Commissioners to Tour Eastern Wake County

2/15/2008

The Wake County Board of Commissioners (BOC) will tour the Eastern Wake County municipalities of Knightdale, Wendell and Zebulon on Monday, February 18, 2008 from 9:00 a.m. to 12:00 p.m.

"The three mayors have proposed an aggressive itinerary that will give us needed insight into Eastern Wake County issues," said Wake Chairman Joe Bryan. "It’s important for County Commissioners to see first-hand some of our collaborative work that is completed, under way or still in the planning stage with our municipal partners."

"Eastern Wake County is one of the fastest developing parts of our County," said Wendell Mayor J. Harold Broadwell II. "This tour will provide the opportunity for the County and local towns to plan continued sustainable growth to benefit us all."

"By working together, we are able to do more for the people who live in Knightdale now and prepare for future growth," said Knightdale Mayor Russell Killen. "I am thrilled to meet with the Commissioners, and have the opportunity to show them the Knightdale High School Community Park, East Regional Library and the Knightdale Public Safety Center that we have built together."

"We have many exciting things going on in Zebulon," said Zebulon Mayor Bob Matheny. "I am very excited to show the Board of Commissioners just a few of the projects they have helped us to fund. Particularly, the new Wakelon school and park, the armory that will soon become our recreation center and Five County Stadium."

The itinerary for the Wake County Board of Commissioners Eastern Wake County Bus Tour is below.

Knightdale (9:00 – 9:55)

9:00 Meet at Hodge Road Elementary School.

9:05 View NCDOT mitigation area, Mingo Creek Greenway and Princeton Manor subdivision.

9:20 View Duke Heathcare and Carter development site.

9:30 View REX Healthcare development site, Midtown Commons and Shoppes at Midway Plantation.

9:35 View Knightdale High School Community Park.

9:40 View "North 40."

9:45 View East Regional Library and tour Knightdale Public Safety Center.

Drive to Wendell 10 Minutes

Wendell (10:05-11:00)

10:05 Manager will point-out the following along 264:

· New Wendell Falls interchange

· Location of Wake Med site

· Location of 63 acre YMCA site

10:15 Tour Wendell Falls subdivision and other points of interest.

· Lake Myra Elementary site

· Lake Myra Park site

· Potential land for satellite fire station and joint public safety center with Wake County

10:35 Drive through downtown Wendell between the historical town limits and Wendell Falls.

10:40 Drive to Wendell Community Center and view new senior center location.

10:45 Drive through downtown Wendell passing the current senior center to East Wake Education Foundation.

10:50 Stop at the East Wake Foundation to review program and facilities.

11:00 Drive by potential airport site on Marshburn Road on way to Zebulon.

Drive to Zebulon 10 Minutes

Zebulon (11:10 – 12:05)

11:10 Meet at the Old Wakelon school campus.

11:25 Drive through new Wakelon school and park

11:35 Visit concourse at Five County Stadium.

11:45 Drive past Wal-Mart and through downtown.

11:55 Walk through the armory facility.

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