Friday from 11 am to 4 pm.

ITEM 5. WATERSENSE TOILET REBATE PROGRAM

Toilets can use up to 30 percent of indoor domestic water usage and older toilets can use up to seven gallons with just one flush. The City of Raleigh is offering WaterSense toilet rebates to ALL City of Raleigh water and sewer customers, including customers located in Wendell. Rebates up to $100 will be given for replacing an older with a new EPA WaterSense toilet. Installation fees are not covered. Rebates will be given as checks and not as credit on the water bill, unless the water accounts are not current. If the water account is not current, the rebate may be denied or given as a credit towards the water account.

Only WaterSense labeled toilets are eligible of a rebate because these toilets are independently certified to be High Efficiency Toilets, using 20% less than the current federal standard of 1.6 gallons/flush, and they have a high flushing performance.

For more information, visit Raleigh’s Website at:

ITEM 6. SECOND ROUND OF WORKSHOPS ON EXPANDED BUS AND RAIL

Thursday, Sept. 16

Tuesday, Sept. 21

Wednesday, Sept. 22

The School of Government is offering an interactive two day workshop, September 23-24 that will provide elected officials and managers an opportunity to walk through a strategic cycle of planning, implementing and evaluating results.  Participants will recognize how components of the planning and evaluation process link together, practice using a variety of tools, and hear from experts in planning, performance measurement, budgeting and evaluation.

  Program Objectives:

The Local Elected Leaders Academy offers scholarships to municipal and

county elected officials to attend School of Government sponsored programs,

workshops and courses.  The scholarship is in the amount of $225, the cost of

the course.

Central Baptist Church Preschool will hold its Grand Opening/Ribbon cutting on August 29, 2010 at 12:30 p.m. For more information call 919 365-6547.

ITEM 9. ST. EUGENE CATHOLIC CHURCH GROUNDBREAKING

St. Eugene Catholic Church will hold its official ground breaking for its new sanctuary on Sunday, Aug. 29 at 10:30 a.m. The ceremony will be officiated by Bishop Michael Burbidge of the Diocese of Raleigh. The new sanctuary will seat 735 and is 13,655 square feet.

NCDOT is calling for volunteers to assist with the fall 2010 Litter Sweep which runs from September 18 - October 2. You can organize a local roadside cleanup by coordinating it with your local NCDOT county maintenance office and/or Adopt-A-Highway Coordinator. DOT will provide you with safety vests, gloves, orange bags for general trash, and blue bags for recycling. Volunteers may also win cash prizes from Keep America Beautiful for the most unusual roadside litter found during cleanup. For more information, contact the Litter Sweep Hotline at 1-800-331-5864

Zebulon Rotary and East Wake Academy will host the Million Meals Project on September 11, 2010 from 10 am until noon. For more information on how you or your organization can assist, contact Lauren Johnson at 404-0444 ext. 1022.

ITEM 12. DOWNTOWN SIDEWALK IMPROVEMENTS

Removal of the trees in phase I of the downtown enhancement

project will start tonight at 7:00 pm. Tonight, the trees will be

cut above ground and removed. Tomorrow night (8/28/10) starting at

7:00 pm, all tree stumps will be removed at least 2 feet below ground.

ITEM 13. WEEK OF AUGUST 23, MEETINGS ATTENDED BY TERESA PINER

Thurs. 8/26 NC League

Tues. 8/31 EL5100 EB - ARRA

Wed 9/1 Greater Raleigh Chamber

Wed 9/1 NC League

Thurs 9/2 RBEG Progress Meeting

Thursday 9/2 TCC Meeting

ITEM 15. UPCOMING CHAMBER EVENTS

The Wendell Farmer’s Market is open Saturdays from 9 a.m. until 1 p.m. at the Wendell Woman’s Club at the corner of West Third and Cypress streets.

Wendell t-shirts and hoodies are available from the chamber. T-shirts are $15 and hoodies (with zipper) are $30.

ITEM 16. UPCOMING EVENTS

DATE TIME EVENT LOCATION

9/13 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

9/20 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

9/27 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

10/11 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

10/18 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

10/25 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

11/8 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall

11/15 7:00 p.m. Planning Board Meeting Town Hall

11/22 7:00 p.m. Board of Commissioners Meeting Town Hall