Wendell News Outlet

ITEM 3.  MPO - 101

Want a better understanding of the function and purpose of the area’s Metropolitan Planning Organization and the impact it has on transportation planning in the Wendell community? If so, the Capitol Area Metropolitan Planning Organization will hold MPO-101 in order to provide clarity on a number of topics including how to best position your projects for funding. The workshop will be held on January 26, 2011 at the MPO office at 127 W. Hargett Street, Suite 800 in downtown Raleigh from 9:00 am until 4:00 pm. Those wishing to attend may contact Diane Wilson at Diane.Wilson@campo-nc.us  by Wednesday January 19^th. .

The Wendell Public Works Department has restocked its supplies of salt and ice melt in the event of inclement weather this weekend and early next week. Public works employees are on-call over the weekend in the event of a snow or ice storm and contact has been made with Progress Energy in an effort to prepare for a major winter storm event. During the last snow, due to the weight of the wet snow on  trees and power lines, more than 17,000 area customers were without power at one time or another. As always, access to police, fire and rescue parking lots and connecting roadways will be cleared first. Vehicles have been refueled; generators and other equipment have also been checked in the event they are needed.